On the 8th, the government approved the fare increase that Tokyu Corporation, a major private railway company, had applied for.

As a result, the average fare will increase by about 13% from March next year on the Toyoko Line and Denen-toshi Line.

Tokyu Corporation applied for a price increase to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in January, saying that the number of users has decreased significantly due to the influence of the new coronavirus and that demand cannot be expected to recover due to the spread of telework, and it was approved on the 8th. it was done.



Fares will increase on seven of the eight routes operated by Tokyu Corporation in Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture, such as the Toyoko Line and Denen-toshi Line, excluding the Kodomonokuni Line.

The average increase in regular fares is 13.5%, and the average increase in commuter passes is 12.1%.



On the other hand, the commuter pass will be left unchanged in consideration of the household budget.



As a result, the initial fare will be increased by about 140 yen and 10 yen on 6 lines except the Setagaya line of the tram.

For example, the fare between Shibuya and Yokohama on the Toyoko Line will increase by 37 yen to 309 yen if you use an IC card, and will increase by 30 yen to 310 yen if you do not use an IC card.



Also, for the ▽ Setagaya Line, the fare for all sections will be 160 yen, which is an increase of about 10 yen.



The price increase is scheduled to start in March next year.