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• This disclosure relates to a train information management device installed on a train, a tourist spot guidance system, and a tourist spot guidance method.
• Patent Document 1 discloses technology for an information provision system that provides transportation passengers with information about a specified area including stop stations, and information about events near stop stations.
• the present disclosure has been made in consideration of the above, and aims to provide a train information management device that can determine whether or not to provide tourist spot information based on train operation status.
• the train information management device disclosed herein is characterized by comprising: a train position acquisition unit that acquires the train position indicating the train's location; a setting information acquisition unit that acquires setting information about train operations; a weather determination unit that determines the weather conditions at the train's position; a tourist information storage unit that stores tourist information acquired from a database that registers tourist information including at least tourist spots along the line on which the train runs, the guidance position that is the train's position when providing guidance about the tourist spots, the direction to the tourist spots at the guidance position, and guidance information used for guidance on the train guidance information device equipped on the train; and a guidance determination unit that determines whether to provide guidance about the tourist spots indicated in the tourist information on the train guidance information device based on the train position, the setting information, and weather conditions.
• the train information management device disclosed herein has the advantage of being able to determine whether or not to provide tourist spot guidance depending on the train's operating status.
• FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a tourist spot guidance system according to a first embodiment
• FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a database used by the train information management device according to the first embodiment
• FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a train information management device according to a first embodiment
• FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of tourist spot guide information displayed on the train guide information device under the control of the train information management device according to the first embodiment
• FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example in which a processing circuit for realizing the train information management device according to the first embodiment is configured with a processor and a memory.
• FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example in which a processing circuit realizing the train information management device according to the first embodiment is configured with dedicated hardware.
• FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of tourist spot guide information displayed on the train guide information device under the control of the train information management device according to the second embodiment.
• FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example configuration of a tourist spot information system 1 according to a first embodiment.
• the tourist spot information system 1 includes an on-board equipment 20 mounted on a train 10, a storage unit 62 storing a database 61, and a terminal device 63.
• the illustration in FIG. 1 is simplified, the following train 10 shown on the left also has the on-board equipment 20, similar to the preceding train 10 shown on the right.
• the train 10 in the example of FIG. 1 is a two-car train, it may also be a three-or-more-car train.
• the train 10 may also be a single train consisting of one car.
• FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example configuration of a tourist spot information system 1 according to a first embodiment.
• the tourist spot information system 1 includes an on-board equipment 20 mounted on a train 10, a storage unit 62 storing a database 61, and a terminal device 63.
• the illustration in FIG. 1 is simplified, the following train 10 shown on the left also
• the storage unit 62 storing the database 61 may be installed in a ground system (not shown) that manages the operation of the train 10.
• the location of the storage unit 62 storing the database 61 is not particularly important.
• the on-board equipment 20 includes an antenna 21, a public line network 22, an on-board server 23, a train information management device 30, a train guidance information device 40, and a display 50.
• the antenna 21, public line network 22, and on-board server 23 are devices used by the train information management device 30 when communicating wirelessly with a ground system (not shown), a database 61 of a cloud service 60, and the like.
• the antenna 21, public line network 22, and on-board server 23 are general devices used for wireless communication between ground vehicles between the train 10 and a ground system (not shown), and therefore detailed explanations will be omitted.
• a dedicated network or the Internet may be used for wireless communication between ground vehicles between the train 10 and a ground system (not shown).
• the train information management device 30 manages the operation of the train 10 on which it is installed. In addition, in this embodiment, the train information management device 30 determines whether or not to provide guidance on tourist spots visible from the train 10 in the train guidance information device 40, which displays various information for passengers on the train 10. If the train information management device 30 determines that tourist spot guidance should be provided in the train guidance information device 40, it controls the train guidance information device 40 to display guidance on the tourist spots.
• two train information management devices 30 are installed on the train 10, but the two train information management devices 30 may independently determine whether or not to provide tourist spot guidance in the train guidance information device 40, or one train information management device 30 may determine whether or not to provide tourist spot guidance in the train guidance information device 40, and the other train information management device 30 may operate in accordance with the determination of the one train information management device 30. Also, in the example of Figure 1, one train information management device 30 controls the guidance display of one train guidance information device 40, but it is also possible for one train information management device 30 to control the guidance display of multiple train guidance information devices 40. The detailed configuration and operation of the train information management device 30 will be described later.
• the train guidance information device 40 is a display device equipped with a display unit such as a monitor, and displays various information to passengers on the train 10.
