A Hayabusa train, left, and a Komachi train are seen in Arakawa Ward, Tokyo, after they decoupled on the Tohoku Shinkansen line. - The Yomiuri Shimbun via The Japan News/ANN
TOKYO: East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) has said that its suspension of coupled Shinkansen train services will be extended to Friday (March 14).
The suspension follows a serious incident in which the Hayabusa-Komachi No. 21 combined train on the Tohoku Shinkansen line decoupled while running.
