By YUTA ICHIJO/ Staff Writer
June 11, 2020 at 16:04 JST
Icons of trains currently running on a line are shown on an app offered by East Japan Railway Co. The congestion status of each train appears by tapping one of the icons. (Provided by East Japan Railway Co.)
East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) said it will expand its smartphone service that shows train congestion levels to include lines running in the greater Tokyo metropolitan area starting in mid-July. [Read More]
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