• the train guidance information device 40 is installed, for example, above or next to the passenger entrance/exit doors of each car making up the train 10.
• the train guidance information device 40 displays information such as the next stop, transfer information to other connecting lines, and delay information for the line on which the train 10 runs or other lines.
• the train guidance information device 40 under the control of the train information management device 30, displays information about tourist spots visible from the train 10 to passengers on the train 10.
• the display device 50 is installed in the driver's cab (not shown) of the train 10 and is a display device that displays various information for the crew of the train 10.
• the display device 50 displays various information related to the operation of the train 10 under the control of the train information management device 30.
• the memory unit 62 stores the database 61.
• the database 61 accepts registration of information about the aforementioned tourist spots via the terminal device 63 from personnel of the railway company that operates the train 10, etc.
• Figure 2 is a diagram showing an example of the database 61 used by the train information management device 30 according to embodiment 1.
• the database 61 includes tourist spots, distance in kilometers, rear stations, next stations, direction, weather, and guidance information. That is, the database 61 registers the distance in kilometers, rear stations, next stations, direction, weather, and guidance information for each tourist spot.
• the tourist spots, distance in kilometers, rear stations, next stations, direction, weather, and guidance information registered in the database 61 are collectively referred to as tourist information.
• kilometers are the distance traveled by train 10 from a specified position on the route on which train 10 runs, and are the tourist spots visible to passengers on train 10 when train guidance information device 40 displays information about the tourist spots, i.e., the guided position.
• the kilometer distance, i.e., the guided position may be expressed as a pinpoint that specifies a single point, or may be expressed as a range such as km A to km B if the tourist spot is visible over a wide area on the route on which train 10 runs.
• the position of train 10 when train guidance information device 40 displays information about tourist spots, i.e., the guided position is not limited to kilometers, and may also use coordinates obtained from a GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) such as GPS (Global Positioning System).
• GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System
• GPS Global Positioning System
• the rear station is a station where the train 10 stops before reaching the tourist spot.
• the next station is a station where the train 10 stops after reaching the tourist spot. Note that there may be multiple types of train 10, such as express, rapid train, and local train, and if the stations where the train 10 stops differ depending on the type of train 10, information on the rear station and next station according to the type of train 10 may be included in the tourist information.
• the direction is the direction in which the tourist spot is located at the aforementioned guidance position, i.e., the direction in which the tourist spot can be seen from train 10.
• the directions are "mountain side" and "sea side,” but are not limited to these.
• database 61 may register multiple tourist information for the same tourist spot according to the direction of travel of train 10. For example, for a certain tourist spot, it is possible to register the direction as "left side” when train 10 is traveling in the up direction, and the direction as "right side" when train 10 is traveling in the down direction.
• the weather corresponds to information about weather conditions at the train location of the train 10, acquired by the train information management device 30, as described below.
• Possible weather conditions include sunny, cloudy, rainy, and snowy, but a combination of these may be used, or other weather conditions may also be used.
• the guidance information is information displayed by the train guidance information device 40 when the train information management device 30 determines that the train guidance information device 40 should provide tourist spot guidance. While the guidance information is assumed to be textual, it may also include still images, video, audio, and the like. As shown in Figure 2, it is also possible to register multiple pieces of guidance information in the database 61 depending on the weather. In the example of Figure 2, if the tourist spot, i.e., the target of guidance, is Mount Fuji, guidance information "A" is used when it is not snowing, and guidance information "B” is used when it is snowing, taking into account snow scenery, etc.
• the tourist spot i.e., the target of guidance
• guidance information "C" is used when it is not raining, and if it is raining, it is possible to not use guidance information, i.e., not display guidance, because visibility is poor and it is highly likely that Dam will not be visible from the train 10.
• Information registered in database 61 are not limited to the example shown in Figure 2.
• Information registered in database 61 may include information other than that shown in the example of Figure 2.
• Database 61 only needs to register tourist information including at least tourist spots along the route on which train 10 runs, the guidance position which is the position of train 10 when providing guidance to the tourist spots, the direction to the tourist spots from the guidance position, and guidance information according to weather conditions used in guidance by the train guidance information device 40 for passengers equipped on train 10.
• Terminal device 63 is a device used by personnel of the railway company operating train 10 to register tourist information in database 61 or edit tourist information registered in database 61.
• Terminal device 63 has a communication function that enables it to access database 61 on cloud service 60.
