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JR Kyushu announced that they will operate a new sightseeing train on the Kyudai Line (Yufu Kogen Line) in line with the large-scale tourism project “Fukuoka/Oita Destination Campaign (DC)” to be held in the spring of 2024.
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Enoshima Electric Railway (Enoden) will introduce the first service in the Tokyo metropolitan area that allows you to ride the trains using a credit card that supports contactless payments, and will be available at all stations from the first train on April 15, 2023 (Sat).
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Osaka Metro has decided to start commercial operation on June 25, 2023 (Sun) for the new “400 series” EMU that will be introduced on the Chuo Line, which will be the primary access route to the Osaka/Kansai Expo.
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Tobu Railway has decided details such as the service date and timetables for the new limited express “SPECIA X”, which will debut in the direction of Nikko and Kinugawa on July 15, 2023 (Sat).
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JR East will introduce a new train “E8 Series” that will start commercial operation on the Yamagata Shinkansen from the spring of 2024, and will conduct trial runs for about one year.
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The Fukuoka City Subway is currently conducting a verification test about riding with the contactless payments of credit cards. From March 27, 2023 (Monday), the acceptable stations will be expanded to all stations on all lines, and the payment brands that can be used will be added.
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Minamiaso Railway has introduced two new diesel trains, the MT-4000 series, with multilingual guidance and barrier-free access, ahead of the full line opening scheduled for the summer of 2023.
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JR East will start remodeling the diesel hybrid trains “Resort ASNARO”, which is operated on the Ominato Line, etc., and introduce them to the Tohoku area as two new types of sightseeing trains.
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Nankai Electric Railway and other four transportation companies in its Group continue to provide transportation services using the “Visa Contactless Payments” that has been tested for about one year and nine months.
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JR West will introduce a new tourist train, which is a remodeled KIHA 189 series express diesel railcar, and will operate on routes that change line sections according to the season from the fall of 2024.
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