Experienced the Great East Japan Earthquake

On March 11, 2011, East Japan great earthquake disaster occurred.
The Tsukuba express suffered big damage and needed considerable time until restoration. 

I settle the movement of the Tsukuba express after the earthquake occurrence here.


March 11
Just after an earthquake occurrence of March 11, the Tsukuba express put off driving with the whole line.
And the passenger move on foot between the station to nearest station.
 
The information that the driving reopening of 11 daytime was impossible played in the evening, and many users had to do return on the foot and a wait until the next morning.
There were many railway companies who decided suspension daylong including JR on that day, and service was the situation that was not done only in a part of a metro line and the major private railroad even if late-night.

From Nagareyama to Moriya, the distortion of the rail was taking place in the vicinity of Tonegawa bridge.
In addition, there was not service in the Tsukuba from Moriya until March 13 because there was an overhead wire hindrance from  Banpaku-Kinenkoen to Kenkyu-gakuen either.

For suffering of Kasumigaura irrigation pumping station, large-scale suspension of water supply occurred in Tsukuba, and the use of a restroom and the water service wasn't possible in each station between Tsukuba from Midorino.

The part of the escalator lacked at Kenkyu-Gakuen Station, and an escalator and an elevator became the use stop.
In addition, an escalator and an elevator were stopped for economy in power consumption in each station except Kenkyu-gakuen from March 17.


March 12
There was official announcement to aim at the whole line service reopening in 50% of normal service number on March 12. 


March 13
By progress of the repair work, the Tsukuba express whole line started business from morning. The service was basically all local train.


March 23
By restoration and the start of the thermal power station and a rise in temperature, the power supplied situation improves.
Trains run in 80% of normal from March 23.
And it was suspended at high speed basically, increasing section express trains at the time of the rush.
As a result, number of the train increased than regular diagram at some stations.


April 3
Because the New year begins, and it was expected that the number of the passengers increases, the train returned to the normal diagram except the daytime only for weekdays from April 3.
In addition, a women-only car revived.


April 23
The rest of the express train of the holiday continued, but it revived after April 23.

In addition, as a part of the economy in power consumption, half of the passage part was removed among the fluorescent lamps in the train from the end of April.

April 26

TX produced it, and "Gambaro Nippon" poster was put on a part of the car card and a part of the notice of the station from April 26.
It was distributed 500 sets in TX plaza Akihabara and was assigned 200 sets to each station by mail.

Now, TX completely restores without disorder.

This article is the end.
Next week, I'll introduce TX’s Forthcoming plan.
See you!