TOKYO, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- A power outage left 260 passengers on board a Shinkansen bullet train stranded for about four hours overnight in northern Japan, local media reported Monday.

The train, bound for Akita from Tokyo, stopped between the Kakunodate and Omagari stations in Akita Prefecture, when the power failed at about 10:35 p.m. local time on Sunday, public broadcaster NHK reported.

Heating and power sources in the cars were also knocked out, but no passengers have reported any discomfort, the report said.

The operator JR East has transported all the passengers to Omagari Station by bus and taxi. Enditem

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