Swan on tracks halts shinkansen services in northeastern Japan

Bullet train services on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line in northeastern Japan were temporarily suspended on Wednesday morning after a swan was spotted on the tracks, the railway operator said.At around 10:20 a.m., the driver of a train traveling between Kurikoma-Kogen and Furukawa stations in Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture, stopped due to the bird's presence on the tracks. The train did not hit the swan.According to JR East, a total of three trains, including the initially impacted service, were delayed, affecting about 1,300 passengers.Services were temporarily halted for both tracks from Kurikom…READ FULL ARTICLE