{"id":169360,"date":"2025-03-12T16:41:34","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T07:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=169360&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-03-12T16:41:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T07:41:56","slug":"hakata-station-introduces-digital-queue-system","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/hakata-station-introduces-digital-queue-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Hakata Station Introduces Digital Queue System on March 20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JR West will implement the &#8220;matoca&#8221; digital queue system at Hakata Station\u2019s Midori-no-Madoguchi counters starting March 20. Customers can secure a numbered ticket and receive notifications via LINE, allowing them to wait elsewhere. The system aims to reduce congestion and improve service efficiency. Seating and layout changes will also enhance comfort during wait times. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westjr.co.jp\/press\/article\/items\/250306_00_press_Hakatastation_Midorinomadoguti_seirikensystem.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JR West<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-169349\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fnn_midori-madoguchi-renewal_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C843&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Hakata Station Introduces Digital Queue System on March 20\" width=\"1400\" height=\"843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fnn_midori-madoguchi-renewal_2025_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fnn_midori-madoguchi-renewal_2025_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C181&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fnn_midori-madoguchi-renewal_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C617&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fnn_midori-madoguchi-renewal_2025_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C462&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 West will implement the &#8220;matoca&#8221; digital queue system at Hakata Station\u2019s Midori-no-Madoguchi counters starting March 20&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":169354,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-169360","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-hakata","news-category-travel-tourism","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/169360","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=169360"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/169354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=169360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=169360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}