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East Japan Railway says it will discontinue its magnetic train tickets starting next spring. It plans to replace them with tickets that display QR codes. The company said on Tuesday the change is ...

TOKYO – East Japan Railway Company said on June 9 it will abolish its existing magnetic train tickets and replace them with QR-coded tickets in the spring of 2027. The change, ending the about ...

East Japan Railway Co., or JR East, said Tuesday it will discontinue magnetic short-distance tickets sold at all stations on its conventional lines and replace them with QR code tickets in spring 2027 ...

Large samples of East Japan Railway Co.'s new QR-coded train ticket, right, and the magnetic ticket set to be abolished are shown in Tokyo on June 9, 2026. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- East Japan Railway ...