The train fan may know there are so many kinds of trains in Japan. Some train quite cute, only one or two carriages, some have ten or twelve carriages. And some trains have three doors, some trains have four doors.
That would make the West Japan Railway Company designer has much difficult. Obviously, not like the subway platform, open the door in places and the corresponding train fixed. The company finally made a decision - design a new kind of lift safety gate.
The safety barrier after the train stops safely, will elevate protection with five stainless steel cable to about two meters tall, to facilitate the passengers up and down. Regardless of the dock is three or four doors compartment of the train, don't affect the passenger traffic. If the dock on the platform of the train is shorter, less than twelve carriages, so no trains, the sensors don't respond and the cable is not rising.
At present the system has been installed in Kobe, Japan Liujia way station. Running Test is to March in 2015, verify its safety and practicability, and then spread to other passenger railway station.
Written by Dora Men
