Overview
- JR East suspended all Yamanote Line trains from the first service after discovering a power outage around 3:50 a.m.
- Operations on the Keihin-Tohoku Line were initially halted in both directions, then resumed between Shinagawa and Higashijujo at about 7:20 a.m.
- NHK said flames from a transformer were seen on the tracks near Tamachi Station and reported the fire was nearly extinguished roughly 30 minutes later.
- NTV broadcast footage of passengers evacuating a stranded Keihin-Tohoku train by walking along the tracks with help from firefighters and railway staff.
- The outage disrupted the morning commute for thousands on lines serving major hubs including Shinjuku, Tokyo and Yokohama.