Full-scale "freight passenger mixed loading" using the JR East Shinkansen will start on September 4 at 6:44
JR East will embark on a full-scale "freight passenger mixed loading" that uses the Shinkansen to carry cargo and passengers together.
Utilizing the space for placing products for in-car sales on the Shinkansen, for example, carry grapes from Nagano Prefecture from Nagano Station to Tokyo Station on the Hokuriku Shinkansen, and use the Tohoku Shinkansen to send pears from Miyagi Prefecture from Sendai Station. We plan to carry it to Shin-Hakodate Hokuto Station.
So far, we have conducted demonstration tests of mixed passengers using the Shinkansen, but it is expected that the number of users will continue to decrease due to the influence of the new coronavirus, so we will implement it in earnest to diversify profits. became.
In the future, it plans to expand the cargo handled to include not only local specialty products but also electronic components, and to work with logistics companies to carry the cargo not only to stations but also to private residences.