The Yamanote Line is perhaps the best-known railway line in Japan. Its 30 stations, including the newly built Takanawa Gateway, encircle the heart of Tokyo and define the city’s multilayered ...

While it takes a hefty crew to operate the complex lines that run on a daily basis, the JR Yamanote line is gearing up to test automated trains with manual drivers only required in emergency cases.

But the number of trains was reduced, affecting some 197,000 passengers. According to JR East, a Yamanote Line train conductor reported Thursday night that sparks were seen flying from a pantograph.

News JR Yamanote Line will be partially suspended on November 18-19 This will affect your travel between Osaki, Shibuya, Shinjuku and Ikebukuro stations over the weekend Written by Kaila Imada ...

According to JR East, the Yamanote Line resumed operations of its inner loop trains around the capital shortly after 7 a.m. and outer loop service at 8:26 a.m. on the same day.

TOKYO -- The JR Yamanote Line's outer loop route from Osaki Station to Ikebukuro Station will be suspended all day on Jan. 7 and 8 due to track switching work at Shibuya Station.