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TOICA
is a rechargeable contactless smart card ticketing system for JR Central railway network which was introduced in the Chūkyō Area (Greater Nagoya) of Japan on November 25, 2006. The name is an acronym for ''Tōkai IC Card''.JR Bulletin 057
JR Central. Accessed December 5, 2007.
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TOICA - Obverse
is a rechargeable contactless smart card ticketing system for JR Central railway network which was introduced in the Chūkyō Area (Greater Nagoya) of Japan on November 25, 2006. The name is an acronym for ''Tōkai IC Card''.JR Bulletin 057
JR Central. Accessed December 5, 2007.
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FeliCa
FeliCa is a contactless Radio-frequency identification, RFID smart cards, smart card system from Sony in Japan, primarily used in electronic money cards. The name stands for ''Felicity Card''. First utilized in the Octopus card system in Hong Kong, the technology is used in a variety of cards also in countries such as Singapore, Japan, Indonesia, Macau, the Philippines and the United States. Technology FeliCa's encryption key is dynamically generated each time mutual authentication is performed, preventing fraud such as impersonation. FeliCa is externally powered, i.e. it does not need a battery to operate. The card uses power supplied from the special FeliCa card reader when the card comes in range. When the data transfer is complete, the reader will stop the supply of power. FeliCa was proposed for ISO/IEC 14443 Type C but was rejected. However, ISO/IEC 18092 (Near Field Communication) uses some similar modulation methods. It uses Manchester code, Manchester coding at 212 kb ...
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Suica
is a prepaid rechargeable contactless smart card, electronic money used as a fare card on train lines in Japan, launched on November 18, 2001. The card can be used interchangeably with JR West's ICOCA in the Kansai region and San'yō region in Okayama, Hiroshima, and Yamaguchi prefectures, and also with JR Central's TOICA, JR Kyushu's SUGOCA, Nishitetsu's Nimoca, and Fukuoka City Subway's Hayakaken area in Fukuoka City and its suburb areas. The card is also increasingly being accepted as a form of electronic money for purchases at stores and kiosks, especially within train stations. As of 2018, JR East reports 69.4 million Suica UID's have been issued, usable at 476,300 point of sale locations, with 6.6 million daily transactions. Since Suica is completely interchangeable with Pasmo (see ''Interoperation'' for the complete listing of companies and lines that accept Suica) in the greater Tokyo area, it is supported on virtually any train, tramway, and bus system (excluding v ...
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Central Japan Railway Company
is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu (Nagoya) region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and in Japanese as JR Tōkai ( ja, JR東海, links=no). ''Tōkai'' is a reference to the geographical region in which the company chiefly operates. JR Central's operational hub is Nagoya Station and the company's administrative headquarters are located in the JR Central Towers above the station. The busiest and longest railway line operated by JR Central is the Tōkaidō Main Line between and . The company also operates the Tōkaidō Shinkansen between and . Additionally it is responsible for the Chūō Shinkansen—a maglev service between Tokyo and Osaka, which is due to start operation between Tokyo and Nagoya in 2027. JR Central is Japan's most profitable and highest throughput high-speed-rail operator, carrying 138 million high-speed-rail passengers in 2009, considerably more than the world's largest airline. Japan recorded a ...
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ICOCA
The card is a rechargeable contactless smart card used on the JR West rail network in Japan. The card was launched on November 1, 2003 for usage on the Urban Network, which encompasses the major cities of Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe (Keihanshin). It is now usable on many other networks. The ICOCA area has gradually been expanded, and now includes the San'yo region through the Okayama and Hiroshima urban areas, and some lines in northern Shikoku, San'in and Hokuriku regions as of 2020. ICOCA stands for IC Operating CArd, but it is also a play on the phrase , an informal, Kansai dialect invitation meaning "Shall we go?" in Japanese (the standard, Tokyo dialect equivalent is ). The mascots for the ICOCA program consists of a blue platypus (or duckbill) called and . Functions/services Usage of the card involves passing it over a card reader. The technology allows for the card to be read at some distance from the reader, so contact is not required, and many people leave the card ...
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Toyokawa Station (Aichi)
Platform Track Layout is a railway station in the city of Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai). It is also a freight terminal for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight). Lines Toyokawa Station is served by the Iida Line, and is located 8.7 kilometers from the southern terminus of the line at Toyohashi Station. Station layout The station has one island platform and one side platform connected by a footbridge. The station building was rebuilt in 1997 as an elevated station. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and a ''Midori no Madoguchi'' staffed ticket office. Platforms Adjacent stations , - !colspan=5, Central Japan Railway Company Station history Toyokawa Station was opened on as a terminal station on the now-defunct . At the time, the line consisted of Toyohashi Station, Ushikubo Station, and this station, in that order, but the line was soon extended on to l ...
