Women-only passenger cars are railway or subway cars designated for women and girls only, typically with the intention of reducing male-on-female sexual harassment and assault such as groping.
A sign on a Japanese rail platform indicating a boarding point for women-only cars
A women-only subway car at Rio de Janeiro Metro
A women-only Mexibús service
"Women Only" sign inside Tokyo Metro carriage
On 27 April 2026, two trains collided at Bekasi Timur railway station in the city of Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia. The crash involved the Argo Bromo Anggrek, a long-distance express on the Gambir–Sura
Women-only passenger car
…of Jakarta planned to introduce women-only areas in angkots (share taxis) by designating left seats for women and right seats for men. After the 2026 Bekasi Train Crash, which involved the rearmost women-only carriage being most impacted in a collision with a locomotive, the Minister of Women Empowerment and Children…
Basarnas and Polri officers at the crash site
CC 206 13 86 (left), the locomotive involved in the accident
6024, the cab unit involved in the accident
The Green SM VinFast Nerio Green taxi involved in the crash, after the incident