6 lists about #trains

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@maiwandersupdated 2d ago

🚉japan ticket machine cheat sheet, the words you actually need

  • 1切符 (kippu) - ticket
  • 2駅 (eki) - station
  • 3特急券 (tokkyuken) - limited express ticket
  • 4指定席 (shiteiseki) - reserved seat
  • 5自由席 (jiyuseki) - non-reserved car
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@maiwandersupdated 4d ago

🚇the tōzai line, honestly

  • 1Kiba to Monzen-Nakachō, inbound, 7:50-8:30
  • 2Car 10 (rearmost, Nishi-Funabashi bound side), weekday mornings
  • 3Before 7:15am
  • 4After 9:30am
  • 5Otemachi transfer corridor to Chiyoda/Marunouchi lines
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@maiwandersupdated 6d ago

booking a JR reserved seat the week trains actually sell out

  • 1Download the JR-EAST Train Reservation app before you leave, not at the station↗
  • 2Register with your passport number and an email you'll actually check
  • 3add a credit card, and have a backup ready
  • 4search by the exact station name, not the city name
  • 5reserve the seat as soon as the search shows availability
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@maiwandersupdated 5d ago

shinkansen with a suitcase: the checklist so you're not that passenger

  • 1Measure length + width + height together, not just the biggest side
  • 2Confirm the total is over 160cm before you panic-book anything
  • 3Reserve the oversized luggage seat if it's 160-250cm
  • 4Book the reservation before you're at the station, not at it
  • 5Know the fee is 1000 yen if you skip the reservation and still bring an oversized bag
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@maiwandersupdated 9d ago

zero to reading a japan rail map without panicking

  • 1Start with Google Maps for point to point routing
  • 2memorize one line by sight before anything else
  • 3get a Suica or Pasmo IC card set up and understand the gates
  • 4add Japan Transit Planner (Norikae Annai) for when Maps gives a weird route↗
  • 5learn which lines are JR and which are private/subway
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@maiwandersupdated 20d ago

where to actually buy a JR regional rail pass before you land

  • 1JR-EAST Find Your Pass↗
  • 2JR-EAST Train Reservation (eki-net)↗
  • 3JR-WEST Rail Pass page↗
  • 4e5489 (JR-WEST Online Train Reservation)↗
  • 5JR Kyushu Rail Pass official site↗
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