An incident in which passengers were slashed and set on fire in a train on the Keio Line running in Chofu City, Tokyo.

The crew was unaware of the anomaly and the passengers knocked on the driver's window to inform them directly of the situation, after which the testimony of a person at the scene revealed that the vehicle had been urgently stopped.

On the night of October 31, when a 72-year-old passenger was stabbed by a knife in a limited express train on the Keio Line running in Chofu City, Tokyo, he became unconscious and was set on fire. 16 people were injured by inhaling smoke.



From the investigations so far, although multiple emergency notification devices in the car were pushed shortly after the man was stabbed, the driver and the conductor could grasp the situation inside the car because the security camera was not installed. I know that the train was running all the time.

"I shouted,'Stop'."

Takumi Iijima (24), who was in the car at that time, moved to the first car No. 10 to escape from the suspect, and heard something like "bon" exploding there.



Mr. Iijima recalled, "For the time being, I had to get away from the train early, and I had to stop the train."



On the other hand, even at that time, the driver did not seem to notice anything unusual, so he tapped the window behind the driver's seat to directly convey the situation.



Mr. Iijima testified, "I didn't seem to care about this at all when I hit the window, so I shouted and said,'Stop.'"



After that, the train stopped urgently at a station that would not normally stop, and passengers went out of the window.



The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the situation at that time by listening to the drivers and others.

Mandatory installation of security cameras on vehicles

Following a series of incidents in which passengers are attacked inside railroad cars, the government has decided to require railroad operators nationwide to install security cameras on all cars when introducing new cars. rice field.



On the other hand, it is expected that railway operators will be concerned about new cost burdens, so we are considering specific installation criteria such as how much camera functions are required.



Passengers were attacked by blades on the Odakyu Line in August and on the Keio Line in October, and a man lit the inside of the train on the Kyushu Shinkansen last month (November). There are a series of incidents that threaten.



In response to this situation, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has decided to require railway operators to install security cameras on all rolling stock when introducing new rolling stock.



By obliging new vehicles to install cameras, which had been requested so far, it will be a more in-depth measure, but small and medium-sized railway operators with weak management strength may be concerned about new cost burdens. It is assumed.



Furthermore, it has been pointed out that if there is no function to send images to the conductor's room or command center in real time just by installing a camera, it will be delayed to grasp the situation, and it will not lead to crime prevention and prompt response.



The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has decided to proceed with discussions with experts and to consider specific installation standards such as how much function is required of the camera while considering the balance with the cost.