
JR West to Operate Direct Trains from Shin-Osaka to Sakurajima Station for Expo Access Route
Central Japan Railway Company and West Japan Railway Company will suspend the non-reserved seating on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen ‘Nozomi’ services during the Golden Week period from today, April 25, to May 6, and operate with all reserved seating.
The affected routes and trains are all ‘Nozomi’ services operating on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen (between Tokyo and Hakata Station). Although passengers with a non-reserved seat limited express ticket can stand in the regular car decks, they cannot take a seat even if there are vacant seats.
Normally, the ‘Nozomi’ designates cars 1 and 2 as non-reserved seats. Trains like ‘Hikari’ and ‘Kodama’ will continue to offer non-reserved seating as usual.