Train melody

[1] In contrast, arriving train melodies are configured to cause alertness, such as to help travelers shake off sleepiness experienced by morning commuters.

[1] Metro systems in several cities, including Budapest,[2] Tokyo, Osaka, and Seoul mark train arrivals and departures with short melodies or jingles.

[6][7] The joyful melody of Le chemin de fer subsequently has been celebrated as a forerunner to Arthur Honegger's orchestral work Pacific 231, which also represents a locomotive.

However, since the 1990s more attention has been paid to creating tunes which fulfil several criteria: clearly marking a train's arrival and departure, encouraging timely but unhurried boarding and disembarking, making passengers feel calm and relaxed, and standing out above announcements and other noise.

[10] Train melodies have proved to be popular with many people in Japan, with the term oto-tetsu being used to describe Japanese railfans who have a particular enthusiasm for them.

[1] In view of the success of the product, the company launched a website dedicated to the clock, featuring the Shinkansen train's melodies.

[16][17] The chimes were inspired from 3 local tunes - The Chinese children’s ditty "San Lun Che" (The Tricycle), the Malay folk song "Chan Mali Chan" and "Singai Naadu", the Tamil national day work composed and arranged by Shabir Sulthan.