Power outage wreaks havoc on Tokyo train lines

Tokyo Sep 5 (IANS) An operational error at a substation caused a power outage affecting around 41 000 passengers travelling on major train networks in Tokyo on Tuesday morning East Japan Railway Co said.

A total of 75 trains were delayed by the power outage which caused delays to Tokyo s central orbital Yamanote line and other key arterial lines that run through Tokyo and beyond like the Keihin-Tohoku Line Xinhua news agency reported.

The power outage was caused by an operational error which occurred at one of East Japan Railway s hub sub-stations in Warabi in Tokyo s neighbouring Saitama prefecture the railway company said.

Delays on trains lasted for up to 40 minutes with the suspension of services leaving some trains stuck between stations.

--IANS
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