Keio Dentetsu Bus and Keio Bus in Japan will sequentially begin pilot operations for fully cashless services.
The aim is to reduce the burden on drivers by eliminating cash handling, shorten boarding and alighting times to improve punctuality, and enhance convenience through digital management of ride history. They plan to end cash handling from fiscal year 2027 onward.
Accepted payment methods will be transportation IC cards, contactless (tap-to-pay) credit cards, commuter passes, special tickets, and digital tickets; cash will not be accepted. The rollout of tap-to-pay will be expanded to more depots in stages. Accepted payment brands are Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express, Diners Club, Discover, and UnionPay.
In October and December 2024, they conducted advance fully cashless pilot runs on routes linking Chofu Station (South Exit), Musashi-Koganei Station (South Exit), and Shinjuku Station (West Exit) with Ajinomoto Stadium. Within the Keio Dentetsu Bus Group, transit IC cards were introduced in fiscal 2008, and the group has supported nationwide interoperability, the value-based IC commuter pass “Mottoku Pass,” and the issuance of commuter passes on mobile PASMO and Suica. In March, contactless payment devices were also installed on routes managed by the Chofu Depot.
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