Tokaido Shinkansen wheelchair space 1 set requires 6 seats to be obligatory Minister of Foreign Affairs August 3, 16:05
In order to strengthen barrier-free measures for the Shinkansen, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will visit the JR Tokai vehicle in Tokyo Shinagawa on the 3rd, and the Tokaido Shinkansen will be obliged to prepare a wheelchair space for 6 seats. Clarified the idea of revising the standards.
Regarding measures for barrier-free Shinkansen, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is reviewing the national standards to increase the space for wheelchairs to be installed in vehicles.
Under these circumstances, Minister Akabane visited a vehicle depot in the JR Tokai depot in Shinagawa, Tokyo on the 3rd, and inspected a vehicle with an increased space for wheelchairs, and asked wheelchair users about their convenience.
According to the new standard, as a rule, it is a policy to require a space for wheelchairs for 4 seats per formation, but for the Tokaido Shinkansen, which has a large number of seats with 16 cars from participating users, 6 seats There was an opinion that they wanted space.
After the visit, Akabane Minister said, "Based on the results of today, for the. Space you want to put together a new barrier-free measures in prospect this summer is thought that should not be to the conclusion that 4 seats minute", the Tokaido Shinkansen As for the above, the idea of requiring the space for 6 seats to be maintained was clarified.
In addition, Yoshiki Sugayama, vice president of JR Tokai, said, "I would like to start manufacturing vehicles that meet the standards as a business operator."