Smartcard NationwideInteroperability in Japan

2013 APTA Fare Collection Workshop

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Takashi InuiDirector, New York Office

East Japan Railway Company

Outline of presentation

Overview of Railways in Japan

Overview of Suica

Suica Development Strategy

Smartcard Interoperability in Japan

Possibilities with Suica e-money

Conclusion

Overview of Railways in Japan

Japan Railways Group (JR)

Smartcard “Suica”

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(million)

★ Suica Debut on 18 Nov. 2001

★ ICOCA area on 1 Aug. 2004

10 million in circulationon 26 Oct. 2004 ★

★ PASMO area on 18 Mar. 200720 million in circulation on 9 Apr. 2007 ★

★ TOICA area on 29 Mar. 2008

★ Kitaca area on 14 Mar. 200930 million in circulation on 15 Oct. 2009 ★

SUGOCA, Hayakaken and nimoca area on 13 Mar. 2010 ★

40 million in circulation on 12 July 2012 ★

manaca and PiTaPa area on 23 Mar. 2013 ★

History of “Suica”

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About 10 years

Jan-2002

Jan-2003

Jan-2004

Jan-2005

Jan-2006

Jan-2007

Jan-2008

Jan-2009

Jan-2010

Jan-2011

Jan-2012

Jan-2013

××Functions

Transportation

e-money

Identification

Card types

Suica card

Credit card w

ith Suica

ID card w

ith Suica

Mobile

Where to use

Affiliated shops

Service facilities

Expansion of variety ticketing

Interoperations

Development Strategy

Suica Expansion

5 operators379 stations1,618 buses

JR Central (TOICA)

JR Hokkaido (Kitaca)

JR Kyushu (SUGOCA)

Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau (Hayakaken)

Tranpass IC Association (manaca)

JR West (ICOCA)Kinki, Okayama and Hiroshima area

PASMO (PASMO)

Nishi-Nippon Railroad (nimoca)

Surutto Kansai Association (PiTaPa)

1 operator272 stations

14 operators72 stations3,200 buses

1 operator35 stations

15 operators860 stations1,300 buses

2 operators430 stations

1 operator55 stations

8 operators811 stations532 buses

94 operators1,212 stations14,800 buses

1 operator149 stations

JR East (Suica) Tokyo metropolitan, Sendai and Niigata area

10 Brands start interoperations on 23 March. 2013

Smartcard Interoperability in Japan

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Smartcard Brand

Number of issue

(thousand)

Year of start Total(thousand)

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

41,270

80,090

7,440 　　　　

2,300

1,400

21,520

1,810

450

800

440

2,660 as of Dec, 2012

Smartcards issued by Public Transport

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Data clearing center established to connect

all the operators’ center servers

・・・

SuicaPASMO ICOCA

PASMO Center Suica Center ICOCA Center

Data Clearing CenterData Clearing Center Data Clearing over interoperation of SF

Relaying the information when Suica is used in other areas

Interoperability Card Scheme in Japan

Suica changes stations

“Suica e-money” works for a variety of services

Just on

e card: so

ma

ny fun

ctions!

e-money ＝

easy paym

ent tool

交通手段

Links to other tranportation

Shopping with card, not cash

Other uses

Expanding business links

・ Taxi・ Bus・ Parking lots

・ Shops・ Restaurants・ Vending machines

・ Coin Locker・Amusement

Po

ssibilities o

f con

nectin

g to

oth

er services

Possibilities with Suica e-money

Smartcard e-money transactions

e-money interoperations (9 Brands) also starts in March

Conclusion

・ Effect of interoperations　 Smartcards become more convenient With one smartcard you can use public transportation and other services (shops, restaurants etc.) almost all over Japan

・ Future development Further improvement of usage environment Expansion of interoperability

Smartcards become new infrastructure in Japan

Promotion of smartcard useExpansion of our business

Thank you for your kind attention

March 2013

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Contact informatione-mail: inui@japanrail.comWebsite: http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/index.html