East Japan Railway Company
Hokkaido Railway Company
PASMO Co., Ltd.
Transportation Bureau, City of Nagoya
Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd.
Central Japan Railway Company
Surutto Kansai Association
West Japan Railway Company
Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau
Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd.
Kyushu Railway Company
December 20, 2010
Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido), PASMO Co., Ltd., East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Nagoya City Transportation Bureau, Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd. (Meitetsu), Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tokai), Surutto Kansai Association, West Japan Railway Company (JR West), Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau, Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd. (Nishitetsu) and Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) have begun studies with a target of achieving mutual usage service by spring 2013 with each transportation system’s IC card, namely JR Hokkaido’s "Kitaca," PASMO Co., Ltd.’s "PASMO," JR East’s "Suica," Nagoya City Transportation Bureau and Meitetsu’s "manaca," JR Tokai’s "TOICA," Surutto Kansai Association’s "PiTaPa," JR West’s "ICOCA," Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau’s "Hayakaken," Nishitetsu’s "nimoca" and JR Kyushu’s "SUGOCA."
Aiming to enhance convenience for customers throughout Japan using the above 10 transportation IC cards, the companies and bureaus will set out the issues that must be addressed to make mutual usage possible.
* | "Kitaca" is a registered trademark of Hokkaido Railway Company. |
* | "PASMO" is a registered trademark of PASMO Co., Ltd. |
* | "Suica" is a registered trademark of East Japan Railway Company. |
* | "manaca" is a registered trademark of Nagoya Transportation Development Organization and MIC Co., Ltd. |
* | "TOICA" is a registered trademark of Central Japan Railway Company. |
* | "PiTaPa" is a registered trademark of Surutto Kansai Association. |
* | "ICOCA" is a registered trademark of West Japan Railway Company. |
* | "Hayakaken" is a registered trademark of Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau. |
* | "nimoca" is a registered trademark of Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd. |
* | "SUGOCA" is a registered trademark of Kyushu Railway Company. |