Japan Rail Suspends Yamanote Line at Shibuya, Shinjuku, Ikebukuro Stations (Tokyo)

 

Akihabara (Suehirochō Station) to Ueno via Yamanote Tracks & Ameyoko

 

Yamanote Line Counterclockwise Direction, From Ueno, E231-500 Series

 

4K Tokyo Evening Walk in Shibuya - Checking out the New Miyashita Park - Slow TV

Shibuya just got a new landmark called Miyashita Park. In a sense, calling it new is a bit of a stretch, since this place, originally a park between the Yamanote Line Train tracks, and Meiji Dori, one of the main roads in Shibuya, has been around for a long time

【4K60p超高画質前面展望】E235系山手線内回り（東京～東京）

【4K60p超高画質前面展望】E235系山手線内回り（東京～東京）

Tokyo’s Newest Yamanote Train Station | Inside Takanawa Gateway

Harajuku to Shibuya via Cat’s Street

Getting from Harajuku to Shibuya is easy by Yamanote Line but it’s also super boring and way too fast on a beautiful day like today. How about a short cut? Let’s walk to Shibuya via Cat’s Street WHERE is this street? Cat Street 5-10-10 Jingūmae, Shibuya-ku, Tōkyō-to 150-0001

Hypnotic moving map of Tokyo’s crazy rush hour trains almost makes them relaxing

There’s definitely a beauty to the controlled chaos of the morning commute in Japan’s capital.

If you were going to describe the Tokyo morning commute in a single word, “crowded” would definitely be the one to use. This is, after all, the place where you might need multiple station attendants to help push the passengers far enough into the carriage for the doors to shut.

However, it’s not just the trains that are crowded at rush hour, but the tracks too. During the busiest part of the morning, it’s not unusual for trains to be less than five minutes apart on the most heavily used lines, and none are more heavily used than Japan Railways’ Yamanote Line, which loops around downtown Tokyo. To illustrate just how many trains are rolling along the Yamanote during peak commuting hours, Japanese YouTube user badger has put together this animated map of a typical morning for the central Tokyo train network, with the Yamanote Line (山手線) marked in bright green.

Security cameras to be introduced on JR Yamanote Line trains

Riding a train during the morning commute in Tokyo can be quite the eye opening experience given the sheer volume of those using the system.  Occasionally stories will be published about the worst commutes in the world and Tokyo is always on that list. Accompanying the story will be a picture of train company employee pushing riders onto the train.  That isn't done to maximise the number of people in each carriage.  It's done because while the trains doors remain open (out safety for all concerned.) the train is incapable of operating which then causes delays.  Another effect of overcrowding is that people are pushed against each other. With so little space it's inevitable that you'll touch a fellow commuter.

Because of this close proximity there are those who'll take advantage of the situation. Known in Japanese as chikan  which is slang for groping on trains. This problem is especially acute on this train line.

The Saikyō Line was notorious for having the highest reported number of groping-related incidents (known as chikan incidents) in the Greater Tokyo area.^[5] This problem was directly addressed by introducing women-only passenger cars during rush hours, and indirectly addressed by reducing overcrowding problems as a whole.

 East Japan Railway Co (JR East) said Tuesday it will introduce security cameras on trains running on Tokyo's Yamanote loop line to enhance security.

The railway operator will introduce the cameras on 550 train cars starting in the spring of 2018, completing installation by 2020 in time for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, it said.

The installment of the cameras is expected to cost around 2 billion yen ($18 million), according to the company.

"Crimes and nuisance are becoming noticeable on trains. (Security cameras are) necessary to prevent terrorism as well," President Tetsuro Tomita said at a press conference, adding train cars on other JR East lines are planned to be equipped with surveillance cameras.

The cameras will be placed near display panels above doors. JR East said it will take necessary measures in accordance with its company codes and relevant laws to protect the privacy of passengers.