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[Press Release] About derailment of municipal Subway Blue Line [Follower Report]
Last Updated June 6, 2019
Press release materials
June 6, 2019
Transportation Bureau Electric Dept.
Kazuhiro Fukushima
Phone number: 045-326-3874
Fax: 045-322-3913
1 Causes
After the inspection of the transit equipment by the authorities maintenance and inspection workers, they forgot to return the transit rail on the main line rail to its predetermined position, and the vehicle got on top of it.
2 Expected recovery
During the restoration work to resume operation, the derailed vehicle will be restored and transported to the depot, and then the restoration work of damaged tracks and third rails will be started.
Taking into account the time required for these tasks, we aim to resume operation from the first train on Sunday, June 9 with the shortest possible process at the moment.
3 Substitute Transportation
From 10:30 today, we carry out agency transportation by bus between Odoriba Station and Nakada Station-Tateba Station and Izumi-Chuo Station (Sotetsu Izumino Line).
From tomorrow, we will carry out agency transportation by bus from 5:30 am
Please note that the transportation capacity is insufficient, so please use the transfer to other company lines when you go out.
4 injured
At around 15:45 today, a female customer offered to say, "I bruise my shoulder during an accident and had pain after returning home, so I checked it.
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