A new service that allows some of the Hokuriku-Shinkansen trains to be used as "telework-only trains" that can be used for online meetings and mobile phones began on the 22nd.
JR companies are gradually introducing "telework-only vehicles" in response to the spread of telework in the Corona disaster, and the conventional No. 8 car will be maintained as a dedicated vehicle for the "Kagayaki" and "Hakutaka" of the Hokuriku Shinkansen. it was done.
There is a sticker on the door of the vehicle indicating that teleworking is possible, which means that you can use online meetings and mobile phones without worrying about other guests.
At 9 am on the 22nd, a male customer on a business trip was using a personal computer to work on a "Kagayaki" vehicle that left Toyama Station for Kanazawa.
According to the JR West Kanazawa branch office, the number of passengers on the Hokuriku Shinkansen this month is about 40% of the level before the spread of the new corona infection, and we want to grasp the needs of business customers and use it to recover. is.
Chimichi Ishihara of the JR West Kanazawa branch said, "There were complaints that the keyboard of a computer was noisy in a conventional vehicle, but it can be used without hesitation in a dedicated vehicle, so I want you to make effective use of your travel time." I was talking.
"Telework-only cars" operate mainly on weekdays except the year-end and New Year holidays.