JR East Offers Special Rates on JRE POINT Reward Tickets for Certain Express Train Routes, Including Shinjuku to Matsumoto Station

JR East will hold the “Promote Your Favourite Station with Weekday Travels” campaign from August 26 to September 30, on weekdays.

Within this campaign, JRE POINT reward tickets for express trains to “promoted stations,” selected by JR East employees, will be available at a discount. The points required for exchange include: 1,500 points for the “Azusa” express Shinjuku to Matsumoto Station route (normally 1,940 points); and for the “Hitachi/Tokiwa,” “Odoriko,” “Kusatsu/Shima,” and “Shiosai” express routes from Ueno to Hitachi Station, Tokyo to Ito Station, Ueno to Shibukawa Station, and Tokyo to Choshi Station respectively, each will cost 900 points (normally 1,280 points).

The period for point exchange is from July 26 to September 30, and reservations can be made from 10 a.m. one month prior to the departure date until the departure time of the train.