East Japan Railway Company
Tokyo Monorail Co., Ltd.
Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit, Inc.
Hokkaido Railway Company
December 12, 2007
East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) have agreed to commence mutual use of IC farecards and e-money beginning in spring 2009, with Suica, issued by JR East, and Kitaca, scheduled to be issued by JR Hokkaido in autumn 2008.
JR East and JR Hokkaido will provide services that will be popular and appreciated by customers by providing seamless travel and highly convenient settlement methods through mutual provision of services in the field of transport and e-money.
* | Suica is a registered trademark of East Japan Railway Company. |
* | Kitaca is a registered trademark of Hokkaido Railway Company |
Usage includes the Tokyo Monorail (Hamamatsucho—Haneda Airport Terminal 2), Rinkai Line (Osaki—Shin-Kiba), Saitama New Shuttle (Omiya—Uchijuku), and Sendai Airport Access Line (Natori—Sendai Airport).