If you exit to a platform without knowing exactly where you are going As described below, information on boarding locations and train lineups is provided on the websites of railroad companies, station notices and information boards, and so on. However, there may be times when you exit the platform without checking the information. What should you do in such cases? In most cases, the boarding position is indicated overhead or at the foot of the platform, so the first thing to do is to look for it. The easiest way to find the position is at stations with movable platform railings, where each opening is usually marked with the car number (or the door number if there are multiple doors in one car). At any rate, look for the boarding position marker that is close at hand. If it is for the car you are aiming at, you are all set, but if not, what should you do? If not, look to the left and right to see if there is another boarding position marker for the same train. The problem is that the boarding position may differ from train to train, or from car to car. The question is whether the number of the car number will increase or decrease with the other boarding position markers found in this way. For example, if the first marker you find is “Car No. 3” and there is a “Car No. 2” marker to the left of it, you will find Car No. 1 further to the left. The opposite is true if the number increases.
Based on the sequence at the reference station So, how is the sequence of car numbers determined? In most cases, it is “Car No. 1 and No. 2 in descending order from the head of the down train ……”, but there are a few exceptions. Why is this the case? In the past, Japan National Railways (JNR) established a standard station for each line in its “Regulations on Passenger Transport Standards”. In other words, the order of formation was determined in such a way as to “assign car numbers in order of which side the train was at the reference station. For the Tokaido Main Line and Tokaido/Sanyo Shinkansen, the first car of the down train, i.e., the one toward Shin-Osaka, is car No. 1, with Tokyo Station as the reference station. From there, car No. 2 and No. 3 (……) follow in that order. Seat numbers are also No. 1 and No. 2 (……), starting with the first train in the Shin-Osaka direction. In other words, “Car No. and seat number start from the head of the down train” is easy to understand. The seats in each row are, from left to right, A, B, C, D, and E (E seats are for regular cars only). The Tohoku, Hokkaido, Joetsu, Hokuriku, Akita, and Yamagata Shinkansen trains that also serve Tokyo Station are in the same order. In other words, the reverse order is used here, with the first car of the up train being car No. 1. Seat numbers are also in reverse order, with the end of the Tokyo-bound train being No. 1. Similarly, the first car of an up train leaving Tokyo Station for Boso is the first car of a down train heading for Tokyo Station. The same applies to Azusa and Kaiji trains on the Chuo Main Line, some of which depart from Tokyo Station and most of which depart from Shinjuku Station. This would be enough to settle the issue for Tokyo Station, but what about other areas?
Various complicated cases JR Hokkaido currently operates limited express trains from Sapporo to Hakodate, Obihiro/Kushiro, Asahikawa, Abashiri, and Wakkanai, all of which are numbered in the same direction when they are at Sapporo Station. In other words, “Limited express trains departing from Sapporo are car No. 1 and No. 2 in order from the front toward the direction of travel. …… However, for “Hokuto” trains running between Hakodate and Sapporo, the first train from Sapporo is the up train. However, the “Hokuto” trains between Hakodate and Sapporo depart from Sapporo only when they are going up, while the other trains depart from Sapporo only when they are going down, so “the first car of the down train is always the first car” is not correct. The Nagoya area is more complicated. The “Hida” and “Nanki” trains are at Nagoya Station, and the first car of the Gifu direction is car No. 1. These trains are aligned with those heading to various destinations based on Tokyo Station. However, there are cases in which the opposite is true when the reference is based on Tokyo Station. Specifically, “Shirasagi” and “Shinano” are the first car of the Tokyo-bound trains when they are at Nagoya Station. Since the direction of travel of “Shirasagi” is reversed at Yonehara, car No. 1 is the first train on the Hokuriku Main Line from Yonehara onward. This direction is the same as that of the “Thunderbird” coming from Osaka. In other words, the car arrangement of the “Shirasagi” is the same as that of the “Thunderbird”. On the other hand, “Shinano” heads for Matsumoto/Nagano with car No. 1 at the head of the train. The “Shirasagi”, on the other hand, heads for Matsumoto/Nagano with Car No. 1 in the lead, and runs on the same track as the “Azusa” of JR East between Shiojiri and Matsumoto. As mentioned above, the first car of “Azusa” is No. 12 in the Matsumoto direction, so the car numbers are in reverse order of those of “Shinano” running on the same section.
There are many exceptions to the rule, and it is not enough to simply say that the standard station determines the train schedule. Therefore, it is essential to check the “Train Configuration Guide” published in paper timetables and on websites, as well as notices and information posted at stations. For trains that change the direction of travel, the first car of the train changes depending on the section. Just to name a few that come to mind, there are the Okhotsk, Taisetsu, Komachi, Super Inaba, Sonic, Midori, and the Shirasagi and Hida trains that depart from and arrive at Nagoya. The timetable for these trains is marked with a note saying that the trains are reverse-arranged between XX and XX.
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