東北新幹線、１４日全線再開　本数８～９割で―ＪＲ東

　福島県沖で３月に発生した地震の影響で福島―仙台間の運転見合わせが続いている東北新幹線について、ＪＲ東日本は５日、全線での運転を１４日に再開すると発表した。
　記者会見した深沢祐二社長によると、当面は郡山―一ノ関間で徐行運転となるため、本数は通常の８～９割になる見通し。詳細なダイヤは近く公表する。通常ダイヤに戻るのは５月の大型連休以降になるという。（2022/04/05-17:43）

East Japan Railway Co. , or JR East, said Tuesday that it will resume services on all sections of its Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train line on April 14.
   The line is currently closed between Fukushima Station in Fukushima Prefecture and Sendai Station in neighboring Miyagi Prefecture due to damage from last month's strong earthquake that mainly hit the Tohoku northeastern Japan region, including the two prefectures.
   Even after the reopening of all sections, however, the number of services will be around 80-90 pct of that of full operations as trains must slow down in some areas, JR East President Yuji Fukasawa said at a press conference.
   The company is expected to release a detailed timetable soon. The Tohoku Shinkansen Line connects Tokyo and Aomori Prefecture, located in the northernmost part of Honshu, the biggest of Japan's four main islands.
   The March 16 quake led to the derailment of 16 of the 17 cars of the Yamabiko No. 223 train, which was traveling between Fukushima Station and Shiroishizao Station in Miyagi on the Shinkansen line at the time. The temblor also caused damage to around 1,000 areas in Tohoku Shinkansen facilities, including utility poles and elevated tracks.