Public transport in perfection

Who doesn't know it - the train arrives, the doors open and immediately a crowded group of people getting on and off forms.

The Japanese don't like that. Neat rows form automatically in front of the marked entry points on the platforms. At large stations (see photo, Osaka station), two rows are even formed, each used for the next two trains. Each train and queue is assigned a triangle or arrow as a marking.

Also ingenious: almost every platform has barriers that open when the train has stopped. In Osaka, tapes block the track, which then rise up to 2m so that people can pass underneath.

Germany can learn a lot from this.