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JR East Ends Magnetic Tickets, Launches QR System 2027

6/10/2026

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JR East will drop magnetic short-distance tickets and adopt QR-code tickets on conventional lines in spring 2027.
The QR tickets will be 57.5 mm × 85 mm, larger than the current 30 mm × 57.5 mm size.
Passengers will scan QR codes at gate readers instead of inserting tickets, which JR East says will cut recycling’s impact.
Six railways—Keisei Electric, Keikyu, Seibu, Tokyo Monorail, Tobu and Hokuso—will also switch to QR tickets and share a server for entry-exit records.

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JR East will drop magnetic short-distance tickets and adopt QR-code tickets on conventional lines in spring 2027.
The QR tickets will be 57.5 mm × 85 mm, larger than the current 30 mm × 57.5 mm size.
Passengers will scan QR codes at gate readers instead of inserting tickets, which JR East says will cut recycling’s impact.
Six railways—Keisei Electric, Keikyu, Seibu, Tokyo Monorail, Tobu and Hokuso—will also switch to QR tickets and share a server for entry-exit records.