West Japan Railway Company (JR West) will offer four types of products that can be redeemed with WESTER Points, for a limited time through JR West’s online reservation service “e5489.” This is the first time that reward products compatible with Gran Class have been introduced.
The “WESTER Point Super Special Ticket,” available exclusively to J-WEST credit card members, covers departures and arrivals at all stations between Shin-Osaka and Hakata on the Sanyo Shinkansen “Nozomi,” “Hikari,” and “Kodama” in Green Car and ordinary reserved seats. J-WEST Gold Card members receive approximately 65% off, and standard J-WEST Card members receive approximately 60% off. For the section between Shin-Osaka and Hakata (Nozomi ordinary reserved seat, regular season), Gold Card members can use it for 5,600 points and standard card members for 6,400 points. The “Mizuho,” “Sakura,” and “Tsubame” services are not eligible. The sales period runs from April 7 to June 30, and the travel period runs from May 7 to June 30.
The “WESTER Point Super Special Ticket” that combines the limited express “Thunderbird” Green Car and the Hokuriku Shinkansen “Tsurugi” Gran Class is the first product that allows the use of Gran Class via WESTER Points. It is valid between Osaka / Shin-Osaka / Kyoto – Echizen-Takefu – Toyama stations, with about 75% off the regular price. For example, the Osaka – Kanazawa section can be used for 4,400 points. The sales period runs from April 7 to July 17, and the travel period runs from May 7 to July 17.
The “WESTER Point Super Special Ticketless” product is a one-way ticketless limited express ticket that offers approximately 60% off the limited express surcharge on some conventional limited express trains. Eligible trains are “Kounotori” (between Osaka / Shin-Osaka and Sasayamaguchi / Fukuchiyama / Kinosaki Onsen) and “Hamakaze” (between Osaka and Takeda / Kinosaki Onsen / Kasumi / Hamasaka). The Osaka / Shin-Osaka – Kinosaki Onsen section can be used for 1,090 points. A separate basic fare ticket is required for travel. The sales period runs from April 7 to June 30, and the travel period runs from May 7 to June 30.
The “WESTER Point All-Line Free Pass” allows unlimited rides in Japan on all JR West lines and the Chizu Express Line on local trains, as well as on non-reserved ordinary cars of Shinkansen and limited express trains; reserved ordinary seats can be used up to six times. There are two types: the “All-Point Type” (valid for 2 days, 10,000 points for adults and 5,000 points for children) and the “Partial-Point Type” (valid for 1 day, 500 points + 16,000 yen for adults, 500 points + 8,000 yen for children). The sales period runs from May 11 to either July 16 or 17, and the travel period runs from June 1 to July 17.
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