20 years after the derailment on the subway Hibiya Line, bereaved families mourn Tokyo March 8, 11:50
A train derailed on the Tokyo subway Hibiya line collided with an oncoming train, killing five passengers and injuring 64 people 20 days after the accident, in which eight days later, the bereaved family and people involved in the subway were in front of the memorial. I mourned.
On March 8, 2000, a derailed train collided with an oncoming train near Nakameguro Station on the Hidaniya Subway Line at the time, killing five passengers and injuring 64 people.
On the 8th of the 20th anniversary of the accident, survivors and victims mourned the victims by handing flowers to a memorial monument built near the accident site in Meguro-ku, Tokyo.
Akiyoshi Yamamura, President of Tokyo Metro, also visited, and at 9:01 am when the accident occurred, he silenced in front of the memorial and swore safe operation.
According to Tokyo Metro, more than two-thirds of all employees have joined the company after the accident, and more than two-thirds of the total employees have been trained. We are conducting safety training for all employees to share the lessons learned from the accident. Based on the lessons learned from the accident, we are introducing equipment to detect derailment and automatically stop the system on the hardware side.
Yamamura said, "Two years after the accident, I pledged to pursue a renewed pursuit of safety. I would like to continue to raise safety awareness and work hard on hardware."