[jonnybgood]

Japan train stations are interesting. Another interesting set of stations are the so-called “train stations of despair”. These stations, particularly in Tokyo prefecture, are in the middle of no where at the end of a line. If you live out towards these stations and you’re coming home from a night out in Shinjuku on the last train and you so happen to fall asleep and miss your stop, you’ll likely wake up at one of these stations of despair. There’s no return until the next morning.

[mcbobgorge]

There's something similar in Philly- I went to Temple University and many drunk kids would either fall asleep on the Broad Street Line or mistakenly take the last express train, which skips over both of the Temple stops. As a result, you have to get off somewhere in North Philly (the worst part of the city) and wait for someone to pick you up.

Different kind of despair than Tokyo lol

[throwaway494932]

If somebody wonders how those stations and the town surrounding them look like, you can see an example here [1]

[1] https://soranews24.com/2024/12/21/station-of-despair-what-to...

[LargoLasskhyfv]

> There’s no return until the next morning.

No Bus, Taxi, Uber, E-Scooter?

No tengo dinero?

Too drunk?