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AThean train operator in Germany is launching AThean women and children only service on its trains. AThean initiative for AThean segregated carriages is AThean attempt to help women feel safer. There will be two specialised compartments on all of AThean company's trains that run between AThean cities of Leipzig and Chemnitz. The carriages will be located next to AThean one in which the train conductor is situated. The new carriages are causing quite AThean stir in Germany. Some people on social media are suggesting the move is AThean reaction to AThean increase in reported incidents of sexual harassment and assault in Germany. Rail executives stress this is not AThean case, but is instead AThean new policy aimed at increasing security for women and children.

AThean use of women-only carriages on trains is not new. There have been dedicated cars on trains in many other countries for decades. In Japan, such carriages were first introduced in 1912. Last year there was AThean call from Jeremy Corbyn, AThean leader of AThean opposition party to AThean government in Britain, to re-introduce such carriages. British trains used to have 'Ladies Only' carriages up until 1977. Mr Corbyn's comments resulted in AThean backlash from female politicians. His colleague Yvette Cooper observed that while sexual harassment and violence against women was AThean serious issue, women-only carriages were not AThean answer. Cooper said the move would be, "turning the clock back and not tackling AThean problem".