• personnel of the railway company operating train 10 registers tourist information about that tourist spot in database 61, and when a tourist spot that was along the line on which train 10 runs disappears, personnel of the railway company operating train 10 can also register tourist information about that tourist spot in database 61 at the start of the event period for limited-time events such as fireworks displays and illumination lighting displays, and delete tourist information about that tourist spot from database 61 at the end of the event period.
• Figure 3 is a diagram showing an example configuration of the train information management device 30 according to embodiment 1.
• the train information management device 30 includes a train position acquisition unit 31, a setting information acquisition unit 32, a weather determination unit 33, a tourist information storage unit 34, a guidance determination unit 35, and a train speed control unit 36.
• Figure 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the train information management device 30 according to embodiment 1.
• the train position acquisition unit 31 acquires the train position indicating the location of the train 10 (step S1).
• the train position is assumed to be in kilometers, indicating the distance traveled by the train 10 from a specified position on the line on which the train 10 runs, but coordinates obtained by GNSS, etc., can also be used.
• the following explanation uses an example in which the train position is in kilometers.
• the train position acquisition unit 31 can acquire information on the train position, i.e., kilometers, from a speed generator (not shown) or a sensor capable of measuring the speed of the train 10.
• the train position acquisition unit 31 may also correct the acquired kilometers based on information from a ground coil (not shown) installed on the ground and an on-board coil (not shown) mounted on the train 10.
• the setting information acquisition unit 32 acquires setting information regarding the operation of the train 10 (step S2).
• the setting information includes information indicating whether the train 10 will be operating on a weekday or a holiday on the day it runs, train type information indicating whether the train 10 will be operating as an express, rapid service, local service, etc., and information regarding the time period during which the scenery can be seen from the train 10's windows, taking into account the sunrise and sunset times on the day the train 10 runs.
• the train type information may be information such as a train number that uniquely indicates the operational status of the train 10.
• the setting information may also include information regarding the direction of travel of the train 10.
• the setting information acquisition unit 32 may acquire this setting information from a ground system (not shown), or may acquire it manually from equipment installed in the driver's cab of the train 10 by a crew member, railway company employee, etc. Information indicating whether the train 10 will be operating on a weekday or holiday may be set in the setting information acquisition unit 32 by a railway company employee as annual information once the railway company has finalized its schedule for special holiday operations that will be carried out on weekdays on the calendar, such as during the Obon period or the New Year holidays. The setting information acquisition unit 32 also acquires real-time information while the train 10 is running. The setting information acquisition unit 32 may acquire real-time information from a time server used in a ground system (not shown), or from GNSS if GNSS is used.
• the weather determination unit 33 determines the weather conditions at the train position acquired by the train position acquisition unit 31 (step S3). For example, the weather determination unit 33 determines that it is raining when the windshield wipers (not shown) installed on the lead car of the train 10 are operating, and determines that it is not raining when the wipers are not operating. Furthermore, the weather determination unit 33 determines that it is snowing when the snow-resistant brakes (not shown) installed on the train 10 are operating, and determines that it is not snowing when the snow-resistant brakes are not operating. In this way, the weather determination unit 33 may determine the weather conditions based on operation information of the windshield wipers installed on the train 10, or may determine the weather conditions based on operation information of the snow-resistant brakes installed on the train 10.
• the weather determination unit 33 may determine whether the weather is sunny or cloudy using a sensor capable of measuring illuminance, for example. Furthermore, if weather condition information is available from an external server or the like that provides information on weather conditions at the train's position where the train 10 is traveling, the weather determination unit 33 may obtain weather condition information from the external server or the like and make a determination based on that information. The weather determination unit 33 may determine weather conditions by combining multiple pieces of information listed above.
• the tourist information storage unit 34 stores tourist information acquired from a database 61 that stores tourist information including at least tourist spots along the route on which the train 10 travels, the guidance position (i.e., the position of the train 10 when providing guidance about the tourist spots), the direction to the tourist spots from the guidance position, and guidance information according to weather conditions used in guidance by the train guidance information device 40 for passengers equipped on the train 10 (step S4).
• the tourist information storage unit 34 acquires and stores the tourist information from the database 61 via the antenna 21, the public line network 22, and the on-board server 23.
• the tourist information storage unit 34 may refer to the database 61 based on the train position, i.e., the distance, acquired by the train position acquisition unit 31, and acquire tourist information about the tourist spot when the train arrives a specified distance before the distance of the tourist spot registered in the database 61, or it may acquire tourist information about multiple tourist spots that the train will pass through in advance.
