Women-only train cars

This item appears on page 45 of the December 2010 issue.

In August, in response to women passengers’ complaints of sexual harassment and groping on the public rail system, Indonesia became the latest country to offer women-only passenger cars. Two coaches on each of 10 eight-coach Jakarta-Bogor commuter trains are designated women-only, with female conductresses and security officers.

Currently, 12 countries have women-only train cars. The others are Belarus, Brazil, Egypt, India, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan and the United Arab Emirates.