Nishi-Nippon Railroad, which operates railroads and buses based in Fukuoka, will cooperate with the communication app LINE to develop an app service that allows you to purchase commuter passes without having to line up at the counter.
Nishi-Nippon Railroad has signed an agreement with a subsidiary of LINE on the 15th to provide various services using the app.
The first service is a service that allows you to purchase a commuter pass without having to line up at the counter.
The commuter pass sales office at Tenjin Station in Fukuoka City will be crowded enough to form a line in March, ahead of the new year, but we will introduce a mechanism to notify you to come to the counter when it is your turn to apply for purchase with the app. ..
Users will also be issued coupons to receive discounts at nearby coffee shops.
I would like to be able to wait in line without waiting in line, which will help prevent infection with the new coronavirus.
Nishi-Nippon Railroad will consider services using the app at hotels, commercial facilities, aquariums, etc. that it operates.
Sumio Kuratomi, president of Nishi-Nippon Railroad, said at a press conference, "It is important to digitize the business in the last few years with With Corona. I want to transform the business of the entire group to increase productivity and efficiency." Said.