JR Central and JR West have announced that starting from spring 2025, car 3 of the Tokaido & Sanyo Shinkansen ‘Nozomi’ will be converted from non-reserved to reserved seating.
Since its start of operation on March 14, 1992, ‘Nozomi’ was fully reserved seating, but from October 1, 2003, non-reserved seating was introduced. Currently, cars 1 to 3 have a total of 250 non-reserved seats. However, since December 2023, during busy periods such as Golden Week, Obon, and the New Year holidays, it has been operated entirely as reserved seating.
By converting the 85 seats of car 3 into reserved seating, the number of reserved seats per train will be 1,158 or 1,154 seats, including Green cars, depending on the formation.
Furthermore, via the ‘EX Service’ online reservation, it is possible to book reserved seats up to one year in advance, with the option to change reservations multiple times without a fee until just before boarding.
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