Overview
- Passengers on a JR East Tokaido Line train reported a sharp, pepper-like smell on Sunday, leading to coughing and breathing trouble.
- The train made an emergency stop at Kawasaki Station, where more than 20 ambulances and emergency crews responded.
- JR East halted inbound services between Yokohama and Shinagawa and then rerouted some trains onto Yokosuka Line tracks as operations eased back.
- Firefighters and investigators detected no harmful gas during checks, and authorities have not confirmed that any substance was sprayed.
- A woman in her 30s, her husband, and their one-year-old daughter were among those taken to hospital, and reports said they did not suffer serious injuries.