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Fuji Station
is an interchange railway station in the city of Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai). Lines Fuji Station is served by the JR Tōkai Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 146.2 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at . It is also the southern terminus of the Minobu Line. The station also is a freight terminal for the Japan Freight Railway Company. Station layout Fuji Station has three island platforms serving six tracks, which are connected each other a footbridge, which leads to station building, which is also constructed over the tracks. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and a staffed "Midori no Madoguchi" service counter. Platforms Adjacent stations , - !colspan=5, Central Japan Railway Company History In 1889, when the section of the Tōkaidō Main Line connecting Shizuoka with Kōzu was completed, stations were built at Suzukawa (Yoshiwara) a ...
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Numazu Station
is an interchange railway station on the Tōkaidō Main Line in the city of Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). The station is also a freight terminal and rail yard for the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight). Lines Numazu Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line and the Gotemba Line. It lies 62.2 kilometers from and 126.2 km from Tokyo Station. Station layout Numazu Station has three ground-level island platforms serving six tracks, connected to each other and to the station building by both a footbridge and an underpass. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and a " JR Ticket office" staffed ticket office. Platforms History Numazu Station opened on February 1, 1889 when the section of the Tōkaidō Main Line connecting Shizuoka with Kōzu was completed. A spur line to nearby Numazu Port was established in 1899. The first station building burned down in a fire of 1 ...
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Gotemba Line
The is a railway line in Japan operated by the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central). It connects Kōzu Station in Odawara to Numazu via Gotemba. The '' Mt. Fuji'' limited express service runs between Tokyo's Shinjuku Station and Gotemba via Matsuda. Station list Rolling stock Local services * 211 series * 313 series Limited express ''Mt. Fuji'' (formerly named ''Asagiri'') services * Odakyu 60000 series MSE (from March 2012) Past * 113 series * Odakyu 3000 series SE (until 1991) * 115 series (until 2007) * E231 series (until March 2012) * 371 series (''Asagiri'' services, until March 2012) * Odakyu 20000 series RSE (''Asagiri'' services, until March 2012) History The present-day Gotemba Line was built as part of the original route of the Tōkaidō Main Line connecting Tokyo with Osaka. The portion between Kōzu and Numazu was opened on February 1, 1889, although it was not officially named the "Tokaido Line" until 1896. Portions were double tracked from ...
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Ōbu Station
is a railway station in the city of Ōbu, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai). Lines Ōbu Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line, and is located 346.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Tokyo Station. It is also a terminus of the Taketoyo Line and is 14.3 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the station at . Station layout The station has a single side platform and two island platforms, serving five tracks, although Platform 5 is not in normal use. The platforms are connected by footbridges. The station building has automated ticket machines, TOICA automated turnstiles and a staffed ticket office. Platforms Adjacent stations , - !colspan=5, Central Japan Railway Company Station history Ōbu Station was opened on 10 September 1887 when the section of the Japanese government railway connecting Hamamatsu Station with Ōbu Station was completed. The line north to , as well as the present-day Take ...
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East Japan Railway Company
The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo, and next to the Shinjuku Station. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange (it formerly had secondary listings in the Nagoya Stock Exchange, Nagoya and Osaka Exchange, Osaka stock exchanges), is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, and is also one of the three only Japan Railways Group constituents of the Nikkei 225 index, the other being Central Japan Railway Company, JR Central and West Japan Railway Company, JR West. History JR East was incorporated on 1 April 1987 after being spun off from the government-run Japanese National Railways (JNR). The spin-off was nominally "privatization", as the company was actually a wholly owned subsidiary of the government-owned Japanese National Railway Settlement ...
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Kōzu Station (Kanagawa)
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, operated by operated by both the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai). Lines Kōzu Station is served by both the Tōkaidō Main Line and Gotemba Line, and is located 77.7 kilometers from Tokyo Station. Some trains of the Shōnan-Shinjuku Line also stop at this station. Station layout The station has one side platform and two island platforms serving five tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a ''Midori no Madoguchi'' staffed ticket office. Platforms History Kōzu Station opened on July 11, 1887. With the dissolution and privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station became a border station under the control of both JR East and JR Central. Passenger statistics In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 5,845 passengers daily. The passenger figures (b ...
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