The engine might be quiet but there's lots of clatter and wheel noise for rolling stock of that age, or even newer rolling stock. Going slow probably helps to mitigate that, but it's definitely not a great thing to be rolling by your window every few minutes.
I used to live about a ten minute walk away from a Yamanote line station (which admittedly is a much larger train) but I can still hear the trains with windows open. A friend of mine lived much closer to the line and he could feel the floor vibrate with the passing of the train (which is why he ended up moving).
Above ground trains that close to residences are not great and should be avoided where possible.
No problem! I did a little digging in Japanese and found a forum thread about noise levels.
Most residents say that they're used to it and just sleep through no problem. One lady says her husband wasnt used to it when visiting for the first time so he kept waking up with the first train.
The engine might be quiet but there's lots of clatter and wheel noise for rolling stock of that age, or even newer rolling stock. Going slow probably helps to mitigate that, but it's definitely not a great thing to be rolling by your window every few minutes.
I used to live about a ten minute walk away from a Yamanote line station (which admittedly is a much larger train) but I can still hear the trains with windows open. A friend of mine lived much closer to the line and he could feel the floor vibrate with the passing of the train (which is why he ended up moving).
Above ground trains that close to residences are not great and should be avoided where possible.
Damn, actual on the ground info! Thank you comrade!
No problem! I did a little digging in Japanese and found a forum thread about noise levels.
Most residents say that they're used to it and just sleep through no problem. One lady says her husband wasnt used to it when visiting for the first time so he kept waking up with the first train.
https://mixi.jp/view_bbs.pl?comm_id=9642&id=15332425