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JR West’s new long-distance train “WEST EXPRESS Ginga” operates a daytime route connecting the Kansai and San-yo areas from December 2020 to March 2021.
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Tag: Osaka
Osaka Metro cancels operation all night on New Year’s Eve – The spread of COVID-19
Osaka Metro and Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway have announced that they will stop operating all night from December 31, 2020 (Thursday) to January 1, 2021 (Friday / holiday), which was originally planned.
Read MoreHankyu & Noseden do not operate all night on New Year’s Eve – Extra trains until 2 am
Hankyu Railway and Nose Electric Railway announced that they will not operate all night from December 31, 2020 (Thursday) New Year’s Eve to January 1, 2021 (Friday / holiday) New Year’s morning, and will operate extra trains until around 2:00 midnight.
Read MoreKeihan revises timetable on January 31 – “Premium Car” will increase
Keihan Electric Railway announced that it will change the timetable of the Keihan Line on January 31, 2021 (Sunday), and will significantly increase the number of seat-designated special vehicles “Premium Car.”
Read More“ICOCA commuter pass” will be released between Osaka Metro and JR West
Osaka Metro and JR West will release the “ICOCA commuter pass” from Tuesday, December 8, 2020. So far, both companies have not sold mutually usable commuter passes and had to have two separate passes. From that day, people can get on with one IC card “ICOCA”, so it seems that the convenience of commuting to work or school will increase. It will be sold between all Osaka Metro lines and the JR West urban area including Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe. 19 connecting points are defined, such as JR Osaka Station – Subway Umeda, Higashi-Umeda, and Nishi-Umeda Stations. In addition to purchasing a new “ICOCA commuter pass”, you can also purchase…
Read MoreSummary of railway operation updates due to COVID-19 – West Japan (as of November 6, 2020)
We have summarized the status of updates in operation schedules of each railway operator due to COVID-19 (as of November 6, 2020, excluding in normal operation). Please check the latest operation status before using. Izu Kyuko Some local trains are canceled from evening to night. The last train will be moved up at some stations. JR Central The Tokaido Shinkansen is operated by a special timetable based on the number of passengers. Some extra “Nozomi” trains will be set up on days when a number of passengers are expected. Meitetsu Of “μ-SKY” (Meitetsu-Gifu, Shin-Unuma and Meitetsu Nagoya – Central Japan International Airport), 22 trains on weekdays and 35 on Weekends…
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