Barrier-free stations and vehicles | Vehicle accessibility | Welcome to the Web site of TRANSPORT IN JAPAN

Barrier-free stations and vehicles

Accessible stations for everyone.

In railway stations, we have to take the stairs pretty often to take or change trains. It can be hard to go up and down the stars if you are an elderly person, use a wheelchair or have large luggage. That is why elevators and escalators are installed to make access easier, when stations are built or rebuilt.
And the guides and warning blocks and list of fares and ticket machine buttons being written in braille help blind and partially sighted people to use stations.

Meguro station, Tokyu Meguro Line
Accessible elevators for people with disabilities use

Guide blocks

Barrier-free stations and vehicles top

Barrier-free of trains

Shinkansens have toilets and seats for wheelchair users.
If you apply for it beforehand, the staff at each station will assist you in getting on and off the train.

Accessible toilets for wheelchair users

Special seats for wheelchair user

Barrier-free stations and vehicles top

Better Accessibility of Buses and Taxis

A low-floor bus has the lower step and floor that benefit children and elderly people to get on and off easily. A lift-equipped bus is designed for wheelchair users allowing them to easily get and off the vehicle.
A universally designed taxi is also for wheelchair users, letting them get into the car using the lift.

Lift-equipped car

Wheelchair use on a low-floor bus

Barrier-free stations and vehicles top

Better accessibility of airplanes

Aisles between seats are too narrow in jumbo jet planes for wheelchairs to move around. Therefore wheelchairs where the distance between wheels can be adjusted are available. Writing boards are also available in the airport to communicate with persons with impaired hearing.

Barrier-free stations and vehicles top

back