Railway companies that are troubled by the difficult questions thrown by the Keio Line stabbing case
"I have been doing various ways, such as strengthening the security of the station and implementing the circulation of inside the car, but this can happen again. It is troublesome to find specific measures."A major private railway leader says.
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The sashimi incident on the Tokyo and Keio Line has a major issue on how to consider the safety measures of the railway, which is a public transportation.The most effective countermeasures are the installation of security cameras in the vehicle.
There is a difference in the installation rate of security cameras in the train among railway companies in the Tokyo metropolitan area.For example, Tokyu Corporation is 100 %.The purpose was to "prevent criminal acts such as molesting, violence, rubbing, and stealing of straps and annoying acts."
The reason for the introduction of JR East, which installed security cameras on the Saikyo Line from 10 years, is also a measure against molesting.Due to deterrence, the rate of molesting was reduced.After that, the company has been promoting security cameras, and the current installation rate is 80 % in the jurisdiction.
The following Tokyo Metro is in the 40 % range, Keisei Electric Railway and Sagami Railway are 30 %, and Odakyu Electric Railway is in the 20 %.In the late 10 % range, Keio Electric Railway, where the incident took place, and Tobu Railway and Seibu Railway in the first half of the 10 %.Keihin Kyuko Electric Railway, which has the lowest installation rate, is one digit basin.
"We have set up security cameras at the timing of introducing new vehicles, but there are no plans to introduce them to existing vehicles," says a private railway executive.The price of a commuter train is about 100 million yen.If it is a 10 -car train, it will be about 1 billion yen.It is not hard to imagine that if it is a new vehicle, the price will be higher than this market.
In addition, even if a security camera is renovated to existing vehicles, security cameras do not generate profits under "the vehicle cannot be moved during the renovation period" (same).In addition, some have pointed out that security cameras are involved in privacy.
Under such circumstances, the proposition of how to protect the lives of passengers.
Railway is public transportation.The mission is to provide an environment that can be easily used with a cheap fare.However, the safety of passengers is also a major mission for public transportation.Railway companies are likely to be deep in the difficult questions that occurred while the railway income was drastically decreasing due to Corona.