Overview

• A Chuo-Rinkan–Shibuya local train struck a stationary 10-car deadhead set inside Kajigaya Station around 11:05 p.m. on Oct. 5, derailing the deadhead’s lead car.
• Tokyu reported no injuries and released photos showing the immediate aftermath and exterior damage to the passenger train.
• Service has been suspended since first trains on Oct. 6 between Shibuya and Saginuma on the Den-en-toshi Line and between Futako-Tamagawa and Mizonokuchi on the Oimachi Line, with reduced frequency elsewhere.
• As of about 7:30 a.m., the operator had no timeline for resumption while recovery and inspections continued.
• According to transport authorities, the deadhead was stopped short of its designated point by a trainee driver; the oncoming driver applied an emergency brake but could not avoid contact, and two accident investigators were dispatched.