"JR East cancels morning train reductions due to crowding"

[railsquid]

Well, who could have predicted that would happen...

 

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JR East cancels morning train reductions due to crowding

 

East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, said Thursday that it has decided to cancel coronavirus-linked train service reductions planned on some lines in the Tokyo metropolitan area during the morning commuting hours Friday, as the measure is now expected to create crowds.

On some trains, congestion rates exceeded 180% during the commuting hours Thursday, when services were reduced.

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https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/05/06/national/covid-19-japan-jr-east-health/

[katoftw]

Yup seems ill conceived strategy from the start.

[gmat]

From SoraNews24 6 May 21.

Tokyo’s anti-crowding coronavirus countermeasures backfire, make trains needlessly dangerous

https://soranews24.com/2021/05/06/tokyos-anti-crowding-coronavirus-countermeasures-backfire-make-trains-needlessly-dangerous/

 

Grant

 

[roadstar_na6]

16 minutes ago, gmat said:

Tokyo’s anti-crowding coronavirus countermeasures backfire

 

Must've been the idea of a German business consultant 😄