West Japan Railway Company (JR West) will gradually phase out services for its transportation IC card, “SMART ICOCA.”
Quick Charge by credit card will end on October 31, 2026. Reissuing lost cards and changing member information will end on December 10 of the same year. Exchanges from WESTER Points (basic) to WESTER Points (for charging only), as well as viewing usage history and point history on the website, will end on February 17, 2027. Due to the growing use of mobile IC cards, new issuance of SMART ICOCA cards already ended in December 2024.
JR West will continue to support the use of remaining stored value, cash charging, point charging, loading commuter passes onto the card, reissuing lost cards, and reissuing cards in the event of malfunctions.
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