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| Above, a Tokaido Shinkansen train arrives at Atami Station. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
For those traveling on a shinkansen between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka, free Internet access will soon be given to those who would rather look at their laptop screens than viewing the passing countryside.
The Asahi Shimbun reported:
Free access to wireless local area networks (WLANs) will be available soon on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line.
Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai), operator of the Tokaido Shinkansen Line, said Jan. 25 that it will start providing free WLAN access in trains and stations.
The new service will be introduced on N700A-series bullet trains in the summer and is scheduled to be available on all 2,096 cars of 131 trains by the end of fiscal 2019.
West Japan Railway Co. (JR West), operator of the Sanyo Shinkansen Line, with which the Tokaido Shinkansen Line shares tracks, is positive about the plan, according to JR Tokai officials.
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