The change is planned for conventional lines, excluding limited express and shinkansen bullet trains. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The current magnetic paper tickets are replaced with paper tickets with QR codes on them. Not digital QR codes on your phone. The article is misrepresenting that with the photo showing a QR code on a phone. That’s not what this is about.
You can pay your fare using an IC card that can be charged using cash or via your Japanese bank/credit card. You can also pay with your credit card directly, though I imagine not everywhere, as I’ve seen extra terminals installed for that.
Phone tickets (えきねっと) have also existed for some time. Only shinkansen and the likes, though.
This change has nothing to do with IC cards or existing phone ticket systems. Paper tickets become different paper tickets.
The current magnetic paper tickets are replaced with paper tickets with QR codes on them. Not digital QR codes on your phone. The article is misrepresenting that with the photo showing a QR code on a phone. That’s not what this is about.
You can pay your fare using an IC card that can be charged using cash or via your Japanese bank/credit card. You can also pay with your credit card directly, though I imagine not everywhere, as I’ve seen extra terminals installed for that.
Phone tickets (えきねっと) have also existed for some time. Only shinkansen and the likes, though.
This change has nothing to do with IC cards or existing phone ticket systems. Paper tickets become different paper tickets.
https://www.travelers-lifehack.com/qr-train-ticket-magnetic-replacement/