Corresponding to "new lifestyle" of railway companies The movement of business review spreads November 24, 9:32
Railway companies, whose number of passengers is decreasing due to the effects of the new coronavirus, are being forced to review their businesses in response to the "new lifestyle."
Tokyu Corporation, a major private railway company that runs in the Tokyo metropolitan area, has decided to start a demonstration experiment of new services such as the operation of buses and hire cars that can commute to work while avoiding crowds.
Tokyu believes that commuter pass users will fall by more than 40% from the same period last year as of September, and will not return to their original levels even after the new coronavirus has converged.
Therefore, from January next year, we will conduct a demonstration experiment of services that support various work styles for a limited period of three and a half months.
Among them, we will start the operation of highway buses and shared hire cars as a means of commuting that can avoid congestion more than railroads.
In addition, in light of the spread of telework, work spaces will be set up in commercial facilities and gyms operated by the group.
By providing these services to customers with commuter passes at a bargain price, we aim to maintain the income of commuter passes and foster new sources of revenue.
In the railway industry, JR East will start a service in March next year that gives points to people who use the same fare section more than a certain number of times without buying a commuter pass, and will provide businesses and services in response to new lifestyles. The movement to review is beginning to spread.