(Translation)
Reserved seating system will be installed on an intermediate one car of the 5 trains on Tokyu Oimachi Line during weekdays
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Tokyu Corporation announced reserved seating system will be installed on Tokyu Oimachi Line. The service will begin in winter of 2018.
The trains will be Express trains bound for Nagatsuta departing from Oimachi during night time(From 19:00 ～ 23:00).
One car of the latest 6020 series trains will be replaced with a car having convertible seats from long coach arrangement to box seats arrangement.
40 seats will be furnished on the car. The other 6 cars will remain as they are.
Details like fee, ticketing system, or reserved sections will be announced after internal agreement.
Though reserved trains have already run on Tokyu Line as S-TRAIN, it's the first time for Tokyu to operate trains with reserved seats by their own rolling stocks.
On the other hand, mid-term plan of Tokyu Corporation didn't refer to this service at all.
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Reserved seating system became popular among private railways around Tokyo.
It enables passengers to be seated with additional fare and railway companies can earn additional fee.
