On June 9, JR East released an image of the “QR Ticket,” which it plans to introduce as a short-distance ticket.
In May 2024, eight railway companies in the Kanto region, including this company, announced plans to phase out magnetic tickets and replace them with QR code-based tickets. At the time, they had stated that the transition would begin “in fiscal year 2026 or later,” but in this latest announcement, they have specified a concrete date: “spring 2027.”
In addition, to make the QR code easier to scan, the size will be increased to 57.5 × 85 mm—just under three times larger than the current magnetic ticket (30 × 57.5 mm).
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