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Water leak at Kyoto Station disrupts train operations, affecting 85,000 passengers
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- A water leak incident during water treatment work at Kyoto Station on May 5th afternoon disrupted JR West train operations, causing significant inconvenience to 85,000 passengers.
- Most JR lines and private railway lines passing through Kyoto Station were completely suspended or delayed, severely affecting operations bound for Osaka and Kobe.
- JR West officials announced that normal operations resumed after the completion of water treatment work. They also stated that they will take preventative measures to prevent similar incidents in the future.
Around 4:35 p.m. on May 5th, train operations on JR West lines were significantly impacted due to a water-related incident that occurred within Kyoto Station. According to JR West, approximately 85,000 passengers were affected, with a total of 80 trains suspended.
This incident caused disruptions and delays to most JR lines running through Kyoto Station in the direction of Osaka and Kobe. The following lines and sections were affected:
- Osaka Direction - Kyoto Line: Full suspension of operations on the entire line - Koya Line: Full suspension of operations on the entire line - Biwako Line: Full suspension of operations on the entire line - Sanyo Line: Full suspension of operations on one line, delays on multiple lines - Kyushu Line: Full suspension of operations on the entire line
- Kobe Direction - Kobe Line: Full suspension of operations on one line, delays on multiple lines - Fukuchiyama Line: Full suspension of operations on one line, delays on multiple lines - Shinkansen: Delays on multiple lines
In addition to the JR lines, numerous private railway lines operating in Kyoto, including Hankyu, Hanshin, Keihan, Nankai, and Kintetsu, experienced full suspensions and delays in the vicinity of Kyoto Station.
JR West explained that operations returned to normal after the water-related incident was resolved. However, given the significant impact of the incident, the company announced it would take preventive measures to prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future.
While there were no major disruptions, control measures such as road closures and access restrictions were implemented at the site. Some online users speculated that the incident might have been caused by abandoned items left behind by train station users, but the exact cause remains unknown.
