Passengers on Japan’s super-fast bullet trains have lengthy loved ordering espresso, ice cream or boxed lunches from employees pushing a snack cart, savouring the treats as they whipped previous landmarks akin to Mount Fuji.
But confronted with a looming labour scarcity and a pattern for extra individuals to purchase meals earlier than boarding the practice, on-board snack cart providers between the cities of Tokyo and Osaka will attain the tip of the road on Oct. 31.
Central Japan Railway stated on Tuesday it will section out the famed on-board snack cart providers, during which a uniformed vendor dispenses drinks and light-weight refreshments, pushing their cart by means of the aisles of the shifting practice and bowing as they enter or go away the carriage.
Snack and meals gross sales have been a mainstay on the Shinkansen, or bullet practice, because it started operating in 1964, the 12 months Japan hosted the primary Tokyo Olympics, a railway spokesperson stated, nevertheless it was not clear when the cart providers started.
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