[JR西日本]「京阪神地区の運賃体系を統一」とマスコミ各社報道、2025年春メド
JR West unveiled the plan to unify fare calculation system in urban and suburban area in Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe by spring in 2025.
https://dia.seesaa.net/article/503096526.html
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Current fare systems on JR West lines in Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe area are classified into many types of fare systems, which are fare system for main lines based on distance, fare system only for Osaka Loop Line, specially discounted section and so on.
If we summarize reports from each mass media, JR West will try to create new fare system by unifying these fare systems. It will result in higher fare than the current fare on Osaka Loop line and specially discounted sections and lower fare than these current fare for main lines.
It's unclear if JR West will revise fare for specially discounted sections to compete with paralleling private railways.
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I guess complicated fare system itself is not inconvenient for passengers. Rather than that, additional tickets needed for limited express, special cars, and special seats would look much more complicated for visitors.
