
Test Introduction of ‘Mildly Air-Conditioned Cars’ on Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen
JR Central and JR West will test introduce ‘Mildly Air-Conditioned Cars’ on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen lines.
The implementation period is from August 1 to 7 and August 18 to 31. It will apply to a total of 10 trains: Hikari 507/509/511/531/535/591/518/520/522/592, specifically car 3 which is non-reserved seating.
Due to train suspensions or operation conditions, there is a possibility of sudden cancellation of the test. Users of the designated trains may also be asked to cooperate with a survey.