Cancellation of Emergency Situation 14% increase in JR usage in metropolitan area 18:34 on June 1
Last week when the declaration of emergency was lifted nationwide, it turned out that the number of people who used JR in the metropolitan area in the five days from Monday increased by 14% compared to the previous week.
According to JR East, the number of people who used railroads in the Tokyo metropolitan area for 5 days from the 25th to the 29th of last month when the emergency declaration was lifted nationwide was 42% of the same period last year. An increase of 14% compared to the week before the declaration was issued.
The number of passengers on the Yamanote line during the morning commuting time was 42% of the same period last year, an increase of 16% compared to the previous week.
By station, the number of users at each station in Tokyo is increasing following the cancellation of the emergency declaration, such as 23% at Shibuya station and 22% at Tokyo station and Shinjuku station compared to the previous week. is.
Also, at the same time as the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the state of emergency was canceled at Yokohama Station in Kanagawa Prefecture, Chiba Station in Chiba Prefecture, and Omiya Station in Saitama Prefecture, which increased by 20% to 30% from the previous week, until nearly half of the same period last year. The user is back.
On the other hand, on the Shinkansen, 19% of the same time last year and 17% of the same time last year on the limited express train, both still fell sharply, but both increased 26% compared to the previous week. ..