Ticket gates using facial recognition technology debut at Tokyo train stations


A facial recognition camera is mounted to the ticket gate. - Photo: The Yomiuri Shimbun

TOKYO: Automatic ticket gates that use facial recognition technology were introduced at the Tobu Tojo Line’s Ikebukuro and Kami-Itabashi stations on Wednesday (July 15). This marks the first such implementation on a Tokyo railway.

The system uses a dedicated camera attached to an automatic ticket gate to recognise the faces of passengers passing through. One gate has been installed at each station.

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