• the timing at which the tourist information storage unit 34 acquires and stores tourist information from the database 61 it is desirable to set the timing with ample time, taking into account the processing time it takes for the guidance determination unit 35 to display tourist spot information on the train guidance information device 40, as described below.
• the guidance determination unit 35 determines whether to provide guidance for tourist spots indicated in the tourist information on the passenger train guidance information device 40 equipped on the train 10 based on the train position of the train 10 acquired by the train position acquisition unit 31, the setting information acquired by the setting information acquisition unit 32, and the weather conditions acquired by the weather determination unit 33 (step S5). For example, if the tourist information target is XX Dam in the example database 61 of Figure 2, the guidance determination unit 35 determines to provide guidance using guidance information C when the weather at the train position of the train 10 is sunny, cloudy, etc., and determines not to provide guidance when the weather at the train position of the train 10 is rainy.
• the guidance determination unit 35 determines to provide guidance using guidance information A, which targets weather other than snow. Note that if the tourist information target is Mount Fuji and the weather is snowy, the guidance determination unit 35 determines to provide guidance using guidance information B. The guidance determination unit 35 can change its decision on whether to provide guidance depending on the tourist spot covered by the tourist information, even if the weather conditions are the same. In this way, the guidance determination unit 35 can control the display of tourist spot information on the train guidance information device 40 using guidance information that corresponds to the weather conditions.
• the guidance determination unit 35 can determine that tourist spots indicated in the tourist information on the train guidance information device 40 will be provided when the current day is a holiday, and that tourist spots will not be provided when the current day is a weekday.
• the guidance determination unit 35 can determine that tourist spot information indicated in the tourist information on the train guidance information device 40 should be provided when the train 10 type is an express or express train, and that tourist spot information should not be provided when the train 10 type is a local train.
• the guidance determination unit 35 can determine that tourist spots indicated in the tourist information on the train guidance information device 40 should be guided when the current time is between sunrise and sunset, and that tourist spots should not be guided when the current time is before sunrise or after sunset.
• the guidance determination unit 35 may determine that the train guidance information device 40 will provide guidance on tourist spots indicated in the tourist information if all of the above-described conditions of weather conditions, holiday or weekday operation, train 10 type, and current time zone are met, and may determine not to provide guidance on tourist spots indicated in the tourist information on the train guidance information device 40 if any of the conditions are not met.
• the guidance determination unit 35 may also assign weights to each condition when making a determination. For example, if the train 10 type is an express or rapid train, the guidance determination unit 35 may determine that the train guidance information device 40 will provide guidance on tourist spots indicated in the tourist information even if the train 10 is operating on a weekday.
• the guidance determination unit 35 determines that tourist spot guidance should be provided (step S5: Yes), it controls the train guidance information device 40 to display tourist spot guidance for passengers (step S6). For example, when the train position, i.e., the kilometer distance, of the train 10 reaches the kilometer distance indicated in the tourist information or arrives a specified distance before the kilometer distance indicated in the tourist information, the guidance determination unit 35 outputs the guidance information included in the tourist information to the train guidance information device 40. This allows the train guidance information device 40 to use the guidance information to display tourist spot guidance for passengers on the train 10. The guidance determination unit 35 can cause the train guidance information device 40 to display tourist spot guidance in real time according to the running status of the train 10.
• Figure 5 is a diagram showing an example of tourist spot guidance information displayed on the train guidance information device 40 under the control of the train information management device 30 according to embodiment 1.
• the guidance determination unit 35 can calculate information such as "XX meters remaining" from the difference between the kilometer distance indicated in the tourist spot information and the kilometer distance representing the train position acquired by the train position acquisition unit 31. Furthermore, if the setting information includes information on the direction of travel of the train 10, the guidance determination unit 35 may take into account the direction of travel of the train 10 and convert the information into information such as "right side” so that passengers can uniquely understand the direction in which Mount Fuji, a tourist spot, can be viewed from the train 10 as "mountain side.”
• the guidance determination unit 35 may control a display 50 for crew members installed in the driver's cab of the train 10 to display to the crew that the train guidance information device 40 is displaying information about tourist spots.
• the content displayed on the display 50 may be, for example, a digest version of the tourist spot information displayed on the train guidance information device 40, or just the name of the tourist spot. This allows the crew of the train 10 to understand that the train guidance information device 40 is displaying tourist spot information to passengers.
