感動新幹線｜Impressive Shinkansen

日曜日の午後に新幹線がとまった。架線事故で停電が原因らしい。名古屋駅の改札前は大混乱。ホームも人があふれ、止まっている新幹線も通勤ラッシュのようだ。ちょうど名古屋から東京に向かう予定だったので、いろいろと考えた。（１）東海道線に乗る（２）レンタカーを借りる（３）大阪まで行って飛行機に乗る（４）再開まで待つ。結局再開まで待つことにして、名古屋駅に止まっている新幹線に乗り込んだ。幸い30分くらいで動き始めたので良かったけれど、車内は４時間近く閉じ込められた人々でぐったりとしている。こういう待ち時間を快適にする方法って何があるだろうか。映画、ビンゴ大会、車内居酒屋、カラオケ大会など。修理状況の実況中継はどうだろうか。現場の緊迫感が伝わって、「がんばれー、がんばれー」なんて声援を送る。復旧したときには車内でハグし合う風景も。「感動新幹線」に乗れてありがとうー、なんてことになるといいかもしれない。（絵と文：サカキテツ朗）

2022/12/19

The Shinkansenn stopped on Sunday afternoon. The power outage was apparently caused by an overhead line accident. In front of the ticket gate at Nagoya station, there was a lot of confusion. The platform was overflowing with people, and the stopped Shinkansen looked like rush hour. I was planning to go from Nagoya to Tokyo, so I thought about various ways. (1) Take the Tokaido Line (2) Rent a car (3) Go to Osaka and board an airplane (4) Wait until the restart. In the end, I decided to wait until it resumed, and boarded the Shinkansen that stopped at Nagoya Station. Fortunately, it started moving in about 30 minutes, so it was good, but the inside of the car was exhausted with people trapped for nearly 4 hours. What is the best way to make this waiting time comfortable? Movies, bingo competitions, in-car pubs, karaoke competitions, etc. How about a live broadcast of the repair status? People in the train could feel the urgency of the scene, and they cheered the repair staff on, saying, "Go for it! Go for it!" Scenery of hugging each other in the car when restored. It may be good if they are thankful for riding the "Impressive Shinkansen". -Text and illustration by Ted Sakaki

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