Keikyu Increasing the number of traffic lights in the vicinity of the accident to notify about abnormalities in the railroad crossing December 19th 7:47

In September, however, at the railroad crossing in Yokohama, the Keikyu Line collided with a large truck and derailed, so Keikyu added four new traffic lights around the site to notify the abnormality in the railroad crossing.

In September, a special train collided with a large truck stuck in the railroad crossing at the railroad crossing in Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, and the truck driver died and 35 people including passengers were injured. .

According to Keikyu, it is possible to check the traffic lights that indicate anomalies within the railroad crossing from 570 meters before the railroad crossing, and it can be seen from the front of the 520 meters long distance required to stop the express train traveling at 120 km. However, the time for the driver to brake was just over a second.

For this reason, Keikyu has added four new traffic lights in front of the railroad crossing where the accident occurred, as a preventive measure.

As a result, it is now possible to confirm the abnormality within the railroad crossing from 900 meters before the railroad crossing.

In addition, at the level crossings other than the accident site, the company will review the in-house installation standards so that the driver can check the traffic lights from before, and add them sequentially.

Keikyu says, “We want to increase the safety by increasing the number of traffic lights so that the driver can afford to operate the brakes.”