Update : 2022-12-20
In Dokkyodaigakumae "Soka Matsubara" Station
To Make a Public Means of Transportation Safe for Anyone
Soka City Promotes Measures for Safety and Security
In Collaboration with Tobu Railway Co., Ltd.
Platform screen doors went into operation in Dokkyodaigakumae
Those doors will be installed sequentially in Soka, Yatsuka and Shinden Stations by 2025.
Platform screen doors are facilities effective as safety measures, preventing passengers from falling into train tracks and from getting involved in fender-bender accidents.
Soka City will continue to collaborate with related organizations to realize public means of transportation that anyone can use safely.
What safety measures are taken in public means of transportation (trains and buses)?
Measures to facilitate the use for anyone
Low-floor buses
Low-floors are promoted in fixed-route buses and Paripori-kun Buses.
The entrance of low-floor buses are equipped with a slope board, helping the getting on and off of wheel-chair users, senior citizens and perambulators.
Promotion of barrier-free measures in the stations
Barrier-free measures are promoted in the Tobu SKYTREE Line, improving facilities such as elevators, toilets, facilities to give service status information and braille blocks with a guiding line.
Measures to prevent the infection of COVID-19
Buses and taxis are disinfected and ventilated by opening windows and with ventilators.
The air in Paripori-kun Bus becomes fresh in about three minutes.
Ride and Support Paripori-kun Buses
What is Paripori-kun Bus?
Thank you for riding me.
It is a community bus of Soka City operated since 2016, aiming to dissolve inconvenience of transportation in some areas, hearing comments like, "There's no bus route near my house," and "There's a bus route, but the number of buses is not enough." Three routes from Soka Municipal Hospital - Hokuto (Northeast), Nansei (Southwest) and Shinden routes - are connecting residential areas and major spots in the city.
For the continuous operation of Paripori-kun Bus
Your rides on Paripori-kun Bus enable their continued operation.
Ride a safe and convenient Paripori-kun Bus when you go out.
Make use of the public transportation guide.
Guide brochures, with detailed routes, are distributed in public facilities.
Inquiry
Kotsu Taisaku-ka (Traffic and Transport Measures Section)
Tel.(048) 922-1685
FAX(048) 922-1030