is a rechargeable contactless smart card ticketing system for JR Central railway network which was introduced in the Chūkyō Area (Greater

Nagoya is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most po ...

) of Japan on November 25, 2006. The name is an

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for ''

Tōkai Tōkai ( 東海, literally ''East Sea'') in Japanese may refer to: * Tōkai region, a subregion of Chūbu * Tōkai, Ibaraki, a village, also known as "Tokaimura" (Tokai-village) * Tōkai, Aichi, a city * Tōkai University, a private university in T ...

IC Card''.JR Bulletin 057
JR Central. Accessed December 5, 2007. Just like JR East's Suica or JR West's

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 ...

, the card uses RFID technology developed by

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corporation known as

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. As of December 2007, 350,000 cards have been issued. In the Nagoya area, 50% of the riders, or 70% of the commuter pass holders, use the card.Japanese Wikipedia article of TOICA, retrieved on April 3, 2008.

Usable area

As of 2022, TOICA is currently accepted on JR Central lines in the following area: *

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, between

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and Maibara (the whole line of JR Central operation) ** Includes branch between

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and Mino-Akasaka ** East of

and west of Maibara, stations are served by Suica or ICOCA, see below on limitations when using *

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 Gotemb ...

, between Kōzu and

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(the whole line) **East of Kōzu, stations are served by Suica *

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, between

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and Nishi-Fujinomiya *

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, between

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and Toyokawa * Taketoyo Line, between Ōbu and Taketoyo (the whole line) * Chūō Main Line, between

and Nakatsugawa *

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, between Nagoya and Kameyama (the whole line of JR Central operation) **West of Kameyama, stations are served by ICOCA TOICA対応自動改札

* Takayama Main Line, between Gifu and Mino-Ōta *

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, between Mino-Ōta and Tajimi (the whole line) TOICA is also supported, since 2018, by Aichi Loop Line.

Integrated services

TOICA is also usable in Suica accepting area ( Greater Tokyo Area, Sendai, and Niigata) and

accepting area (

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and Okayama- Hiroshima) and SUGOCA accepting area (

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- Saga). Suica (including

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), ICOCA and SUGOCA are usable in TOICA accepting area as well. However, a card has to be used within a single area, unless for some periodic cards which may support cross-area travelling within specific section; for instance, it is not possible to use a card for the trip between Tokyo and Nagoya. The integrated service with Suica and ICOCA started in March 2008 and with SUGOCA in March 2011. Use in the

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, SUGOCA, or

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service areas is valid since national integration of IC cards. Smart card systems in Shizuoka Prefecture, namely LuLuCa ( Shizuoka Railway) or

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( Enshu Railway) are yet to be integrated.

References

External links

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Official website by JR Central
{{Nagoya transit Fare collection systems in Japan Contactless smart cards Rail transport in Nagoya Rail transport in Aichi Prefecture 2006 introductions 2006 establishments in Japan