Women-only train carriages launched

Cookie_Monster

No, not here but in Indonesia

My initial reaction was more Islamic influence but having read through it appear that men's inability to be polite in public is more to blame (duurty pervs) and religion has little or nothing to do with it. Interesting question and I suppose you can still travel in other carriages if with your husband or kids or friends if you want.

So, would it work over here? Is it good thinking or backwards nonesense or PCism gone mad? Do you want pink and blue DARTs

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A commuter train with two women-only carriages has received an enthusiastic welcome after the service was launched in the Indonesian capital Jakarta.

Leaning back in a soft, pink-cushioned seat, student Wiwit Wahyuningsih, 19, said: "Especially during morning and evening rush hours, it's very common to be harassed or touched by men, intentional or not."

Indonesia, a secular nation home to the world's largest Muslim population, is often held up as a beacon of modernity. Women wearing headscarves can be seen walking alongside friends in shorts in glitzy shopping malls.

But the state-run train operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia decided to set aside two cars in an eight-coach commuter train that runs between the capital and suburbs after being flooded by letters of complaint from women.

"We need to protect them," said Makmur Syaheran, a spokesman for the company, adding that if the service is a success, it could eventually be expanded to other trains.

Women packed into the train, quickly filling up the 58 seats in each of the two male-free cars.

Asmawati, an acupuncturist, said she was impressed.

"It feels so relaxed, I love it," said the 41-year-old. "Clean, air conditioned, no one bothers you ... I hope they keep it up."

Indonesia is not the first Asian country to offer same-sex carriages. Neighbouring Malaysia recently reserved several pink coaches for women. Japan has offered the service during morning rush hour for years. And in India, female passengers have entire trains to themselves.

mike65

I'd vote for an under 25 only carraige. With locked doors both ends.

Cookie_Monster

mike65 wrote: »

I'd vote for an under 25 only carraige. With locked doors both ends.

and rave music?

eejoynt

According to the recent BBC 2 documentary on the Calcutta or Mumbai suburban, they have women only trains there, used by Hindu. moslem and christian women

amacachi

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

and rave music?

I was gonna say I'll bring my strobe light but most IE trains I've been on had no sockets.

corktina

women only compartments used to be quite common ....up til about the 1950s Id say

Sulmac

They're very common in Japan, even on the Tokyo Subway, and in many other countries.

Can anyone imagine the uproar if there were male-only carriages?

Stonewolf

mike65 wrote: »

I'd vote for an under 25 only carraige. With locked doors both ends.

Wrong way around, you want Over 25 carriages

corktina

Over 25 carriages? better bring back the A class locos then....

Cookie_Monster

corktina wrote: »

Over 25 carriages? better bring back the A class locos then....

that'd be for the over 40 at least. I'm just over 25 and have no memory of them at all

monkeypants

When I first read the thread title I thought this was some bizarre response to Larry Murphy getting the train last week...

music.babe75

What about a kids and their parents only carriage??

Stonewolf

music.babe75 wrote: »

What about a kids and their parents only carriage??

Still wrong, that just means you wouldn't be able to go into their carriage but they could come into yours, you want an "adults only" carriage so that kids can't come into it. Think of it like no smoking, what the OP posted is essentially a "no men" carriage.

Cookie_Monster

music.babe75 wrote: »

What about a kids and their parents only carriage??

what about a no kids carriage?

So for an 8 carriage DART, lets see

under 25 only
over 25 only
male only
female only
family only
no kids allowed
OAPs only
normal carriage for all

Colm R

How about a carriage for people who say OMG!

monkeypants

Colm R wrote: »

How about a carriage for people who say OMG!

The DART definitely needs that one.

Cookie_Monster

monkeypants wrote: »

The DART definitely needs that one.

Loike, omg, totally! Fabtastic

spurious

Quiet carriages ftw.

robbie_998

how about a carriage for jedward and their fans.





















































and then we burn it.

killbillvol2

spurious wrote: »

Quiet carriages ftw.

The Swiss have them. Lovely. Especially when you're travelling with your own family

Victor

Its unfortunate that these things have to happen. If they do have to happen, they need to ensure that there is parity of provision.

Several of the new urban rail systems in the Middle East will also have such carriages, indeed some will also have first class. Air conditioning of course is a must when its 50 degrees outside.

robbie_998 wrote: »

how about a carriage for jedward and their fans.

and then we burn it.

Constructive posts only please.

We're short enough on carriages, we can't go burning them.

number10a

They have wimmen-only carriages too in Dubai (surprise surprise) on the new metro. But they're optional like. It's really annoying when the rest of the carriages are packed and the women's carriage has about four burka-clad-babes with their pick of seats. Surprisingly, it seems that very little Western women opt for the carriage.

monkeypants

spurious wrote: »

Quiet carriages ftw.

They have them on the UK services. No phones, music players, etc. Of course there's always some twat who'll decide to have a phone conversation, but they can be asked to knock it off.

westtip

How about entire trains for travel card users only - they have five a day already running from Ennis to Athenry, called the WRC SJE.