Observations of tephra fall impacts from the 2011 Shinmoedake eruption, Japan

Earth, Planets and Space

Table 12. Summary of rail cancellations and delays during the Shinmoedake eruption. Data provided by JR Kyushu (November 2011).

Date	Operations suspended				Cancelled services	Delayed services
	Line	Section	Reason	Time	(Including partial)	Cases	Minutes
26 January	Kitto	Yoshimatsu–Miyakonojo	switch failure	17:53–last	6
	Nippo	Tano–Kokubu	switch failure	17:15–last	48	5	27–1336
	Nichinan	Miyazaki–Shibushi	switch failure	18:05–last	10
27 January	Kitto	Yoshimatsu–Miyakonojo	switch failure lost connection	All day	18
	Nippo	Tano–Kokubu	switch failure lost connection	All day	73	15	5–796
	Nichinan	Miyazaki–Shibushi	switch failure lost connection	All day	30	2	29–35
28 January	Kitto	Yoshimatsu–Miyakonojo	lost connection	First–21:30	19
	Nippo	Tano–Kokubu	lost connection	First–9:04	19	6	42–174
	Nichinan	Miyazaki–Shibushi	lost connection	First–9:06	14	3	13–33
30 January	Kitto	Tanigashira Station *safety equipment failure		12:37–14:08	2
31 January	Kitto	Yoshimatsu–Miyakonojo	switch failure lost connection	13:20–last	17
1 February	Kitto	Yoshimastu–Miyakonojo	switch failure lost connection	12:24–last	20
2 February	Kitto	Yoshimatsu–Miyakonojo	switch failure lost connection	First–11:35	6
5 February	Kitto	Takaharu Station *safety equipment failure	lost connection	6:30–10:15	4