Tokyo-Osaka bullet train services halted for hours after power failure

Bullet train services between Tokyo and Osaka were halted for hours on Saturday afternoon due to a power failure, affecting around 97,000 travelers, as a sweltering heat wave hit the Pacific side of the Japanese archipelago, Central Japan Railway Co. said.Following the suspension from 0:15 p.m. to 3:20 p.m., train operations were significantly disrupted, with a total of 27 services canceled and 108 delayed, the operator said. Stranded passengers congested Nagoya, Shizuoka and other stations of the Tokaido Shinkansen Line.To protect passengers aboard bullet trains from the heat, the operator…READ FULL ARTICLE