Train ride in Tokyo,Japan (JR Chuo Line)

[JAPtrain]

lost umbrella...

MOTTAINAI!!

[pas7680]

yes all the newer trains with displays above the doors, state the upcoming stations in english as well, and most trains have announcemnets in english too. The further you get out of tokyo tho, the older the trains are, and many don't have displays or voice announcements.

[Koitaaaa]

hmm? do they say the name of the station in english too? Maaan, i'm saved....

[mirokarosuUM]

荻窪かぁ～

俺、立川です、、、

[sabadashi]

I enjoy riding trains in japan and it really amuses me because some trains there have LCD monitors above the door... (maybe most)

[simhopp]

@sabadashi

well, LCD panels became so cheap, today, it would be odd to not have them.

any metros that don't have LCD monitors, should be retrofitted ASAP.

[omgitshenry]

Tokyo is the biggest city...

[0956950]

It is cool !

[metrofan1000]

Echt coo!

Vor allem das Ansagengeräusch!

Really coo!

Above all, the announcement noise!

[TodieToLiveLA]

i Love Japan..

I want to go there if i get a chance..

[nvm0]

whoa,Tokyo is one big city. 4 minutes from one station to another...very interesting

[Linguistmm44]

this is the rapid city so some of the stations in between are not served

[t0ei]

Oh! I miss all the sounds of every station! (;O;)

I can still hear that voice anouncing the next stop!!! haha

[TACKNITTA]

引退したかいじが走っているような気がする

[Canuckanese]

natsukashi!

[cyprox]

I think what you see is the other train moving. Later you can see that the platform is not moving

[underdog325]

you're right but if you didn't look closely it looked like the doors didn't close on time

[packers525]

Also see the light above the plateform, they are not moving ;-)

[sammydenyc]

Maybe the light above the platform is a reflection of the light from inside the train

[garygrn]

wow, thanks for the video. Brings back memories. When did they add English?

[donsherio]

I would expect Tokyo to make English a standard 2nd language for their announcement system. :P Everything else has English (busses... Airport....NEX....Shinkansens.­.... :P)

[cattigereyes1]

intresting.. wish there was more out the window shots.. :)

[kyanakwe]

I used to ride this line all the time from Nishi Kokubunji to Shinjuku and back. This is one of the new Chuo trains. The older ones are still used and they are not so fancy. BTW it is REALLY NOT COOL to video in a train.

[Kwitiaow]

The newest vehicles of KCR were produced by Japanese company, KINKI-SHARYO or KAWASAKI Heavy Industries.

[ausbegosh]

@kevyklam The streetcars (trams) here in Boston Massachusetts USA were built by Kinki-Sharyo and they are excellent !

[rommelfrialde28]

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[xXstaticpulse420]

WOW!! these trains are amazing. not even the newest NYC subway trains are this good.

[bangBANGmelanie]

i think the US should get bullet trains.

they're more affordable then airplanes.

and i love how japan is about defficiancy.

i would love to visit there someday.

[racsito39]

Cute train. Very clean, smooth ride. I envy Tokyo's subway system, The only subways I've been is New Jersey and New York. NY subways are nasty! but still the biggest of all.

[v6g3h7]

btw Tokyo's metro/train network is much more bigger than NYC.

[moonrules]

NYC has more stations *in the subway network (see my other comment)* then Tokyo, it is a fact if you look it up, but Tokyo is A LOT busier then NYC, thus Tokyo has A LOT more people riding.

[moonrules]

However, if you count the number of JR lines, and private lines in Tokyo, added to the Tokyo subway network (Toei and Tokyo Metro), then the number of stations is higher then NYC.

[montagnesy]

@moonrules Many JR lines and private lines in Tokyo have through service to Tokyo Metro and Toei Subway lines. All of JR/private line cars in Tokyo are electrified and have same platform height as the subways. Also, private line Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line is not operated by either Tokyo Metro or Toei Subway, but they do run under the surface in Tokyo.

Comparing NY Subway and Amtrak is completely different idea.

[saveus444]

What about D.C

[v6g3h7]

much bigger. (i think NY metro is bigger than DC)

go to the address below, if you want to see metro/train networks in tokyo.

tinyurl [dot] com /3bej2l (remove spaces between and change [dot] to .)

[moonrules]

People often misuse the term "SUBWAY" not all trains are subways or part of subway networks. Tokyo is a very complicated city when it comes to trains, there are subways (eg running mostly underground) then there is JR running above ground, then you have the dozens of private railways running above and below ground.

[v6g3h7]

you know that I said " 'metro'/train" networks?

[moonrules]

I guess if one wanted to get technical about it, if you add in the number of Amtrak stations, path stations, metro north, long island railroad etc, then the numbers are about equal again. Its not that its much bigger as you say, Tokyo is just a lot busier and more complicated then most other places.

[alcheng1000]

To expand that, many railway companies that serves the Tokyo area (e.g. Tokyu Corp. Tobu, Odakyu, Seibu, etc.) have trains running "through service" using the Tokyo Metro Lines. For instance, trains from Tokyu (Toyoko Line), Tobu (Isesaki Line), and Tokyo Metro's own trains can all be seen on the Hibiya Line, and vice versa, Tokyo Metro trains can be seen on both the Tobu Isesaki and Tokyu Toyoko Lines.

[mohaas05]

oh nyc is way bigger than dc. dc is not that big of a city itself and the network only extends to the suburbs (although the red line extends pretty far out). plus there are only 5 lines (6 lines in the future) and the stations arent as close as they are in nyc.