JR East Announces Service Plans for Chiba Prefecture Lines Affected by Typhoon No. 25

JR East has announced operating plans for railway lines in Chiba Prefecture affected by Typhoon No. 25.

Service resumed between Sawara and Choshi stations on the Narita Line from the first trains on October 4.

Service will resume between Nagaura and Kisarazu stations on the Uchibo Line from October 5. This follows the completion of turnaround facility improvements at Nagaura Station, making safe operations possible. At Kisarazu Station, the first departure will be at 5:50 a.m. and the last at 8:48 p.m. At Nagaura Station, the first departure will be at 6:28 a.m. and the last at 9:33 p.m. Two trains per hour will operate in each direction, with service during the morning and evening peak periods at around 20% to 30% of normal levels.

Services will operate at reduced frequencies on the following sections: the Uchibo Line between Chiba and Anegasaki stations (around 30% of normal service during morning and evening peak periods, and around 70% during daytime hours); the Uchibo Line between Kisarazu and Awa-Kamogawa stations (around 50% of normal service); the Sotobo Line between Chiba and Oami stations (six services canceled per day); the Sobu Main Line between Naruto and Choshi stations (around 80% of normal service); the Sobu Main Line between Chiba and Yachimata stations (around 70% of normal service); and the Narita Line between Chiba and Sawara stations (two services canceled per day). Services will remain suspended between Yachimata and Naruto stations on the Sobu Main Line, between Anegasaki and Nagaura stations on the Uchibo Line, and between Kururi and Kazusa-Kameyama stations on the Kururi Line.

Limited express services will continue to be suspended on the Uchibo Line’s Sazanami and the Sobu Main Line’s Shiosai. Only Shiosai Nos. 4, 6, and 11 will operate. Shiosai services will resume after restoration work is completed between Yachimata and Naruto stations, while Sazanami services will resume after restoration work is completed between Anegasaki and Kisarazu stations.

Replacement bus services will operate between Anegasaki and Nagaura stations on the Uchibo Line from October 5. At Anegasaki Station, the first departure will be at 6:30 a.m. and the last at 8:50 p.m. At Nagaura Station, the first departure will be at 6:10 a.m. and the last at 8:50 p.m. However, JR East warns that these services have only around 10% to 20% of the capacity of rail services, and long waiting times are expected.

Between Yachimata and Naruto stations on the Sobu Main Line, replacement services will depart from both stations from 6:30 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. Between Kururi and Kazusa-Kameyama stations on the Kururi Line, buses and taxis will operate in accordance with the train timetable.

As train services will be significantly reduced even on lines that remain in operation, JR East is asking passengers to consider teleworking and other alternatives where possible.