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Situation of Train Crowding in Japan (opens the original)
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Every weekday morning, millions of Japanese commuters squeeze into train cars heading into the city centers of Japan’s major metropoli. According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism’s (MLIT) latest “FY2025 Urban Railway Congestion Survey” published in late July 2026, the average congestion rate of Tokyo’s busiest rush-hour sections of railway hit 143%. While in Osaka it reached 117% and Nagoya 126%. What does these numbers all mean? Are the bodies of commuters in a Jap
How Crowded is my Train? (opens the original)
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In late July 2026, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) published its “FY2025 Urban Railway Congestion Survey”. A summary and theme of the report show that the average congestion of railways around Japan’s three largest metropolitan areas such as Kanto (Greater Tokyo), Kansai (Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe) and Chubu (Greater Nagoya) has increased since last year.<a class="image-link image2" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!44gM!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:st
The Past, Present and Future of Rail Transport in the Forgotten Corner of Guangdong Province (opens the original)
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For those who have followed me, I went to a forgotten corner of Guangdong Province, the Shantou-Chaozhou area in late 2023 and early 2026. Also known as the Chaoshan or Teochew Region, it is the ancestral home of the Teochew people, a particularly dominant Han Chinese sub-group among overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia. The area is the ancestral home to many famous East and Southeast Asian people including Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing, Bangkok Bank founder Chin Sophonpanich, the Sirivadhanab
Another Flagship Metro Line for a Global Tech Hub (opens the original)
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Shenzhen, the Hardware Tech Capital of the World, Silicon Valley of the East or the Greater Bay Area Technology City essentially completed another key trunk metro line this week. On 28 June 2026, a mere 6 months after the opening of Line 13 Phase I North, Shenzhen Metro opened Line 13’s Phase II North Extension. In a few months Line 13 went from a 6.4km long stub of a line into a 42km long corridor with 26 stations. The opening of this extension pushes the Shenzhen Metro, just over 20 years old,
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