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Tokaido Shinkansen Service Disruption

Sector: Rail • Location: Japan

Source: Nikkei Asia

Project
Completed

Services were temporarily disrupted on the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train line connecting Tokyo and Osaka due to a snake tangled in overhead wires, causing a power outage. The incident led to suspensions of trains between Shin-Osaka and Nagoya, and vice versa, for about 90 minutes.

Status
Closed
Sector
Rail, Power Generation (CCGT)
Location
Japan
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Nikkei Asia

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The project “Tokaido Shinkansen Service Disruption” is an infrastructure initiative in the Rail sector, located in Japan. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Nikkei Asia.

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2026-07-22

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Services were temporarily disrupted on the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train line connecting Tokyo and Osaka due to a snake tangled in overhead wires, causing a power outage. The incident led to suspensions of trains between Shin-Osaka and Nagoya, and vice versa, for about 90 minutes.

Original sector

Transportation

Location

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Japan

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Nikkei Asia

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Sector

Rail, Power Generation (CCGT)

Article published date

2025-05-04

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