Two years ago, the Nippori-Toneri Liner derailed during an emergency stop due to an earthquake. summarized.
In October 2020, in Adachi Ward, Tokyo, where tremors with a seismic intensity of upper 5 were observed, a new transportation system, the Nippori-Toneri Liner, derailed during an emergency stop, injuring eight passengers.
The Nippori-Toneri Liner is a train with rubber tires that follows guide rails on the left and right walls in an unmanned automatic operation.
According to an investigation report by the Japan Transport Safety Board, the ground characteristics near the accident site and the way the bridge piers swayed caused the train to sway from side to side, causing a part of the leading car to run onto the guide rail and derail. I think it is possible that
Also, in an attempt to move the train to the next station to evacuate passengers, power transmission, which had been stopped automatically, was resumed without confirming that the train had derailed. It means that there was also a situation of entering.
For this reason, the Japan Transport Safety Board recommended that the Tokyo Metropolitan Transportation Bureau take earthquake countermeasures for facilities near the site, organize evacuation guidance methods and procedures, and thoroughly disseminate them.