We could have this, instead we use our money on endless wars and send it to foreign nations (Israel)
this post was submitted on 12 Jun 2025
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Why close it though? In Slovakia we have a few train stops with stop on request. The train only stops there if there's someone at the stop, or if someone presses a stop button in the train.
Reading some articles. It's a bit muddled because it's a viral story from a foreign country. But what I am confident in saying.
Low usage, this station in particular only had 4 trains a day. Three one way, one the other (the service the student took)
Three other stations closed at the same time, on the same line. One of which only had 2 trains stopping.
There is also the way Japanese train routes are run.
meanwhile Shizuoka Prefecture held up maglev construction, pushing back completion by 7 years because they've been begging for a Shinkansen stop for their airport forever, maybe, as "believed by some political analysts". the actual stated reasoning has been concerns about environmental impact around construction.
not that I'm informed enough to take a side on that issue, beyond just really wanting to ride a 314mph/505kmh train someday!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%AB%C5%8D_Shinkansen#Shizuoka_Prefecture_dispute
If only all the "freedom loving" idiots noticed that enabling all members of society to be mobile regardless of physical abilities, place or wealth, is true freedom for a society.
Being enslaved to a metal box on wheels clearly isn't freedom.
It’s not everywhere but school bus service is fairly prolific in the US, lots of very rural routes that only serve one child/one family, obviously it would be better if we took all public transport more seriously but school busses definitely go way out of the way for students
日本、恋しいなあ。
I miss being there 😔 Came back to the states cuz I missed family and was guilt tripped, and even before rapist convicted felon got to power I was longing to return.
The sentiment is only growing stronger to return to a place that makes sense and feels right. Japan is by no means a perfect place/country (they got bad people who do bad things there) but there was a lotta good that I witnessed just like this every day. Heavy sigh.
From an outsider's perspective, Japanese culture seems to foster a mutual respect for one another as well as for one's community and environment.
On the contrary, America seems to idealize treating people with contempt unless there's something you would want from them. Our society is very transactional and if you have nothing of interest to show for yourself then you have no worth to anybody and deserve no respect.
I know this is all a big generalization of two societies consisting of millions of people and this isn't to say that everybody behaves the same way across both societies. But when you have a general behavior across a society then it's no surprise that a significant portion of that society will adapt that behavior.
I'm gonna say that your experience is very specific to you.
I have an American friend who lived in Japan growing up (military brat) and who speaks fluent Japanese. She worked several jobs for Japanese firms both in Japan and remotely before she decided to stop making use of this very lucrative skill. Her reasoning:
- The Japanese are workaholics who expect everyone else to be as well. You are expected to always be available and to always give the appearance that you are working even if you literally have nothing to do. If you don't appear to be living up to this standard, it isn't uncommon for your boss to publicly shame you in front of your coworkers.
- The Japanese are extremely hierarchical. What the boss says goes, literally no matter what. You should never question or correct your boss, either publicly or privately, regardless of whether or not they are wrong, or if their mistaken assumptions could harm the business. If you do this, you should expect retribution.
- The Japanese are paralyzingly perfectionist. One of her jobs was teaching American businesspeople Japanese. She also tried teaching Japanese businesspeople English, but found it was impossible, because her Japanese students experienced so much anxiety about making any mistakes while speaking English that they refused to try - which resulted in them never learning any English.
- The Japanese are extremely sexist. People in public will openly make sexist remarks about women and/or slut shame them. It is common for Japanese men to refuse to speak to women about anything important and demand to speak to a man instead. And there's the whole issue with upskirt photos on trains.
- The Japanese are outwardly racist. If you are white, you should expect to be stopped on the street for people who will demand a photo with you. If you are black, expect to openly be accused of being a criminal and a drug addict in casual conversation. If you make Japanese friends, odds are they see you more as a mascot than anything else - you can't really be true friend, because you aren't Japanese.
- They are extremely sexually repressed (hence all the weird porn).
- Almost all the non-japanese people who know Japanese or want to learn are sexist weebs who don't shower and creeped her out.
Like, yes, the Japanese have very nice trains. But the country has some really serious problems that trains don't solve.
That seems inefficient. And unrealistic.
It sends an important message if you zoom out: you can rely on the train for your lifestyle and don't need a car.
When we cut trains from the least efficient places, we force those riders into a cycle of car ownership. When they move, they'll still have the car. It chips away at the edges of the network until all that's left are trains between major stops, where there's no shade, and whoopsie some days the train just doesn't come at all and you'll need to take rideshare.
Don't become like us.
Sincerely, an American on a late train to work right now
The sad part about this story is that the station closed, so if the next year there are other students they won't have the option.
Would have been cheaper and more efficient to just buy her a car
Edit: being downvoted by idiots who think running a train is more environmentally friendly than 1 EV.
I'd assume the train passes past the station either way, so it's just a matter of stopping or not.
She probably has a yearly/minthly ticket, meaning no one needs to actually be tzere at the station. The train just comes, stops and goes. Doesn't seem like too much of an added cost.
We’re making a lot of assumptions here.
Yeah it's a real stretch to assume that the train follows the same tracks every day
Given the chaos that occasionally happens to my local public transport, I could probably say this statement unironically.
Fair enough. But I also have experience living in Japan and using the trains daily. Each line is set and scheduled and if it was a minute late it either broke down entirely or there was an actual emergency. Commuter stops are also really quick, like a minute or two. It's honestly really nice
I'm sure! Don't worry, I was just making a joke about how bad the trains are for me locally. It's not uncommon to see trains skipping the entire CITY because they're behind schedule.
Lol the pressure, "are you going to pass or shall we keep the station open one more year?"