'SUICA & N'ex' GETS EVEN BETTER ! Now a Green Car First Class
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17 March 2009 East Japan Railway Company ‘SUICA & N’EX’ GETS EVEN BETTER ! Now a Green Car first class version and a brand-new card design! On Saturday, 28 March 2009 we will have achieved two full years of success in marketing our Suica & N’EX discount ticket for foreign visitors. To celebrate, on that date we will be introducing a new Green Car first class version of the ticket and also unveiling an attractive new card design. ● Introductory date: Saturday, 28 March 2009 ● New ticket price: 5,000 yen for the new Green Car version Savings compared with standard tickets Narita Airport Stations → Tokyo Station: ¥4,430 + Suica: ¥2,000 = ¥6,430 ⇒ ¥1,430 Saving! Narita Airport Stations → Shinjuku Station: ¥4,600 + Suica: ¥2,000 = ¥6,600 ⇒ ¥1,600 Saving! Narita Airport Stations → Yokohama Station: ¥5,670 + Suica: ¥2,000 = ¥7,670 ⇒ ¥2,670 Saving! ※ The 2,000 yen Suica card includes a 500 yen deposit. ● Our new design shows the famous woodblock print of “Red Fuji” from Hokusai’s series “36 Views of Mt. Fuji” This press has been especially prepared for Tokiwa Club, the Marunochi Press Club, the JR Press Club and the MLIT Press Organization. Contact : East Japan Railway Company Public Relations, News Group Tel : 03-5334-1300 BASIC OUTLINE OF ‘SUICA & N’EX’ ● Introductory date: 28 March 2007 (Coach class Ordinary Cars only) ● Ticket price: Ordinary Cars 3,500 yen (same as introductory date) Green Cars 5,000 yen (beginning 28 March 2009) ● Product description: Ordinary Car N’EX Discount Ticket Suica 3,500 yen Narita Airport Stations to Brand-New Design! ⇒ Tokyo Designated Area Suica Funds 1,500 yen Green Car using Ordinary or Green Car (Deposit 500 yen) 5,000 yen Our new version! ● Area covered by the discount N’EX ticket: Travelers using a discount N’EX ticket can deboard at any destination shown on the map below. Tokyo Designated Area ● Sales locations: SALES LOCATIONS SALES HOURS Narita Terminal 1 JR Travel Service Center 09:30 - 19:00 ※ Narita Terminal 2 JR Travel Service Center 10:30 - 20:00 ※ Narita Terminal 1 JR Ticket windows 06:30 - 09:30 / 19:00 - 21:45 ※ Narita Terminal 2 JR Ticket windows 06:30 - 10:30 / 20:00 - 21:45 ※ ※ NB: Sales locations at both terminals are open every day of the year including Sundays and holidays. Ticket windows handle sales at times when the Travel Service Centers are closed. ● Ticket eligibility: Only foreign visitors entering Japan with a non-Japanese passport may purchase the ticket. Length of stay in Japan is not considered. The non-Japanese passport must be shown at time of purchase. ● Ticket includes: 1. Narita Express from Narita Airport Stations (Terminals 1 or 2) to destinations in greater Tokyo (the Designated Area as shown above). 2. Suica Card for use on local transit in the greater Tokyo area. Total value of 2,000 yen includes usable Suica funds of 1,500 yen and a deposit of 500 yen. ● Other info: When buying the ticket please make a seat reservation. Payment may be made by credit card or in Japanese yen. .