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JR East has warned that delays and service cancellations may occur, mainly in the Kanto area, from the evening of September 20 through the early morning of September 22 due to Typhoon No. 25.
The affected lines are the Yamanote Line, Ueno-Tokyo Line, Shonan-Shinjuku Line, through services to the Sotetsu Line, Tokaido Line, Keihin-Tohoku Line, Yokosuka Line, Nambu Line, Yokohama Line, Ito Line, Sagami Line, Tsurumi Line, Utsunomiya Line, Takasaki Line, Saikyo Line, Kawagoe Line, Musashino Line, Karasuyama Line, Hachiko Line, Nikko Line, Chuo Line Rapid Service, Chuo-Sobu Line local service, Chuo Main Line, Itsukaichi Line, Ome Line, Joban Line Rapid Service, Joban Line local service, Sobu Line Rapid Service, and Keiyo Line.
Delays and cancellations may occur from the evening of September 20 through September 21 on the Joetsu Line (between Takasaki and Minakami stations), Shinetsu Main Line (between Takasaki and Yokokawa stations), Agatsuma Line, Hachiko Line (between Komagawa and Takasaki stations), and Ryomo Line.
Disruptions are expected on the Joban Line from the evening of September 20 through the morning of September 22, and on the Suigun Line and Mito Line from September 21 through the morning of September 22. No alternative transportation will be provided on the Suigun Line or Mito Line.
On lines in Chiba Prefecture, services may be suspended from around the evening of September 21 until the last trains. The affected sections are the Sobu Main Line (between Sakura and Choshi stations), Uchibo Line (between Kimitsu and Awa-Kamogawa stations), Kashima Line (between Sawara and Kashimajingu stations), Sotobo Line (between Kazusa-Ichinomiya and Awa-Kamogawa stations), Togane Line (between Oami and Naruto stations), and Narita Line (between Narita and Choshi stations). Service on the Kururi Line (between Kisarazu and Kazusa-Kameyama stations) will be suspended all day from the first train on September 21.
JR East plans to operate these lines as normal on September 20.
Among limited express services, delays and cancellations may occur on the Narita Express, Fuji Excursion, Wakashio, Shiosai, Nikko, Kusatsu-Shima, and Saphir Odoriko from the evening of September 20 through the early morning of September 22, and on the Hitachi from the evening of September 20 through the morning of September 22.
In the Tohoku area, delays and cancellations may occur on the Ofunato Line, Kamaishi Line, and Yamada Line from the first trains until around 3 p.m. on September 20, and from around 8 a.m. until the last trains on September 21. Disruptions are expected on the Tohoku Main Line (between Ichinoseki and Morioka stations) and Hachinohe Line from around 8 a.m. until the last trains on September 21, and on the Rikuu East Line (between Kogota and Naruko-Onsen stations) from around 3 p.m. until the last trains on September 21. No alternative transportation will be provided on any of these lines.