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Yamanote Line automatic doors

By Shibuya246 · · 1 min read · 8 photos · 11 comments

Looks like the advertising is going to get hidden out by the new doors. Wont be long before that advert might have to be attached to the new safety doors instead of the train doors.
Looks like the advertising is going to get hidden out by the new doors. Wont be long before that advert might have to be attached to the new safety doors instead of the train doors.

The Yamanote Line auto doors are due to start operation soon. I wrote a few weeks ago about the electronic doors being installed at Ebisu and Meguro. This is an update showing the door panels now in place at Ebisu station.

The panels look a bit strange without the doors attached.
The panels look a bit strange without the doors attached.
The gap here is where currently the 6 door train carriages stop. Most Yamanote Line trains have 4 doors on each side of the carriage, but they tried out 6 door carriages with fold up seats for a while. Those carriages are going to be retired, but until they are, there will be no safety doors for that portion of the platform.
The gap here is where currently the 6 door train carriages stop. Most Yamanote Line trains have 4 doors on each side of the carriage, but they tried out 6 door carriages with fold up seats for a while. Those carriages are going to be retired, but until they are, there will be no safety doors for that portion of the platform.
Looking back at the doors that have been installed at Ebisu station.
Looking back at the doors that have been installed at Ebisu station.
This device looks like it will be used by the JR platform staff to check that all doors are closed properly.
This device looks like it will be used by the JR platform staff to check that all doors are closed properly.
An advert explaining how and when the doors will be working.
An advert explaining how and when the doors will be working.
All of the carriages and doors are numbered. The safety doors highlight this and also give some warning tips about not getting caught in the automatic system.
All of the carriages and doors are numbered. The safety doors highlight this and also give some warning tips about not getting caught in the automatic system.
This portion is one of the 6 door carriage sections.
This portion is one of the 6 door carriage sections.

Do you have safety barriers like this in your part of the world?

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11 comments

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  1. shibuya246

    6 door

  2. Orchid64

    I've always wondered what the initial (or main) motivation for the doors was in Japan. We don't have them in the U.S., so I'm thinking they are related to the number of jumpers in Japan... though they could also be to stop people from drunkenly falling on the tracks. :-p

  3. shibuya246

    I think it is a combination of accidental falling and intentional jumping. A lot of the subways started the trend, although I remember visiting Singapore and seeing them have such systems on their subway way before Japan started to adopt it.

  4. Neksus

    People jump for many reasons, if you really want to go that way you find the method anyway. It could help the not so sure to avoid an irreparable mistake.

  5. lithiumangel

    I haven't been to Singapore before; but comparing Japan's trains to the trains in Holland, Belgium and Germany for example. The Japanese trains rush trough the station at a very high speed; and come to a halt relatively quickly (without being slammed around inside; I do admire this high-tech braking technology :P) where as trains over here in West Europe (Not talking about the UK :P) slow down before gently riding in the train station. I think this reduces incidents; I mean seriously it's scary fast how hard those trains drive in the stations or trough them if they don't have a stop there compared to here. (Tough business as usual in Tokyo) So no, we don't have those gates here; no plans to install them either.

  6. Kris

    I'm just learning Kanji but I can't quite make out when it says the doors will be operational ... when will they?

  7. Kris

    Dude, is it sad that I got excited for seeing pictures of a subway in Paris? I really want to go to Paris one day too XD

  8. shibuya246

    26 June this year for the start at Ebisu. They will be installing these gates station by station, so it will take a while to get all the stations on the Yamanote Line equipped, then they will have to come back and fill in the 6 door carriage parts as well.

  9. HELLOKITTYLIMITED

    Love trains!

  10. Jon Allen

    They installed the doors on the other side of the platform over the past weekend.

  11. shibuya246

    fantastic. I will have to get back down then when they start operations.