More spaces for wheelchairs on the Tokaido Bullet train
The new Tokaido Shinkansen, which will run from the 20th, will have four more seats for wheelchairs, for a total of six seats.
Category: Bullet train
Japan has a train ‘chicken or egg’ problem
An average of about 100 people a day… This is the number of people who use wheelchair seats on the Tokaido Shinkansen.
JR Tokaido ‘bullet trains’ to increase wheelchair spaces from two to six
JR Tokai will increase the number of spaces for wheelchairs on its Shinkansen or ‘bullet trains’ from two to six spaces.
Japan eyes wheelchair accessible bullet train
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.
