The Kanto District Transport Bureau of Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) approved on September 26 JR East’s application to, in connection with its plan to implement a fare revision in March 2026, treat the conventional Tokaido Line (between Tokyo and Atami stations) and JR Central’s Tokaido Shinkansen as separate for fare calculation; they are currently treated the same in fare calculation.
Because JR Central will not implement a fare revision at the same time, on the Tokyo–Atami section there may be differences in fares depending on whether you use the Tokaido Line or the Tokaido Shinkansen.
In the special section around Tokyo (the so-called Article 70 section, shown as bold lines in the figure), when merely passing through, ordinary passenger fares and fees are calculated by the shortest route; however, the Tokyo–Shinagawa segment of the Tokaido Shinkansen is excluded.
For tickets whose origin or destination is “Tokyo Ward Area” or “Tokyo Yamanote Line Area,” fares are calculated using the operating distance with Tokyo Station as the origin or endpoint. With the separate treatment between the Tokaido Line and the Tokaido Shinkansen, the calculation method will be changed so the route between Tokyo and Shinagawa can be calculated appropriately.
With this approval, JR East has finalized its post-revision fare calculation method for its lines. From the same day, it has opened the Revised Fare Search Site.
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