Keyword Search:

RUSH HOUR

TRANSPORTATION TOURISM PHOTO GALLERY: Transportation Taking the trains Transportation in Tokyo Railways

The rush hours in the large Japanese cities reach their peaks in the morning before nine o'clock and in the evening after five o'clock. But many foreigners may interpret also the non-rush hours of Tokyo as rush hours, since many lines are quite crowded throughout the day. Japanese metropolitan trains and subways are very long; nevertheless, they depart every two to five minutes. During the rush hours you may experience close contacts with ten other passengers and the door at the same time. New cars that operate on the Yama(no)te Line, the most important line in Tokyo, are almost only made of doors to decrease the time taken by the passengers to enter and exit. This is necessary to keep up with the immense crowds using that line everyday. This picture was taken during non-rush hour in the Yamanote Line. Stairs and narrow passages in the train stations form bottlenecks, and traffic jams of pedestrians can be permanent there during the rush hours even though the traffic flow is organized by signs and even lanes painted on the floor.

CROWDS Challenging: Crowds (Living in Tokyo is...) About crowds in Tokyo generally. No links yet.