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The Japan Rail Pass (ジャパンレールパス, japan rēru pasu), also called the JR Pass, is a rail pass sold by the Japan Railways Group exclusively for overseas visitors. It is valid for travel on all major forms of transportation provided by the JR Group in Japan , with a few exceptions.
In October 2024, the ticket's conditions were changed to require the five-day usage period to be consecutive days, and to disallow the use of the ticket by multiple people, whether on the same or across different days. Like the Japan Rail Pass for foreign tourists, the ticket can now be used in automatic ticket gates. [1]
This category contains articles on various rail passes, which are offered to travelers to freely ride on trains within a relatively short period of time for the purpose of tourism. Seasons / period tickets offered for day to day commutation (e.g. travel to work and schools) are excluded.
This rail tourism service offers a 5% discount to AARP members for train rides and cruises in the United States, Canada, Europe, and other locations. It also provides special offers for seniors ...
On 20 October 2010, it was formally announced by JR West and JR Kyushu that the Mizuho name would be used once again from 12 March 2011 for the new limited-stop Shinkansen services operating between Shin-Osaka and Kagoshima-Chūō using new JR West and JR Kyushu N700-7000 and N700-8000 series 8-car trainsets with a fastest journey time of 3 ...
UK rail rover. A rail pass is a pass that covers the cost of train travel in a certain designated area or areas within a certain period of time. [1] It is contrasted to a point-to-point ticket in that it allows the holder unlimited travel, within the pre-designated area and period, while a point-to-point ticket only permits the holder to travel from a point to another once.
The system is managed by JR Systems since 1 April 1987 following the division and privatization of JNR. [2] Ticket offices at JR stations equipped with MARS terminals are called Midori-no-madoguchi (みどりの窓口, literally "green window"), selling tickets of all JR Group trains and partly highway buses and route buses and ferries. It is ...
On October 30, 2021, Via Rail implemented a mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policy in line with new Transport Canada regulations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which required all Via Rail staff and passengers aged 12 and older to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to travel aboard Via Rail trains. Until November 30 a negative COVID test was ...