DougH <hornickd@hotmail.com> wrote:

> > he still believes there are people-pushers armed with sticks on the
> > platforms at Shinjuku (but didn't go to check
> 
> There aren't?!!  It's been a few years but the last time I was in that
> area those people had a square piece of plywood with handles to help
> assist a few kiesters to the interior of the train.  Got to keep the
> schedule rolling ya know.

There are still people on the platforms supervising the crush, but they
now tend to pull passengers _out_ if the doors can't close over them. I
think there were a couple of incidents in which the people-pushers were
so enthusiastic, the doors on the opposite side popped out of their
tracks.

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