South China’s Shenzhen & Guangzhou debuted “ladies first” carriages on its metro.Giving priority to female passengers is a humanity-based measure that is good at improving the commuting experience and safety of female passengers.
South China’s Shenzhen & Guangzhou debuted “ladies first” carriages on its metro.Giving priority to female passengers is a humanity-based measure that is good at improving the commuting experience and safety of female passengers.
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According to Shenzhen Metro Group, the first and last carriages of every train on Line 1, 3, 4 and 5 are now designated priority carriages for women.
During the trial period, pink signs saying “Priority Carriages for Women” have been installed on the shield gates and inside the carriages. Railway staff are informing the availability of the special carriages in various languages.
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The move has been hailed by female passengers, some of whom said they had feel uncomfortable during peak hours and others who had encountered harassment on the metro.
Also women-only metro carriages were available during rush hours on trains in Guangzhou.
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There will be one female carriage for every train on metro line one, which will be reserved for women during rush hours, from 7:30 to 9:30 am, and between 5 to 7 pm on workdays, the metro operator said. During non-rush hours, males can ride in the carriages.
Although male passengers aren’t strictly prohibited from entering these carriages, they are strongly encouraged to avoid them during rush hours.
Currently around the world, nine countries, including Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, Indonesia, India, Mexico and Brazil, have set up women-only carriages on the city metro. But the practice is still new to China. None of the 31 cities with metro in China has adopted such a system so far.
