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They point at a horizontally narrow sign board with diagonal black and white strips on it. In any station, you can find the exact middle of the platform by sta
by CoolGuySteve 8y ago
They point at a horizontally narrow sign board with diagonal black and white strips on it. In any station, you can find the exact middle of the platform by standing under this sign.
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So if you want, you can meet someone on a specific train car if you stand somewhere in relation to the board.
I used to meet up with my wife who worked 2 stations north of me using this technique without either of us disembarking. It was pretty handy.
- Danieru 8y agoDoes that mean the train cars and doors are not numbered? On Tokyo subways one can say "I'm at door A of car 12" to arrange meetings.
- untog 8y agoThey aren't. Well, they are numbered but they're basically car serial numbers, not anything all that useful in terms of standing in the right place when waiting for the train.
- Tor3 8y agoIn Tokyo (and elsewhere in Japan) there are signs indicating where your car (e.g. car 4) will be when the train has stopped, so you just wait there. And when the train stops, the door is right in front of you..