KYOTO, Dec 28 (News On Japan) –
In an effort to alleviate ongoing congestion at Kyoto Station, JR West has unveiled plans to put in new ticket gates and passageways, scheduled for completion by 2031.
Kyoto Station, the gateway to Kyoto, sees a mean of round 180,000 folks utilizing JR standard strains every day. The passageway connecting the north and south, lined with ticket gates for JR native strains, Shinkansen, and Kintetsu, is consistently crowded.
JR West and the City of Kyoto introduced on Wednesday, “By opening new ticket gates, we plan to create a lively atmosphere on the west side.”
New ticket gates shall be put in on the crowded north-south passageway’s west aspect. Additionally, a brand new passageway shall be constructed between the station’s north aspect and a constructing below growth, aiming to scale back the variety of folks utilizing the present passageway by about 20%.
Kyoto Station is at present experiencing overcrowding on the Sagano Line heading in direction of Arashiyama. In a timetable revision beginning March 2024, the variety of trains between Kyoto and Saga-Arashiyama through the day will improve from 4 to 5 per hour, the identical as earlier than COVID, together with a lift within the variety of practice carriages, whereas new ticket gates and passageways purpose to alleviate platform congestion.
With a complete building price of about 19.5 billion yen, funded by JR West and the City of Kyoto with assistance from nationwide subsidies, the undertaking is anticipated to be accomplished by fiscal 2031.
News On Japan – Dec 28
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