Shinkansen bullet trains resume after temporary suspension in western Japan

Some shinkansen bullet train services between southwestern and western Japan were temporarily suspended on Monday morning due to an accident involving a casualty, the railway operator said.The operations restarted at around 10:30 a.m. between Hiroshima and Hakata stations after a bullet train bound for Kagoshima Chuo Station struck a person while passing through Asa Station on the Sanyo Shinkansen Line in Sanyo-Onoda, Yamaguchi Prefecture, at around 8 a.m. following its departure of Shin-Osaka Station, JR West said.The accident has also caused cancellations of some trains between Shin-Osaka…READ FULL ARTICLE