A man died after being hit by a train at Tokyo Station in an apparent suicide, police said.

At around 9:20 p.m. on Tuesday, a man was hit by a train on the JR Yamanote Line at Tokyo Station in Chiyoda-ku, local police said. He was subsequently pronounced dead.

Investigators suspect that the man jumped in front of the arriving train to commit suicide. Local police are trying to confirm his identity.

Services on the line were suspended for about 70 minutes following the accident. A train was cancelled and 36 others were delayed by up to 72 minutes, inconveniencing approximately 56,000 passengers.

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