TOKYO, Japan Wire - Japan’s urban commuters endured an increase in cramped rush-hour conditions on trains in 2024, with the most crowded train in Tokyo more than 70 percent over capacity, according to recent government data. Morning rush hour on a section of the Nippori-Toneri Liner, in Tokyo’s Arakawa Ward, was found to have an average congestion rate of 177 percent, the highest in a survey covering congestion on Japan’s urban trains, conducted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Between 7:30 a.m. and 8.30 a.m. on a section of the driverless guideway trans…READ FULL ARTICLE
