The edge of the platform has been raised to reduce the gap between the platform and the carriage to about three centimetres, and the sides of the platform have been fitted with rubber parts to narrow the gap between the platform and the carriage so that wheelchair tyres cannot get stuck.
The new Tokaido Shinkansen, which will run from the 20th, will have four more seats for wheelchairs, for a total of six seats.
An average of about 100 people a day… This is the number of people who use wheelchair seats on the Tokaido Shinkansen.
JR Tokai will increase the number of spaces for wheelchairs on its Shinkansen or ‘bullet trains’ from two to six spaces.
The new guidelines will call on bullet train operators to secure a spacious area in each train where several people in wheelchairs could stay side by side.
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