Mobile SuicaAll aspects of using the Apple Pay Suica ecosystem Mobile TicketsLinked mobile ticket services to use with Apple Pay Suica Mobile Payments Note: A major limitation of the blog format is navigating and finding information scattered on backdated posts, I’m listing major guides here and will update this pinned […]
Mobile Transit
2024: the year when Shinkansen eTickets go mainstream
Kenzy’s YouTube digests are wonderful little insights on mobile ticketing and transit trends from a real world transit user perspective. His latest makes a good case that 2024 is the year that Shinkansen eTicketing will go mainstream. I agree. JR East aims to have a 70% Shinkansen eTicket usage rates […]
Mobile Transit
JR East Eki-Net overview: will mobile ticketing go mainstream with v2.0 JRE POINT integration?
One unfortunate legacy of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) breakup and privatization in the late 1980’s was a fragmented ticketing system. The JNR paper ticket system worked very well. I was always impressed how you could go to any JNR Green Window ticket office and the all knowing agent would […]
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JR Central EX-Press Reserve eTicket upgrade ditches Shinkansen IC cards for Transit IC cards (Updated)
EX-Press Reserve (also called EX-Press Ride) is the sister service of smartEX that uses the same EX app and system with deeper discounts aimed at Japanese business travelers. It also comes with a special EX Transit IC card just for Shinkansen gates with a unique ‘double card’ tap (EX IC […]
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New JR East Shinkansen eTicket service is a bumpy transition
Three new Suica App system notices spell out the end of old style in-app Shinkansen ticket purchases ending March 13 for the new JR East Shinkansen eTicket service launching March 14. The switchover is going to be bumpy and clear as mud. A quick list of things to be careful […]