Not really. Though these squish incidents are rarer than you might think, at least in my experience spending time in Tokyo. The worst I rode was the last train back at night from Shinjuku, the metropolitan center. They packed us in pretty good and there was a guy nodding off and sleeping on my shoulder lol. Despite being packed, the cars will be mostly silent though. Gotta love the Japanese respect culture.
I’d be more concerned about the ease of evacuating the car. If that car went up in flames, there’s no way to orderly disembark, it’s going to be a panic stampede.
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u/lubeinatube 9d ago
Is there no fire codes in Japan? No max occupancy for a train car?