Kubahambi, iimephu zikaloliwe ongaphantsi komhlaba kunokuba ngumzabalazo. Phakathi kwemibala, izikhombisi-ndlela, kunye namagama esitishi, ukuqonda ukuba yeyiphi indlela ekufuneka uhambe ngayo inokuba yenye yezona ndawo zinzima kuhambo lwakho oluya kwisixeko esikhulu. Phosa abanye oonobumba bolwimi lwasemzini kunye nethuba lokulahleka okwandayo ngokubonakalayo. Kungenxa yoko le nto i-East Japan Railway Co. eTokyo (mhlawumbi yenye yeendlela zikaloliwe).

Ngoku ka Amaxesha eJapan , umqhubi kaloliwe uza kulandela emanyathelweni eTokyo Metro Co kunye nezinye iinkampani zikaloliwe esele zizalisekisile iikhowudi zealphanumeric. Kule nkqubo, umgca ngamnye unombala othile, othi ke udityaniswe nonobumba othile ocacisa umgca ongaphantsi komhlaba kunye nenombolo enikwe isikhululo ngasinye. Abahambi bamanye amazwe abangathethiyo isiJapan, olu tshintsho lwenza kube lula ukukhumbula ukuba sesiphi isikhululo.

I-East Japan Railway Co izakuqala ngokuhlaziya imiqondiso yesitishi kunye neminye imiboniso ngasekupheleni kwalo nyaka ukulungiselela iOlimpiki yaseTokyo neParalympics yowama-2020.

Le nkqubo inomdla kubakhenkethi iyasasazeka kwi-Asia iphela. I-Taipei Metro isetelwe ukutshintsha igama lemigca yayo kwaye iya kulandela inkqubo efanayo enekhowudi yokufaka imibala kunye nokunikezela ngamagama esitishi amagama eekhowudi.

• NguJordi Lippe
• NguJordi Lippe-McGraw