JR East to move up last train departure times in Tokyo from spring

East Japan Railway Co. said Thursday it will move up the departure times of the last trains in the Tokyo metropolitan area by some 30 minutes from spring due to the dwindling number of late-night passengers amid the coronavirus pandemic.The railway operator will change the schedules of most of its lines operated within a 100-kilometer radius of JR Tokyo Station so the last trains of the night will arrive at their final destinations by around 1 a.m. at the latest, company President Yuji Fukasawa said at a press conference.The lines that will see a schedule change include the busy Yamanote lo…READ FULL ARTICLE