On November 6, 2020, MLIT held the first “Meeting to exchange opinions among disabled people’s organizations, railway operators and MLIT regarding safe and smooth use of unmanned stations”. The number of unmanned stations has been increasing in Japan. MLIT’s purpose in holding the meeting was to hear opinions from both parties regarding use of unmanned stations and reflect these in initiatives to contribute to the safe and smooth use of unmanned stations in the future.

 Before starting the discussion, the secretariat explained the current environment in unmanned stations and groups of people with disabilities shared challenges of using unmanned stations. You can see the meeting minutes here (Japanese only):https://www.mlit.go.jp/tetudo/tetudo_fr2_000017.html