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RSS FeedsCan Tokyo`s efficient rail system handle Olympic strain?
(World News USA)

 
 

16 august 2019 06:55:06

 
Can Tokyo`s efficient rail system handle Olympic strain?
(World News USA)
 


TOKYO (AP) - First, Tokyo Olympic fans will have to find scarce tickets and pay the price. Then there`s the quandary of landing a hotel room with rates that are being inflated due to unprecedented demand. And the summer heat and humidity will be off-putting for some. Then there`s one more hurdle: getting around, or even finding a tiny space to stand on Tokyo`s famously efficient but over-stressed rail system. Japanese professor Azuma Taguchi at Chuo University has researched Tokyo`s system for years and says it`s already running at double its capacity and the Olympic crunch could push it to the breaking point. `When peak capacity is twice or three times above normal, it`s possible some...


 
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