
JR East to Operate Extra Sunrise Izumo Sleeper Trains for Year-End and New Year Holidays
JR Kyushu has offered a “Seat Availability Alert” feature since 6:00 a.m. on October 22, notifying customers by email when seats become available due to cancellations or other reasons.
Even if a desired train cannot be booked because it is fully reserved, customers can receive an email notification as soon as a seat matching their criteria becomes available by registering their travel date, train, course, and number of passengers in advance.
The eligible trains are Aru Ressha, Kanpachi and Ichiroku, and 36+3. The service is available to JR Kyushu Web members, who can select “Receive Seat Availability Alerts” from each train’s booking page and register their preferred conditions. Car number and seat type cannot be specified.