What is a female train called?

By Philip Kendall. Women-only cars on Japan's railways have existed in some form or other for more than 50 years, with “hana densha” (literally “flower train”) carriages originally being introduced as a way of keeping female students safe from the advances of lecherous men during the peak hours.



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