The public telephone service installed on the Shinkansen, which has been running for more than half a century, will be terminated by the end of June on all Shinkansen nationwide due to the spread of mobile phones.
According to NTT Communications, which provides public telephone services for the Shinkansen, 56 years ago, in 1965, the first public telephone was installed on the Tokaido Shinkansen.
You can make calls even in the tunnel, and it is used for business and emergency communication, and it is still installed on all Shinkansen bullet trains nationwide.
However, with the spread of mobile phones, in December of last year, mobile phones were connected to all sections of the Shinkansen, including inside tunnels, and the number of public telephone users has decreased significantly. ..
For this reason, JR5, which operates the Shinkansen, will end the public telephone service in sequence by the end of June.
On the Shinkansen, the text news displayed in the car is also being canceled in sequence except for JR West, and the service is being reviewed due to the spread of mobile phones.