March 2011 in rail transport

March 2011 in rail transport
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2010 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in March 2011.

Events

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March 6 - March 12

Passengers being evacuated from a stopped JR East Saikyō Line train stopped between Mejiro and Ikebukuro stations.
  • Japan – A 9.0 MW[1][2] megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan disrupts rail service throughout the country. All railway services were suspended in Tokyo, with an estimated 20,000 people stranded at major stations across the city.[3] Various train services around Japan were also canceled, with JR East suspending all services for the rest of the day.[4] Most railway service was resumed on March 12.

References

  1. ^ NHK World, television broadcast, March 13, 2011, 03:30 UTC
  2. ^ "USGS analysis as of 2011-03-12". Earthquake.usgs.gov. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2011/usc0001xgp/neic_c0001xgp_wmt.php. Retrieved 2011-03-13. 
  3. ^ NHK News, 23:30 JST
  4. ^ "JR東日本:列車運行情報". Traininfo.jreast.co.jp. http://traininfo.jreast.co.jp/train_info/service.aspx. Retrieved 11 March 2011. 

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