日本の電車と新幹線がすきです。新幹線は快速です。私のブログの名前は"Transfer at 新宿駅”です。新宿は東京のbusiestの駅です (also the world's busiest)。
Tokyo has one of the best examples of how cities can efficiently run a transit system. It really puts the New York Subway to shame. Tokyo's trains are always on time, always clean, and much faster than driving a car. Despite it being very crowded at rush hour, it's very orderly. People line up before the train arrives, let everyone off... and then the crunch begins (we all have seen videos of people getting shoved into the train cars).
I also think that the train systems in Japan is one of the easiest to navigate. Sure, the Tokyo railway network looks like a giant bowl of ramen noodles, but the signage is super clear in both English/Romaji and Japanese. If you ever get lost, it's easy to go to the きっぷうりば or ask someone on the platform, "この電車は___駅にとまりますか？"
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| Announcements are in English and Japanese. Screens also show Hiragana in addition to Kanji and Romaji. |
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| "Local" is clearly marked (各駅停車), while in New York, trains switch tracks all the time. |
Wow it sounds like New York City Public Transit should take some counsel from whoever is in charge of the trains in Tokyo!
ReplyDeleteNew York City definitely should look to Tokyo for advice. They are systems of comparable size, both are super dense cities (although Tokyo is more dense), and are some of the only cities to offer express service in addition to local service. The thing is that Tokyo takes pride in running an excellent transit system, while I feel there isn't exactly the same feeling in New York City politics.
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