鉄道防犯カメラ、設置義務化　改正省令、１５日施行

　新たに製造される鉄道車両内に防犯カメラの設置を義務付ける鉄道運輸規程などの改正省令が１５日、施行された。新幹線や１キロ当たりの１日平均乗客数（輸送密度）が１０万人以上の在来線の車両が対象となる。
　国土交通省によると、義務化は鉄道車両内での犯罪の抑止効果を高めるのが目的。新幹線全線に加え、三大都市圏（東京、大阪、名古屋）などを中心とした一部区間が該当する。
　防犯カメラの性能として、録画機能を求めているが、鉄道各社の費用負担を踏まえ、指令室などで同時に映像を共有できる機能までは求めない。カメラの維持管理は鉄道各社が担う。（2023/10/15-00:25）

A revised Japanese transport ministry ordinance mandating the installation of security cameras on newly built train cars has taken effect.
   The security camera requirement covers all Shinkansen bullet trains and other train cars on lines with 100,000 or more passengers on average per kilometer per day, mainly in the Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya metropolitan areas. The revised ordinance was enforced on Sunday.
   According to the ministry, the move is aimed at increasing the deterrent effect of crimes on trains. Each railroad operator is responsible for camera operation and management.
   A recording function is obliged for the cameras, but a function enabling the simultaneous sharing of recorded videos with railway firms' train control centers is not required in light of their financial burden.
   The ministry decided in June to mandate security camera installation on new train cars based on talks held with experts after knife attacks on trains of Odakyu Electric Railway Co. and Keio Corp. happened in 2021.