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Shinkansen Cleaning

By Shibuya246 · · 1 min read · 9 photos · 6 comments

Cleaning in progress. Just a moment pleasePhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length260mmAperturef/5.6Shutter1/50sISO1250Taken22 Jul 2009, 16:11
Cleaning in progress. Just a moment please

The trains in Japan always look clean, particularly the Shinkansen. At Tokyo station, the cleaners quickly board the incoming trains, perform a quick clean and have the train ready to go again.

The cleaners have special rooms and facilities which are actually located at the base of the Shinkansen tracks. You can see some of these rooms in the following pictures.

Cleaning Tokyo stationPhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length70mmAperturef/4.5Shutter1/50sISO1250Taken22 Jul 2009, 16:00
Cleaning Tokyo station
Looking along the platform at Tokyo Station.Photo dataCameraNikon D700Focal length195mmAperturef/5.3Shutter1/400sISO1250Taken22 Jul 2009, 15:59
Looking along the platform at Tokyo Station.

Can you see under the platform the area with the blue buckets? The cleaners can get in down here and walk around making it easy for them to move when the platform is crowded.

A closeup view of area under the platform. The cleaners can walk around down herePhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length195mmAperturef/5.3Shutter1/400sISO1250Taken22 Jul 2009, 15:59
A closeup view of area under the platform. The cleaners can walk around down here
2 cleaning staff wait to board the train. COMETPhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length112mmAperturef/8Shutter1/250sISO1250Taken22 Jul 2009, 15:49
2 cleaning staff wait to board the train. COMET
The cleaning room under the platformPhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length70mmAperturef/4.5Shutter1/80sISO1250Taken22 Jul 2009, 16:10
The cleaning room under the platform
A closer look at the room for cleaningPhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length185mmAperturef/5Shutter1/40sISO1250Taken22 Jul 2009, 16:10
A closer look at the room for cleaning
Even the cleaning signs are cutePhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length75mmAperturef/4.5Shutter1/100sISO1250Taken22 Jul 2009, 16:11
Even the cleaning signs are cute
Until next time... the Shinkansen pulls out of the stationPhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length300mmAperturef/10Shutter1/400sISO1250Taken22 Jul 2009, 15:46
Until next time... the Shinkansen pulls out of the station

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6 comments

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  1. Numer0bis

    I always love those cute cleaning signs. In Europe all the signs are really boring, no cute woman or anything on it just plain boring text which makes nobody happy at all. I so like those cutely drawn signs with little woman informing you about the cleaning in a way, so that you won't mind the little wait. ^_^ すごいです。

  2. freedomwv

    I always wondered what those buckets were for. I never knew that the cleaning crew had offices under the rails. Thanks for taking the time to check it out and get the photos. Great blog post!

  3. Ryan

    The shinkansen has always been a part of Japan of which I have been completely in awe, one way or another. The fact that they build platforms high enough so that cleaning crews can get in right under the track is something I had never taken much notice of before, but does not surprise me in the slightest..

  4. shibuya246

    the cute signs remind you to be polite and not stress so much :)

  5. shibuya246

    thanks. i wanted to follow one of the workers in and get better pictures but thought i better not

  6. shibuya246

    at tokyo station there are so many different levels of platforms it is quite an amazing structure.