Shenzhen trials 'women only' subway carriages

Passengers take a 'women only' subway carriage on the Shenzhen Subway system on June 26, 2017. The first and last carriages on Lines 1, 3, 4, 5 in Shenzhen are exclusively for women. It's the first time a gender segregation system on public transit has been trialed in China. [Photo: VCG]

Passengers take a 'women only' subway carriage on the Shenzhen Subway system on June 26, 2017. The first and last carriages on Lines 1, 3, 4, 5 in Shenzhen are exclusively for women. It's the first time a gender segregation system on public transit has been trialed in China. [Photo: VCG]

Passengers take a 'women only' subway carriage on the Shenzhen Subway system on June 26, 2017. The first and last carriages on Lines 1, 3, 4, 5 in Shenzhen are exclusively for women. It's the first time a gender segregation system on public transit has been trialed in China. [Photo: VCG]

Passengers access a 'women only' subway carriage on the Shenzhen Subway system on June 26, 2017. The first and last carriages on Lines 1, 3, 4, 5 in Shenzhen are exclusively for women. It's the first time a gender segregation system on public transit has been trialed in China. [Photo: VCG]