Seven companies—JR East, Keisei Electric Railway, Keikyu Corporation, Sendai Airport Transit, Tokyo Monorail, Tobu Railway, and Hokusō Railway—will replace magnetic tickets with QR code tickets from spring 2027.
The tickets will be usable on all lines and at all stations operated by each company. With some exceptions, QR code tickets issued by ticket vending machines will be large-format tickets (57.5 mm × 85 mm). Current magnetic tickets are small-format tickets (30 mm × 57.5 mm).
To use the tickets, passengers will hold their QR code ticket over the automatic ticket gate when entering and exiting. When exiting, passengers will place the ticket in a collection box installed at the gate. At stations without automatic ticket gates that handle QR code tickets, passengers should use the staffed ticket counter. The method of use will vary depending on the equipment installed at each station.
While the companies are working to improve the convenience and expand the use of ticketless services centered on transportation IC cards, Mobile Suica, and Mobile PASMO, they said they will proceed with the transition to QR code tickets in order to provide sustainable railway services in the future.
Operators set to begin the service from fiscal 2027 onward will be announced by each company once decided. Further details will also be announced by each company once finalized. The companies are also coordinating as necessary with other railway operators involved through through-services and other arrangements.
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