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Tokyo Metro to test parcel delivery services

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Tokyo Metro Co. will test the feasibility of parcel delivery services using its subway system in cooperation with other rail and transportation firms, company sources said Aug. 27.

In the test, starting in fall, parcels are loaded onto deadhead trains at Shin-Kiba Station in eastern Tokyo or at Wakoshi Station in Saitama Prefecture, and transferred to trucks at three stations near Ginza, including Ginza-itchome Station, the sources said.

Land transportation companies face challenges including a lack of truck drivers. (Kyodo)

東京メトロ、鉄道を活用した宅配便配送実験開始

東京メトロは、東武鉄道と宅配便大手3社と共同で、鉄道を使った宅配便の輸送実験を9月から開始する。宅配便トラックの運転手不足の解消や渋滞緩和などの目的がある。

The Japan Times ST: September 9, 2016