JR East Weekend users Nearly 90% of terminal stations in Tokyo decreased at 18:53 on April 22.

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For the weekend after the area covered by the emergency declaration was expanded to the whole of Japan, JR East summarized the usage status of major stations in Kanto Koshinetsu and Tohoku for the first time. Compared to the same period last year, terminal stations in Tokyo had decreased by nearly 90%, while in Tohoku, there were only about 70% at some stations.

JR East has summarized the usage status of 18 major stations in Kanto Koshinetsu and Tohoku for the first two weekends of the 18th and 19th of this month, which was the first weekend since the area covered by the emergency declaration was expanded nationwide. It was.

As a result, the number of passengers using terminal stations in Tokyo was 11% at the same time last year at Tokyo station, 12% at Shinjuku station, and 13% at Shibuya station, which is a decrease of nearly 90%.

In the suburbs of Tokyo, Yokohama Station has 16% of the same time last year, Omiya Station has 21%, and Chiba Station has 22%, which is slightly higher than Tokyo's terminal stations.

In addition, in Kanto Koshinetsu, which was newly subject to the emergency declaration, Takasaki Station was the smallest with 15% at the same time last year, followed by Utsunomiya Station with 17%, Kofu Station with 18%, Mito Station and Nagano Station. 20% and 26% at Niigata station.

In the Tohoku region, Yamagata Station was the smallest at 12% of the same period last year, followed by Shin-Aomori Station at 18%, Akita Station at 20%, Sendai Station at 23%, Fukushima Station at 27%, and Morioka Station at 29%. There was a decrease of 70% in some stations, but there was a decrease in all stations due to the emergency declaration.

On the other hand, the use of the Yamanote line was 13% of the same period last year, and the use of Shinkansen and limited express was 6% each, of which Narita Express of the limited express was drastically reduced to 1% of the same period last year.

Changes in JR East weekday users

This section summarizes the changes in weekday users for the JR East Shinkansen and Yamanote lines, as well as the Kanto Koshinetsu and Tohoku major stations.

<Shinkansen> On
the week before the 7th of this month when the state of emergency was announced in 7 prefectures such as Tokyo, the usage status of the Tohoku Shinkansen etc. was the same as last year during the 5 days on the weekday from the 30th of this month to the 3rd of this month. It was 38%.
After that, 5% of the weekdays from 6th to 10th of the current month during the week when the emergency was declared was 22% of the same period last year, and the week of 13th to 17th of the week when the emergency declaration was expanded. It turned out that it decreased further to 13% for 5 days.

<Yamanote Line>
The usage rate during the morning commuting hours in early April was 65% of the usual rate.
After that, on the day following the declaration of the emergency situation, 40% of the usual three days on weekdays from 8th to 10th of this month and 32% on 5 days from 13th to 17th of this month are on the decrease. It is only about 70% of the decrease.


<Kanto Koshinetsu Station>
First, in Tokyo.
▼ At Tokyo Station, the day after the emergency was announced, 3% of the weekdays from 8th to 10th of this month was 29% of the same period last year, and 23% of the 5 days from 13th to 17th of this month was 5th. The points have decreased.

▼ Shinjuku station is 31% from the 8th to the 10th of this month, 24% from the 13th to the 17th of this month, 7%,

▼ Shibuya station is 32% from the 8th to the 10th of this month, 17th to the 17th of this month By the day, it was 23%, a decrease of 9 points.

In addition,
▼ Yokohama Station decreased by 10% from 8th to 10th of the same month last year at 42% of the same period last year, and from 13th to 17th of this month at 32%,

▼ Chiba Station and Omiya Station in Saitama Prefecture, respectively, this month 42% from 8th to 10th, 34% from 13th to 17th of this month, a decrease of 8 points.

In addition, the emergency declaration has been expanded nationwide, and at the newly targeted stations in Kanto Koshinetsu,
▼ Mito station is from 8 to 10 this month, 60% of the same period last year, from 13 to 17 this month. Will decrease by 26 points to 34%,

▼ Niigata Station will decrease from 8th to 10th of this month by 57%, 13th to 17th of this month will decrease by 12 points to 45%,

▼ Nagano Station from 8th to 10th of this month 54%, from the 13th to the 17th this month 15 points decreased 39%,

▼ At Utsunomiya Station, from the 8th to the 10th this month 42%, from the 13th to the 17th this month, 14 points decreased 28%,

▼ Takasaki station in Gunma prefecture is 41% from 8th to 10th of this month, 32% from 9th to 17th

of this month , ▼ Kofu station is 31% from 8th to 10th of this month, 13th of this month From the 17th to the 17th, it decreased by 3 points to 28%.

<Stations in the Tohoku region>
▼ Akita station has 59% of the same time last year from 8th to 10th of this month, 33 points decreased from 26th of 13th to 17th

of this month , ▼ Morioka station has 10th of this month. By the day 56%, from the 13th to the 17th this month 3 points decreased 53%,

▼ At Fukushima station, from the 8th to the 10th this month 51%, from the 13th to the 17th this month, 8 points decreased to 43% ,

▼ Sendai Station: 51% from 8th to 10th of this month, 38% decrease from 13th to 17th of this month by 13 points,

▼ 42% of Shin-Aomori Station from 8th to 10th of this month, 13th of this month From 17th to 17th, 6 points decreased, 36%,

▼ At Yamagata Station, from 8th to 10th of this month, 24%, and from 13th to 17th of this month, 6% decreased to 18%, which varies by prefecture. Was noticeable.