Abstract
Due to the advent of the aging society and the participation of handicapped person to social activities, improvement about transportation accessibility service (we call it "barrier-free" service) has been a major problem for railway vehicles. AC-Train (Advance Commuter Train) has been developed by JR East for achieve next generation commuter train, and various difficult structures which cannot be tried in usual operated vehicle are loaded in it. This paper deals with the design for accessible and usable equipment in AC-Train, such as the reduction of the floor height, elimination of door-rails, outside-hang doors, wheelchair ramps and wheelchair steps which achieves the accessibility for handicapped person.
