Before the consumption tax increase, the number of passengers rushing to the commuter pass will increase at the station.
The number of people who want to buy train commuter passes before raising the consumption tax rate next week is starting to increase, and railway companies are calling for early purchases and the use of ticket machines to alleviate congestion at the sales counter. .
Among them, at a major private railway company in Tokyo, Shibuya Station in Tokyu, people were going to buy a commuter pass before the price was raised due to the consumption tax hike on the 1st of next month.
Railway and bus fares will be raised due to the consumption tax increase, but commuter passes and coupons can be used only after next month, and the tax rate is 8%.
A 19-year-old female college student who had purchased a school commuter pass said, “I thought it would be a little cheaper and switched the period before the tax increase. I was glad that students had limited money to use freely. It was.
Mr. Chisaki Kato from Tokyu Public Relations Group said, “Sometimes it is crowded, so I want you to buy it with plenty of time.”
According to this railway company, the commuter ticket office at each station is expected to be crowded from the 28th to the 30th of this month with the weekends inviting customers to use automatic ticket machines.