Comments on: Yamanote Line automatic doors

By: shibuya246

shibuya246 — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 12:38:26 +0000

fantastic. I will have to get back down then when they start operations.

By: Jon Allen

Jon Allen — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 12:07:22 +0000

They installed the doors on the other side of the platform over the past weekend.

By: whipcracker

whipcracker — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 23:20:53 +0000

Yamanote Line automatic doors, Japan Trains http://bit.ly/duK1AS A great way to prevent accidents. Win Win for everyone. It’s great tha the japanese have come up w/this idea. Over here we don’t have many train stations around. Although I’ve never been to the ones in Dallas. most ot their commuter trains are outside. It will be fore ever and many years before there is train service in this part of the country. Hoping to someday be able to ride the trains of Japan.

By: HELLOKITTYLIMITED

HELLOKITTYLIMITED — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 21:02:29 +0000

Love trains!

By: shibuya246

shibuya246 — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 01:21:46 +0000

26 June this year for the start at Ebisu. They will be installing these gates station by station, so it will take a while to get all the stations on the Yamanote Line equipped, then they will have to come back and fill in the 6 door carriage parts as well.

By: Kris

Kris — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:20:39 +0000

Dude, is it sad that I got excited for seeing pictures of a subway in Paris? I really want to go to Paris one day too XD

By: Kris

Kris — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:18:58 +0000

I’m just learning Kanji but I can’t quite make out when it says the doors will be operational … when will they?

By: lithiumangel

lithiumangel — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:41:22 +0000

I haven’t been to Singapore before; but comparing Japan’s trains to the trains in Holland, Belgium and Germany for example.
The Japanese trains rush trough the station at a very high speed; and come to a halt relatively quickly (without being slammed around inside; I do admire this high-tech braking technology ) where as trains over here in West Europe (Not talking about the UK ) slow down before gently riding in the train station. I think this reduces incidents; I mean seriously it’s scary fast how hard those trains drive in the stations or trough them if they don’t have a stop there compared to here. (Tough business as usual in Tokyo)
So no, we don’t have those gates here; no plans to install them either.

By: Neksus

Neksus — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:13:09 +0000

People jump for many reasons, if you really want to go that way you find the method anyway.
It could help the not so sure to avoid an irreparable mistake.

By: shibuya246

shibuya246 — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:41:43 +0000

I think it is a combination of accidental falling and intentional jumping. A lot of the subways started the trend, although I remember visiting Singapore and seeing them have such systems on their subway way before Japan started to adopt it.

By: Orchid64

Orchid64 — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:41:33 +0000

I’ve always wondered what the initial (or main) motivation for the doors was in Japan. We don’t have them in the U.S., so I’m thinking they are related to the number of jumpers in Japan… though they could also be to stop people from drunkenly falling on the tracks. :-p

By: shibuya246

shibuya246 — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:42:24 +0000

6 door