Shinkansen services in northern Japan halted due to deer intrusion

Bullet train services were temporarily suspended Friday on the Hokkaido Shinkansen Line in northern Japan after a deer was found on the tracks, the railway operator said.A freight train driver reported the incident in southern Hokkaido at around 5:25 a.m., and Hokkaido Railway Co. halted the operation of six trains between the stations of Shin-Aomori in Aomori Prefecture and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto in Hokkaido from the first train service in the morning to ensure safety.The train operations resumed around 10:50 a.m. The suspension affected some 780 people, JR Hokkaido said.Bullet trains and fr…READ FULL ARTICLE