• step S7 If the guidance determination unit 35 determines that tourist spot guidance will not be provided (step S5: No), it does not control the train guidance information device 40 to display tourist spot guidance to passengers (step S7). For example, even if the train position, i.e., the mileage, of the train 10 reaches the mileage indicated in the tourist information or arrives a specified distance before the mileage indicated in the tourist information, the guidance determination unit 35 does not output the guidance information included in the tourist information to the train guidance information device 40. As a result, the train guidance information device 40 cannot display tourist spot guidance to passengers on the train 10. Furthermore, because the train guidance information device 40 is not providing tourist spot guidance, the guidance determination unit 35 does not control the display 50 for crew members installed in the driver's cab of the train 10 to display tourist spot guidance to the crew. This allows the crew of the train 10 to understand that the train guidance information device 40 is not displaying tourist spot guidance to passengers.
• the database 61 may also store information such as video of XX Dam in good weather as guidance information D. This allows the guidance determination unit 35 to allow passengers to view the scenery of XX Dam in good weather on the train guidance information device 40, even if they cannot actually see it due to bad weather, etc.
• the train speed control unit 36 determines whether the train 10's operation delay can be made up by the next station even if the train 10 is decelerated (step S8). If the train speed control unit 36 determines that the train 10's operation delay can be made up by the next station even if the train 10 is decelerated (step S8: Yes), it controls the train 10 to decelerate within a specified range that includes the guide position, and then controls recovery operation to make up the train 10's operation delay while the train 10 is traveling to the next station (step S9). If the train speed control unit 36 determines that the train 10's operation delay cannot be made up by the next station (step S8: No), it does not control the train 10 to decelerate (step S10).
• the train speed control unit 36 does not always decide whether to decelerate the train 10, but may make the decision based on the setting information regarding the operation of the train 10. For example, when operating on a holiday, the train speed control unit 36 decides whether to decelerate the train at tourist spots because there are many tourists, and when operating on a weekday, the train speed control unit 36 does not decide whether to decelerate the train at tourist spots because there are few tourists. In addition, for example, when the train 10 is an express train, the train speed control unit 36 decides whether to decelerate the train at tourist spots because there are many tourists, and when the train 10 is a local train, the train speed control unit 36 does not decide whether to decelerate the train at tourist spots because there are few tourists.
• the train information management device 30 repeatedly performs the operations of the flowchart shown in Figure 4 at a specified interval while the train 10 on which it is installed is in operation.
• the train position acquisition unit 31, setting information acquisition unit 32, weather determination unit 33, tourist information storage unit 34, guidance determination unit 35, and train speed control unit 36 are realized by processing circuits.
• the processing circuit may be a processor and memory that executes programs stored in memory, or may be dedicated hardware.
• FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example in which the processing circuit 90 that realizes the train information management device 30 according to embodiment 1 is configured with a processor 91 and memory 92.
• each function of the processing circuit 90 of the train information management device 30 is realized by software, firmware, or a combination of software and firmware.
• the software or firmware is written as a program and stored in the memory 92.
• each function is realized by the processor 91 reading and executing the program stored in the memory 92.
• the processing circuit 90 includes memory 92 for storing the program that will result in the processing of the train information management device 30 being executed. It can also be said that these programs cause a computer to execute the procedures and methods of the train information management device 30.
• the above program can also be said to be a program that causes the train information management device 30 to execute the following steps: a train position acquisition step in which the train position acquisition unit 31 acquires a train position indicating the location of the train 10; a setting information acquisition step in which the setting information acquisition unit 32 acquires setting information regarding the operation of the train 10; a weather determination step in which the weather determination unit 33 determines the weather conditions at the train's position; a tourist information retention step in which the tourist information retention unit 34 retains tourist information acquired from a database 61 that registers tourist information including at least tourist spots along the line on which the train 10 runs, the guidance position that is the position of the train 10 when providing guidance about the tourist spots, the direction to the tourist spots at the guidance position, and guidance information used for guidance in the train guidance information device 40 equipped on the train 10; and a guidance determination step in which the guidance determination unit 35 determines whether or not to provide guidance about the tourist spots indicated in the tourist information in the train guidance information device 40 based on the train's position, the setting information, and weather conditions.
• the processor 91 may be a CPU (Central Processing Unit), processing unit, arithmetic unit, microprocessor, microcomputer, or DSP (Digital Signal Processor).
• the memory 92 may be, for example, a non-volatile or volatile semiconductor memory such as RAM (Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), flash memory, EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM), or EEPROM (registered trademark) (Electrically EPROM), a magnetic disk, a flexible disk, an optical disk, a compact disk, a minidisc, or a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc).
• FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example in which the processing circuit 93 that realizes the train information management device 30 according to embodiment 1 is configured with dedicated hardware.
• the processing circuit 93 shown in Figure 7 corresponds to, for example, a single circuit, a composite circuit, a programmed processor, a parallel programmed processor, an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), or a combination of these.
• Each function of the train information management device 30 may be realized separately by the processing circuit 93, or all functions may be realized collectively by the processing circuit 93.
• some of the functions of the train information management device 30 may be realized by dedicated hardware, and some by software or firmware.
• the processing circuit can realize each of the above-mentioned functions by dedicated hardware, software, firmware, or a combination of these.
• the guidance determination unit 35 determines whether or not to provide guidance on tourist spots indicated in the tourist information in the train guidance information device 40 based on the train position of the train 10 acquired by the train position acquisition unit 31, the setting information acquired by the setting information acquisition unit 32, and the weather conditions acquired by the weather determination unit 33. If it is determined that tourist spot guidance should be provided, the guidance determination unit 35 controls the train guidance information device 40 to display tourist spot guidance to passengers.
• the guidance determination unit 35 can cause the train guidance information device 40 to display information about tourist spots when tourist spots are visible to passengers on the train 10, and can prevent the train guidance information device 40 from displaying information about tourist spots when tourist spots are not visible to passengers on the train 10.
• the guidance determination unit 35 can also cause the train guidance information device 40 to display information about tourist spots on trains 10 that are likely to have many passengers traveling for leisure, and can prevent the train guidance information device 40 from displaying information about tourist spots on trains 10 that are likely to have many passengers commuting to work or school.
• the guidance determination unit 35 can appropriately determine whether to provide information about tourist spots indicated in the tourist information on the train guidance information device 40, even when the train 10's schedule is disrupted. In this way, the guidance determination unit 35 can determine whether to provide information about tourist spots depending on the operating status of the train 10. As a result, passengers on the train 10 can understand the location and direction from which they can see the tourist spots when they are visible from the train 10.
• Embodiment 2 In the first embodiment, it is assumed that the train information management device 30 causes the train guidance information device 40 to display one tourist spot at a time. In the second embodiment, a case will be described in which the train information management device 30 causes the train guidance information device 40 to display a plurality of tourist spots.
• the configuration of tourist spot information system 1 is the same as the configuration of tourist spot information system 1 in embodiment 1 shown in Figure 1.
• the configuration of train information management device 30 is the same as the configuration of train information management device 30 in embodiment 1 shown in Figure 3.
• the configuration of database 61 is the same as the configuration of database 61 in embodiment 1 shown in Figure 2.
• the tourist information storage unit 34 may store tourist information about only one nearby tourist spot, or may store tourist information about multiple tourist spots. In the second embodiment, the tourist information storage unit 34 stores tourist information about multiple tourist spots.
• the guidance determination unit 35 determines that guidance should be provided for the specified number of tourist spots, it controls the train guidance information device 40 to display guidance for the specified number of tourist spots in order of proximity to the current train position in the direction of train 10 travel.
• the specified number which is the number of tourist spots that the guidance determination unit 35 causes the train guidance information device 40 to display, is equal to or less than the number of tourist information items for tourist spots held by the tourist information holding unit 34.
• the guidance determination unit 35 causes the train guidance information device 40 to display guidance for Mt. Fuji, the nearest tourist spot, similar to that shown in embodiment 1 in FIG. 5, and for the second and subsequent tourist spots, the train guidance information device 40 displays only the names of the tourist spots as guidance, but this is not limited to this. If there is sufficient display space on the train guidance information device 40, the guidance determination unit 35 may also cause the train guidance information device 40 to display guidance for the second and subsequent tourist spots, in the example of FIG. 8, for ⁇ Lake, ⁇ Dam, and ⁇ Bridge, similar to that for Mt. Fuji, the nearest tourist spot. If there is not enough display space on the train guidance information device 40, the guidance determination unit 35 may alternately display the display shown in the upper row of FIG. 8 and the display shown in the lower row of FIG. 8 at a specified interval.
• the guidance determination unit 35 in the train information management device 30 causes the train guidance information device 40 to display guidance for multiple tourist spots as tourist spot guidance. Even in this case, the train information management device 30 can determine whether or not to provide tourist spot guidance depending on the operating status of the train 10. Furthermore, by causing the train information management device 30 to display guidance for multiple tourist spots on the train guidance information device 40, the train information management device 30 can improve passenger convenience.

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