JR Central and JR West will suspend unreserved seating on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen “Nozomi” services during the year-end and New Year holiday period, operating them with all seats reserved.
The measure will be in effect from December 25 to January 5, 2027, and from January 9 to 11. It applies to all “Nozomi” services operating on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen between Tokyo and Hakata stations. Passengers with unreserved-seat limited express tickets may stand in the decks of ordinary cars, but may not sit down even if seats are available.
Under normal operations, Cars 1 and 2 on “Nozomi” services are unreserved. “Hikari,” “Kodama,” and other services will continue to offer unreserved seating as usual.
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