Seat Reservations on Shinkansen, Other JR Lines up 16% for Golden Week; Pandemic Drop in Ridership Disappears
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A Hokuriku Shinkansen train arrives at JR Tsuruga Station, Fukui Prefecture, on March 16.
20:42 JST, April 12, 2024
Seat reservations on Shinkansen and other JR lines during the Golden Week holiday were up 16% as of Wednesday from a year ago, bringing the total to 2.96 million seats, the six Japan Railways companies announced Thursday.
The figure was 7.2% higher than in 2018, meaning this year has seen an end to the pandemic’s drag on ridership.
This will be the first Golden Week after COVID-19 was downgraded to a Category V infectious disease. The holiday runs from April 26 to May 6 this year.
Crowds are expected to peak on May 3 for trains leaving the Tokyo area, and May 6 for those returning to the Tokyo area.
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