My husband was recently taking the tram with our 2 young daughters and 1 toddler boy. The train staff wouldn't allow the girls to be in the men's section and we didn't want them to be there either, but then they would not let my husband ride with the girls in the womens section. He was told to leave the girls alone in the women's section, the girls are 11yo and 9yo, and he would have to be with our 3yo son on the complete opposite side of the train in the men's section. The attendant would not budge on the policy despite the obvious safety risks.
He had to get off the train and take an Uber.
Is this a real policy and what do families do when there's a single or solo parent/adult navigating public transit with young children of both genders?