Cooperation with railway congestion alleviation Tokyo and businesses exchange opinions 18:59 on August 20
In order to ease the commuting rush in the Tokyo metropolitan area triggered by the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics next year, a conference was held where the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and railroad operators exchanged opinions. Reported that it would lead to congestion reduction by, for example, disseminating the system to be controlled automatically.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government meeting was attended by six railway operators and academic experts in the Tokyo metropolitan area, and Governor Koike, Tokyo, said, “Efforts to alleviate congestion by reducing your time and costs, I would like to continue to study whether the city can raise it. ”
After this, the railway operators reported their efforts to alleviate the commuting rush.
Tokyo Metro and the Tokyo Metropolitan Transportation Bureau are promoting the introduction of a system that can automatically control the operation and shorten the operation interval after knowing the exact position and speed of the train using radio. I introduced you.
In addition to this, the railway operator side can introduce the app to inform the crowded situation as an effort to avoid congestion, and it can be used as a fare for users who avoid rush hours It was also reported that has been granted.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will consider measures to be promoted in cooperation with railway operators in order to mitigate commuting rush, based on current initiatives.