4/15/2006

Tokyo’s unmanned transit system remains suspended due to glitch
TOKYO —Train services of the Yurikamome, an unmanned transit system that connects waterfront areas along Tokyo Bay, remained suspended Saturday following an accident the previous day, the operator of the train line said. The services remain suspended pending the removal of the troubled train from the tracks…more…

Ain’t nobody be takin’ the robo-train anytime soon….
The Yurikamome line has been dead for almost 24 hours now. It’s extremely rare in Tokyo for a line to be down at all and certainly not for more than 1 hour. Hell, even their website is almost dead
Yurikamome ゆりかもめ —- 車両故障により、現在、運転を見合わせています。復旧の見込みは未定です。振替輸送を実施しています。(Presently because a train breakdown, the running of the Yurikamome line is canceled. The possibility of restoration is undetermined. Take alternative transport. )

Read more news of the Yurikamome’s persistent vegetative state here.