Self-restraint of movements Railroad companies Disinfection measures such as disinfection New Corona June 19 11:58
Railway companies are working on infection prevention measures such as disinfection at stations in preparation for the easing of refraining from traveling across prefectures nationwide and increasing number of passengers using the Shinkansen.
Of these, JR Tokai is the Tokaido Shinkansen and conventional lines, and since mid-April, station staff have been wiping and disinfecting the touch panel of the ticket vending machine and the coin slot every day with a cloth soaked in alcohol. Has a transparent sheet to prevent flying.
Also, in the Shinkansen cars, the air conditioning and ventilation systems are always on, and all the air is replaced in about 6 to 8 minutes.
Yasuhiro Sato, a station employee, said, “We would like to thoroughly implement infection control measures such as disinfection to dispel the anxiety that users have about moving.”
On the morning of the 19th, the Shinkansen platform at JR Tokyo Station has a sparser appearance of users compared to the average year, but there are also users who visit local families, and according to JR Tokai, these days, It means that the number of users is gradually increasing.
A 78-year-old woman from Chiba prefecture, who is going to see her son who works in Shikoku, said, "I was planning to go to the big holiday last month, but I can finally meet. I want to avoid touching the handrail and prevent infection." I was talking.