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Woman gives birth inside train in Chiba

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A woman gave birth to a baby girl on a train at a station in Chiba Prefecture on Jan. 19. The mother and child were taken to a hospital by ambulance, firefighters said.

According to East Japan Railway Co., the baby was born while the Joban Line train, traveling from Tokyo's Shinagawa Station to Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture, stopped at Kashiwa Station at about 1:40 p.m.

The woman was giving birth when a conductor rushed to the scene in response to a platform alarm, JR East said. Some Joban Line trains were temporarily halted by the birth. (Kyodo)

電車内で女性が赤ちゃんを出産

千葉県のJR常磐線柏駅に停車した電車内で1月19日、女性が女児を出産した。消防によると、母子は救急車で病院に搬送された。

The Japan Times ST: February 2, 2018