It's great idea except I can just see a tourist asking a JR East employee how to get to UEN 20 and the employee wondering what they're talking about.
East Japan Railway Co (JR East) will introduce a numbering system for all its stations in Tokyo starting in October, in a bid to to facilitate navigation for foreigners traveling within the capital ahead of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The numbering system will incorporate the combination of two alphabet letters showing the railway line to which it belongs and a two-digit number. It will also have the code and number of the station, enclosed in a box baring the same color as that of the train line.
For example, Shinjuku Station on the Yamanote Line will be coded JY17 –– “J” for JR, “Y” for Yamanote Line and “17” for its unique number. It will be colored light-green, symbolizing the color of the loop line.
They should really change the exit signs. For example: Shinjuku 3 chome which means absolutely nothing to your average tourist. Shinjuku 3 chome is street block number 3. If one didn't know you'd think they were trolling people.
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