Passengers rescued after power outage halts Tokyo commuter trains

Passengers rescued after power outage halts Tokyo commuter trains

A railway power outage in Tokyo disrupted the morning commute for thousands on Friday as two main lines with some of the world's busiest stations were halted after reports of a fire.

Passengers were seen being helped from an East Japan Railway (JR East) Keihin-Tohoku line train stranded between stations and walking along the tracks to evacuate, assisted by firefighters and railway staff.

A fire was reported on the tracks near central Tokyo's Tamachi Station, where both lines stop, shortly before 8 a.m. (2300 GMT on Thursday), public broadcaster NHK said. Flames were coming from a transformer in the track area, and the fire was nearly extinguished about 30 minutes later, NHK said.

REUTERS / NIPPON TV / JAPAN

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