Couple trainpoasts to blow your mind on this lovely Friday
The main operator in the area is East Japan Railway, or JR East. It accounts for over 15 million passengers per day, 5.6 b/yr
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The next busiest operator, Tokyo Metro, is one of two subway companies serving Tokyo--6.3 mil/day, 2.3 bil/yr
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Tokyo Metro is a private company, whereas its competitor, Toei Subway, is run by the city government.pic.twitter.com/xO7kqAIyUq
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After Tokyo Metro, the next busiest operator is Tokyu Corp, with 2.9 mil/day - 1.0 bil/yrpic.twitter.com/LhIqB7x0aV
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Tobu Railway comes in 4th; its vast suburban network draws 2.4 mil/day - 863 mil/yrpic.twitter.com/RFU1SxeBCq
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After Tobu, the Toei Subway makes a showing with 2.3 mil/day - 849 mil/yr This is the only publicly-owned company that even ranks...
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My favorite operator, Odakyu, ranks 6th in the area with 1.9 mil/day - 710 mil/yrpic.twitter.com/EaRnltvKli
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Next is Odakyu's great rival, Keio: 1.7 mil/day - 630 mil/year Keio's trains feature prominently in Miyazaki filmspic.twitter.com/3gdHCA486q
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Seibu Railway: 1.7 mil/day - 618 mil/year famous for their bright yellow trains, but also for the "Smile Train"pic.twitter.com/rNw6jWFpb2
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Keikyu Railway uses standard gauge trains, like USA, and serves Haneda Airport. 1.2 mil/day - 441 mil/yearpic.twitter.com/JH1DdOG9d0
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Keisei, serving Narita Int'l Airport with their "Skyliner," also uses standard gauge. 712,000/day - 260 mil/yrpic.twitter.com/TYkXTNCKW3
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Finally, Sotetsu, the smallest of the "major" operators: 624,000/day - 228 mil/yrpic.twitter.com/zNj239ZHTa
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These top 11 rail operators account for a combined 37 million riders every day, 92.5% of all rail ridership in the region.
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And this concludes today's trainpoasting. See you again! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKxxK9Cb6fk …
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Appendix: someone made a tribute to that song using Japanese toy trains:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akdh_j-yWtQ …
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