Seibu Railway notified the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of its intention to utilize the “Railway Station Barrier-Free Fare System” established by the Ministry to promote the installation of barrier-free facilities such as platform doors.
The “Railway Station Barrier-Free Fare System,” under which users provide funds for barrier-free access in a thin and broad manner, will be utilized to improve the environment for safe travel regardless of age or disability. The fee is based on 10 yen per ride and will be added to passenger fares, with collection scheduled to begin around March 2023.
So far, platform doors have been installed at 6 stations and 22 lines with more than 100,000 passengers per day, steps have been eliminated at stations with more than 3,000 passengers, and facilities to provide operation information have been installed at terminal stations and stations where passengers transfer to other lines. In addition to expanding the installation of platform doors to a total of 28 stations and 84 lines by the end of FY2030, we will continue to install slopes, Braille blocks with inner lines, and facilities for the visually impaired (tactile information boards and audio guidance equipment). In addition, barrier-free facilities such as elimination of the difference between the platform and the floor of the train and free space in the train will be installed.
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