JR Tokai, West Japan, Shikoku, and Kyushu have announced that they will raise the price of reserved seats on Shinkansen trains and other express trains by 400 yen over normal periods, treating long holidays, Obon, and the year-end and New Year holidays as "peak seasons." Did.
It is said that it will be introduced from April next year with the aim of alleviating congestion.
At present, JR companies are setting prices that are 200 yen higher during the "busy season" and 200 yen lower during the "low season" than usual for limited express fares for reserved seats on Shinkansen and other trains.
According to the announcement, four companies, JR Tokai, West Japan, Shikoku, and Kyushu, have decided to raise prices, treating particularly busy days such as long holidays, Obon, and New Year's holidays as "peak seasons".
The price will be raised by 400 yen from the usual period, and will be introduced from April next year.
The targets are the
▽ Tokaido Shinkansen,
▽ Sanyo Shinkansen,
▽ Kyushu Shinkansen, and
▽ some limited express trains on conventional lines.
On the other hand, it is said that the aim is to spread the number of users and alleviate congestion by increasing the number of "off seasons" by 25 days a year, when the price is 200 yen cheaper than usual.
JR East and JR Hokkaido have already introduced such a "busy season" setting, and now it will be introduced by all JR companies.
On the other hand, JR companies have announced that they will newly introduce such variable prices from April next year even for green car fares, which have not been set so far.