One example is when the Yokosuka Line expresses began servicing a new station, Musashi Kosugi in Kawasaki City. The first is that improvements in rail services tend to lead to developments that negate their convenience. Three factors in particular are believed responsible for contributing to overcrowding. One of the main reasons for this is that while Japan's overall population has been declining, overconcentration in the capital region has even worsened. Thus despite alleviation in crowded conditions compared with 30 or 40 years ago, unfortunately, commuters' morning "tsukin" has improved little over the past decade and a half. In 2015, that figure had declined to 164%. In 1975, the average capacity in 31 rail sectors in the greater Tokyo area was determined to be 221%. The three were in agreement that it is indeed no exaggeration to describe the morning ordeal undergone by commuters by transposing the word "tsukin" (commuting to work) to another "tsukin," with characters meaning "painful diligence."Ĭrowded conditions, according to an agreed-upon formula worked out many years ago by the railways and former Ministry of Transport, is evaluated by the so-called "konzatsu-ritsu," a benchmark by which the capacity of a passenger car exceeds 100%.Īccording to Transport Ministry statistics, conditions have improved, somewhat. In November, Nikkei Business (Dec 12) assigned three reporters to board rush-hour commuter trains and present their views on the sources of the problem. One of the more optimistic goals of Tokyo Gov Yuriko Koike is "manin densha zero" - to eliminate crowding on the trains.
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