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china news service, september 20. according to japanese media reports, on the morning of the 19th local time, the connection between the front and rear carriages of a japanese shinkansen train suddenly broke while it was running, causing the two carriages to separate, but no casualties were caused.

according to the japan broadcasting association (nhk), east japan railway company said that at about 8 am local time on the 19th, a tohoku shinkansen train departed from akita to tokyo. when the train was traveling between furukawa station and sendai station in miyagi prefecture at a speed of 315 kilometers per hour, the connection between the two carriages suddenly broke, causing the two carriages to separate.

image source: screenshot of nhk report

east japan railway company also said that after the accident, both carriages automatically activated the emergency brake system and stopped, and the two carriages were finally about 300 meters apart. the train did not derail, and none of the more than 300 passengers on the train were injured. after preliminary inspection, no abnormalities were found on the surface of the interface where the two carriages were connected.

japanese experts pointed out that this was an extremely serious accident that could have caused a train collision. currently, east japan railway company is investigating the cause of the accident.

east japan railway co. said this was the first time a carriage had separated while running on the shinkansen since it began operating in 1964.

after the accident, 72 trains on the tohoku shinkansen were suspended for about 5 hours, affecting the travel of about 45,000 people.