The 7 Minute Cleaning Miracle. The Shinkansen cleaning service… | by IGNITION Staff | IGNITION INT. | Medium
The Shinkansen (Bullet Train) stands at the forefront of high speed train technology and safety. However, it’s their cleaning service that seems to be the center of attention these days. TESSEI, the cleaning group in charge, are able to meticulously clean and prep each train in a mere 7 minutes from start to finish. Dubbed ‘Tokyo’s 7 minute miracle’ by CNN, just how are they able to carry out this seemingly impossible task. We spoke with the lead representative at JR East Japan Technoheart TESSEI to find out. Cleaning has always been a back-end service. However, TESSEI have somehow managed to grab the attention of CNN as well as many Japanese business publications. There are 2 main reasons behind this, the first of which is speed; TESSEI are able to clean and prep an entire train in just 7 minutes from start to finish! With many of these trains, the typical turnaround time is just 12 minutes. If you minus 2 minutes for everyone to get off and minus a further 3 minutes for new passenger