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A board naming a car count and a stopping point.
Also known as: Stop position board Japan
Marks where the front of a Japanese train of a stated length must stop on a platform.
Marks the stopping point for a train of the stated number of cars.
Contexts: Public information
Is what makes the platform boarding marks work: a platform carries one board per train length, and a driver stops the front cab against the board matching the formation, which is why the doors arrive at the painted marks.
Contexts: Public information
A small board mounted at driver's eye height beside the platform carrying a numeral for the number of cars, sometimes with a shape or colour identifying the service.
The passenger-facing mark this driver-facing board makes possible.