JR East To avoid peaks in the morning to give points Disperse congestion

JR East To avoid peaks in the morning to give points Disperse congestion November 10, 17:22

JR East announced that it will start a service from next spring to give points that can be used for shopping etc. to those who used the commuter pass while avoiding the peak hours of the morning in order to disperse the congestion of trains due to commuting to work or school. did.

According to the announcement, the new service will award points for those with a Suica commuter pass to work or school if they use the train to avoid peak morning congestion between 7am and 8:30 am. ..

This service will be available on routes in the Greater Tokyo area for one year from the timetable revision next spring, and at many stations, the admission time is 15 points between 6 am and 7 am, and between 8:30 am and 9:30 am. In the case of, 20 points will be given.

In addition, assuming a person who does not have a commuter pass due to telework etc., points will be returned even if the same fare section is used 10 times or more in the same month.

The point is that you can use it for shopping and fare for 1 point and 1 yen.

Details such as routes and sections covered by the service will be decided in the future.

JR East wants to review the way the fare should be, such as changing the fare depending on the time of day, after verifying whether this service will lead to measures against infectious diseases by distributing the use of trains.

At a press conference on the 10th, President Yuji Fukasawa of JR East said, "We are expecting the effect of eliminating congestion because it will be held in a wide area of ​​the metropolitan area."