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According to East Japan Railway (JR East) the incident occurred between Ueno Station in Tokyo and Omiya Station in Saitama Prefecture at around 11:30 a.m. after the Hayabusa-Komachi train left ...

TOKYO - The Tohoku Shinkansen line stopped to conduct a train inspection between Ueno and Omiya Stations on March 6 morning after the train cars decoupled and came to a halt, according to JR East.

Four bullet trains ground to a halt between stations. More than 350 passengers on a Hokuriku bullet train stranded between Ueno and Omiya stations were evacuated and led to an exit point.

The linked Hayabusa and Komachi trains on the Tohoku Shinkansen line became separated at around 11:30 a.m. while traveling between Ueno and Omiya stations in Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture.