The Largest Rail System In the World | Tokyo’s Urban Railways Explained

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  @alankwok2210 · 3 years ago (edited)

  I was in Japan and I had to transfer from an express train to a local train. My app said I had 1 minute to make the transfer. The app also said I arrived at track 2, but the new train leaves from track 4. I was like, how can I make the transfer in one minute?  Normally I have to get off the train, leave track level, go to the new track and go back up to track level. To my surprise, when I arrived, they parked a waiting train on track 3 with all the doors open, creating a "train bridge" between tracks 2 and 4. Suffice it to say, I made my transfer.

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• US

  @user-jxcopper5016 · 3 years ago

  よくここまで調べあげたな…<br>日本人でもここまで分かりやすくまとめてくれる人はいないし、本当にこの投稿者さん凄いわ

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• WI

  @winkiipinkii · 4 years ago

  Man I can&apos;t express how helpful the Yamanote Line has been for me to get around the city and meet friends and relatives, truly one of the most useful lines in the world.

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• JA

  @japanesetrainandtravel6168 · 4 years ago (edited)

  The largest and the greatest Rail system in the world. No other country moves as many people as efficiently while maintaining spotlessly clean stations and trains and a near perfect on time performance. Last week at the Japan Fest in Canada, my friends at the JR Central booth were impressed by how many Canadians reacted in amazement to the speed and on time performance of the Shinkansen alone - in Japan, such things are considered normal. <br><br>Thanks for posting this Reece.

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• るが

  @るがん · 4 years ago

  私は日本人ですが、この動画は非常に良く作られています。これだけの情報を22分間でまとめるのは、日本人が日本語で説明するよりも難しいでしょう。それを英語で…まず、この量の情報を英語のサイトから見つけられるかどうかが疑わしいです。そして、仮にこの動画に出てくる全ての情報を見つけられたとしても、その過程にはかなりの無駄な情報が含まれることでしょう。日本人から見ても、各会社、各路線の最も必要な知識に絞って説明されています。一体どのようにして調べ上げたのか。素晴らしいの一言です。

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• IS

  @IsaacNYC212 · 4 years ago

  I live in NYC, and I’ve visited Tokyo a few times. &nbsp;Anytime NYC [MTA] says they can’t do something I always say, they do it in Tokyo… no excuse. &nbsp;Tokyo, rail is one of the most efficient transportation systems I&apos;ve ever experienced, and for the most part very punctual.

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• KI

  @kisaragi-hiu · 4 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KMYAEIXVzA&amp;t=459">7:39</a> &quot;less frequent headways of 5-or-so minutes&quot; bloody hell, that&apos;s so impressive.

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• CH

  @Chanemus · 4 years ago

  This is honestly the video summarising all rail transit in Tokyo I&apos;ve been waiting for. People so often overlook the private operators or smaller people movers/monorails that are essential in really understanding how the network operates. Great video!

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• CR

  @CrimsonAlchemist · 4 years ago

  Japan has THE BEST railway system in the world. Always on time, super clean, high tech, stations with a lot of amenities and more!

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• BR

  @BrennanZeigler · 4 years ago

  Japan is literally the ultimate railfan and transit lover’s destination. Japan is literally in the top 3 places I wanna visit, along with Germany and the Netherlands, not just because I’m a railfan and transit lover, but I also think Japanese culture is one of the most fascinating cultures in the world with an unbelievable amount of history. I mean Tokyo’s rail system literally looks so confusing but it’s actually one of the most straightforward rail systems in the world. I mean the Japanese rail system literally gives all of the rail systems in the world a run for their money. It’s a system so complex yet so simple that I just have to experience

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• MA

  @MaJoRMJR · 4 years ago

  It&apos;s such a shame Tokyo didn&apos;t get to host a proper Olympics, they would have done an excellent job of it, I hope they get given it again to show off their transit systems

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• UR

  @urbanliner529 · 4 years ago

  As a Tokyo resident, I don’t look at the Yamanote line as a subway, but if you think about it, it’s completely a subway/rapid transit in North American standards.

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