Broken rail suspends some train services to Tokyo's airports

Some train connections between central Tokyo and airports servicing the Japanese capital were suspended Friday due to a broken rail on the Toei Asakusa Line, the operator said.About 187,000 people were affected by the train service disruption on the Asakusa Line as 140 of its train runs were halted, according to the Tokyo metropolitan government, which operates the line.[Corbis/Getty/Kyodo]Trains were suspended on the same line last month after a similar issue was discovered.Railway journalist Jun Umehara said that since broken rails tend to occur during summer and winter when severe temper…READ FULL ARTICLE