Keio Corporation will introduce standing tickets for trains operating on or after October 1 on its Keio Liner reserved-seat service, while also revising reserved-seat fares.
The move follows numerous requests from passengers who wish to use the service even while standing, as many trains are consistently fully booked during weekday rush hours. The standing-ticket service will be introduced on selected weekday trains. The simple bench space opposite the priority seats will be divided into three sections, assigned numbers in the same manner as seats, and sold accordingly.
Standing tickets will cost 400 yen. They will be sold exclusively through the Keio Ticketless Service and will not be available from ticket vending machines. Tickets can be purchased from 7:00 a.m. seven days in advance (or 6:00 a.m. for members registered for the Priority Reservation Service) until five minutes before the train’s departure time at each station. They can be purchased even when seats remain available, but a purchased standing ticket cannot be changed to a seat on the same train.
Reserved-seat fares will be revised from the current flat rate of 410 yen (including tax) to different rates for weekdays and weekends/public holidays. When purchased through the Keio Ticketless Service, fares will be 500 yen on weekdays and 400 yen on weekends and public holidays. When purchased from a ticket vending machine, fares will be 600 yen on weekdays and 500 yen on weekends and public holidays (all prices include tax). Passengers boarding without a reserved-seat ticket will be required to pay a 1,000-yen onboard settlement fee from October 1. The “Kodomo to Issho Wari” (Child Together Discount), which offers two seats for 500 yen, will continue at the same price.
In addition, Keio Points awarded when payment is made with a Keio Passport Card registered for the Priority Reservation Service through the Keio Ticketless Service will be increased from the current 4 points per seat (1% return) to 2% of the purchase amount.
Keio is also considering introducing reserved-seat services in some train cars around next spring.
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