JR East Niigata branch office announced that it will suspend operation of conventional lines in Niigata prefecture and suspend limited express trains on the 20th due to the heavy snow.
On the afternoon of the 19th, at JR Niigata Station, overhead lines within the premises were severed due to the weight of the snow. Regarding the coming line, we have decided to suspend operation in some sections all day.
The JR East Niigata branch office wants to finish the restoration work of the overhead line by the 19th, but the track is covered with snow and the snow removal work cannot keep up.
For this reason, on the 20th, the JR East Niigata branch office will continue to operate on the
▽ Shinetsu Main Line between Niigata Station and Naoetsu Station,
▽ Hakushin Line between Niigata Station and Shibata Station,
▽ Echigo Line Niigata Station and Yoshida. On the up and down lines between stations,
we announced that we will suspend operation from the first train to around noon.
As for limited express trains,
▽Shinetsu Main Line "Shirayuki" will be suspended in all sections, and
▽Uetsu Main Line "Inaho" will be suspended all day between Niigata Station and Sakata Station in Yamagata Prefecture
.
In addition,
▽Inbound and outbound lines between Niitsu Station and Murakami Station on the Uetsu Main Line, ▽Inbound and outbound lines between
Muikamachi Station and Nagaoka Station on the Joetsu Line, ▽Inbound and Outbound Lines between
Yamato Station and Niitsu Station on the Ban'etsu West Line ▽The inbound and outbound
lines between Kashiwazaki Station and Yoshida Station on the Echigo Line, ▽The inbound and outbound lines between
Oshirakawa
Station and Koide Station on the Tadami Line,
will be suspended all day from the first train.
In addition, some trains on the Yahiko Line and Iiyama Line may be delayed or suspended.
It means that there will be no substitute transportation such as buses due to suspension or suspension of driving.
JR is calling for the latest information on its website, etc., as there may be delays in resuming operation depending on how it snows, and even if it resumes, there may be delays or suspensions.
