240 passengers on the tracks after Meitetsu train breaks down, Aichi Prefecture passengers walk to the tracks (Kyodo News)

At around 5:10 p.m. on the 12th, an eight-car express train bound for Toyohashi from Gifu stopped on the Meitetsu Nagoya Line in Kiyosu, Aichi Prefecture, between Shin-Kiyosu and Marunouchi due to a malfunction. Approximately 240 passengers, including those on the following train, walked along the tracks to get to the nearest station. According to Meitetsu,