{"id":163015,"date":"2024-05-14T11:30:55","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T02:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=163015&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-05-14T11:30:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T02:30:55","slug":"jr-kyushu-proposes-first-fare-hike-since-1996-amid-rising-cost","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/jr-kyushu-proposes-first-fare-hike-since-1996-amid-rising-cost\/","title":{"rendered":"JR Kyushu Proposes First Fare Hike Since 1996 Amid Rising Cost"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JR Kyushu is considering an increase in train fares within 2024, marking the first potential rise since 1996, excluding tax-related adjustments. The proposal, aimed at addressing the costs of aging infrastructure, wage increases, and disaster recovery, will be submitted to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Despite a 19% increase in passenger revenue in fiscal year 2023 compared to the previous year, recovery levels have plateaued due to the prevalence of remote work. The company, which has seen passenger numbers stall at 94% of pre-pandemic levels, is exploring strategies to maintain operations amid these challenges. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/kbc.co.jp\/news\/article.php?id=12476503&amp;ymd=2024-05-13\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KBC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/fnn_jr-train-saga_2023_WEB.jpeg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\nJR Kyushu Proposes First Fare Hike Since 1996 Amid Rising Cost\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-153499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/fnn_jr-train-saga_2023_WEB.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/fnn_jr-train-saga_2023_WEB.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/fnn_jr-train-saga_2023_WEB.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/fnn_jr-train-saga_2023_WEB.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JR Kyushu is considering an increase in train fares within 2024, marking the first potential rise since 1996, excluding tax-related adjustments&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":153501,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-163015","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kyushu","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/163015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=163015"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/153501"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=163015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}