Railway Weather

We predict affected routes, sections, and impact duration from strong winds, heavy rain, and heavy snow several days in advance, supporting operation planning including personnel deployment and suspension decisions. Knowing the timing and duration of strong winds in advance allows for reducing train frequency and minimizing transportation impact.

When rainfall regulation standards are exceeded, patrol security inspection systems depend on the scale of sections exceeding regulation standards. We provide information for system decisions based on Soratena Pro and rainfall predictions. During winter snowfall, precise snowfall amount monitoring at each station and vehicle center is crucial for system decisions. We provide snowfall/temperature forecasts hourly up to 72 hours ahead to support system decisions.

Vehicle evacuation requires advance responses including suspension decisions, passenger announcements, and crew arrangements for vehicle movement, necessitating lead time. By providing river flooding risks up to 39 hours ahead, we secure lead time and provide information supporting evacuation decisions.

For planned suspensions, major construction-related suspensions, ridership promotion campaigns, etc., company websites and social media alone may not adequately reach users. By utilizing weather information media that has good compatibility with transportation, starting with the most accurate weather app in Japan 'Weathernews', we promote expanded user awareness/recognition improvement that can lead to behavioral change.