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- Final procedures underway for the “New Airport Line” connecting Kamata and Keikyu Kamata – Direct service with eight cars from the Toyoko Line – When open?
- JR East abolishes discount fares in the Tokyo area in its first fare revision since the launch – Also abolishes most of the designated discount sections where other railways compete
- Tokyu’s iconic “Green Frogs” train recognized as a Mechanical Heritage – The unconventional “round body” made it possible to increase the speed of the Toyoko Line
- Odakyu Railway now allows station attendants to wear “Airism” polo shirts – Partnering with Uniqlo to prevent heatstroke – “Someone’s on their right sleeve!”
- Commuter train congestion rates are gradually increasing – What are Tokyo’s two worst lines with “163%”? – Osaka and Nagoya recovered to 90% of pre-COVID levels
- Seibu raises fares for the first time in 24 years – Family outings are “discounted” with a flat fare of 50 yen for children – First for a major private railway company: free passes for children on all lines
- The genuine leather seats in the express Green Car have been turned into a “napping lounge” – Take a nap in a private room at the station and reset your tiredness
- Restoration work begins for the first time in a year since heavy rain damage – Riku East Line closed due to damage in 19 places – Large amount of soil and sand flowing in from mountain
- How to get to Okinawa’s new theme park “Junglia”? How to get free parking? Direct buses from Naha requires a reservation
- Another ticketless service without Suica expands its area – Shinkansen and conventional trains from Tohoku to Tokyo available with a QR code on your smartphone