1137. Unmanned station. 無人駅
There are more than 4000 unmanned stations throughout Japan.
Recently, the number of unmanned stations has been increasing without us knowing it. It is difficult to notice because when we get on and off we pass through an automatic ticket gate.
The counter work is done by interphone from the next station.
The number of unmanned stations must have increased in your area too.
This is a trend not only with JR but also with private railways.
The background is that the population along a railway line is decreasing, and the management policy of the railway company against the shortage of hands.
There are problems how do they solve the platform accident and the others?
throughout Japan 日本全国 trend 傾向 along a railway line 沿線