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Japan's bullet train tracks were flooded in Typhoon Hagibis


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Japan's nationwide high-speed train system, known as the Shinkansen, felt the brunt of the deadly cyclone Typhoon Hagibis after flooding, relentless rain, and mudslides.

The railways run by the Japan Railway Company were battered by torrential downpours, as the storm led to 50 deaths and knocked out power to thousands the over the past few days. Japanese news outlet NHK reported train service shutdowns throughout the weekend. A travel blog from Japan Rail Pass posted warnings about the storm: "Super Typhoon Hagibis forces Japan to cancel hundreds of flights and trains." 

A Shinkansen train made it across the Tamagawa river after Typhoon Hagibis in Kawasaki on Sunday.

A Shinkansen train made it across the Tamagawa river after Typhoon Hagibis in Kawasaki on Sunday.

Image: WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images

The flooded train depot in Nagano kept the bullet trains from moving.

The flooded train depot in Nagano kept the bullet trains from moving.

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