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Notice to travelers from overseas who have purchased the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Ticket
If you present your Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Ticket at Toyama Tabi Navi, the Toyama Tourist Information Center located in Murodo on the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, and fill out a survey, you will receive a special present - a Tenugui, which is a thin Japanese hand towel made of cotton. Please take this opportunity to use your Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Ticket.
Please note that the number of Tenugui available are limited and we apologize if we are out of stock.
- Period :
- Apr. 16, 2013 (Tue) through Nov. 30, 2013 (Sat )
Every day from 8:00 to 17:00 - Location :
- Toyama Tourist Information Center, Toyama Tabi Navi, located on the 1st floor of Murodo Terminal
* Right next to the ticket counter and group counter
Limited Time Offer!
- Travel Period :
- Tuesday, April 16, 2013 through Saturday, November 30, 2013
* Excluding April 27 - May 6, August 11 - 20. - On sale :
- Monday, April 1, 2013 through Saturday, November 23, 2013 (holiday)
This round-trip ticket is for traveling through the expansive 90km Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route connecting Toyama along the coast of the Sea of Japan and Omachi in the Shinshu region through the 3000m mountain range of the Northern Alps, with the ropeway, trolley bus and other transportation facilities. It is now even more convenient with more unlimited travel areas and areas where passengers can make stopovers.
Designated Travel Areas
Hida Course (Via Takayama Line/ Chuo Line)
| Area | Type | Price(yen) | Route used | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type A | Type B | |||
| Shizuoka to Toyama Shinano-Omachi to Shizuoka |
Adult | 26,230 | 24,190 | Departure station - (Shinkansen) - Nagoya - (Tokaido / Takayama Line) - Toyama - Alpine Route - Shinano-Omachi - (Oito / Chuo Line) - Nagoya - (Shinkansen) - Departure station *Reverse route also available. |
| Child | 13,310 | 12,290 | ||
| Kakegawa to Toyama Shinano-Omachi to Kakegawa |
Adult | 25,430 | 23,390 | |
| Child | 12,710 | 11,690 | ||
| Hamamatsu to Toyama Shinano-Omachi to Hamamatsu |
Adult | 25,330 | 23,290 | |
| Child | 12,510 | 11,490 | ||
| Toyohashi to Toyama Shinano-Omachi to Toyohashi |
Adult | 22,130 | 20,090 | Departure station - (Tokaido/ Takayama Line) - Toyama - Alpine Route - Shinano-Omachi - (Oito/ Chuo Line) - Nagoya - Departure station *Reverse route also available. |
| Child | 11,110 | 10,090 | ||
| Nagoya City Area to Toyama Shinano-Omachi to Nagoya City Area |
Adult | 20,130 | 18,090 | |
| Child | 10,110 | 9,090 | ||
| Gifu to Toyama Shinano-Omachi to Gifu |
Adult | 20,130 | 18,090 | |
| Child | 10,110 | 9,090 | ||
| Ogaki to Toyama Shinano-Omachi to Ogaki |
Adult | 20,530 | 18,490 | |
| Child | 10,310 | 9,290 | ||
| Tajimi to Toyama Shinano-Omachi to Tajimi |
Adult | 20,130 | 18,090 | Tajimi - (Taita / Takayama Line) - Toyama - Alpine Route - Shinano - Omachi - (Oito / Chuo Line) - Tajimi *Reverse route also available. |
| Child | 10,110 | 9,090 | ||
Shirasagi Course (Via Hokuriku Line/ Chuo Line)
| Area | Type | Price(yen) | Route used | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type A | Type B | |||
| Nagoya City Area to Toyama Shinano-Omachi to Nagoya City Area |
Adult | 23,130 | 21,090 | Nagoya City Area - (Tokaido / Hokuriku Line) - Toyama - Alpine Route - Shinano - Omachi - (Oito / Chuo Line) - Nagoya City Area *Reverse route also available. |
| Child | 11,610 | 10,590 | ||
Departure from Kyoto City/ Osaka City (Via Hokuriku Line/ Chuo Line)
| Area | Type | Price(yen) | Route used |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto City Area to Toyama Shinano-Omachi to Kyoto City Area |
Adult | 24,880 | Departure station - (Kosei/ Hokuriku Line) - Toyama - Alpine Route - Shinano-Omachi - (Oito/ Chuo Line/ Shinkansen) - Departure station *Reverse route also available. |
| Child | 12,330 | ||
| Osaka City Area to Toyama Shinano-Omachi to Osaka City Area |
Adult | 25,980 | |
| Child | 12,880 |
Departure from Kyoto City/ Osaka City (Round-trip on the Hokuriku Line)
| Area | Type | Price(yen) | Route used |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto City Area to Toyama Shinano-Omachi to Kyoto City Area |
Adult | 22,580 | Departure station - (Kosei / Hokuriku Line) - Toyama - Alpine Route-Shinano - Omachi - (Oito / Hokuriku / Kosei Line) - Departure station *Reverse route also available. |
| Child | 11,180 | ||
| Osaka City Area to Toyama Shinano-Omachi to Osaka City Area |
Adult | 23,580 | |
| Child | 11,680 |
Conditions of Use
The conditions of use for each course are as follows.
[Hida Course (Via Takayama Line/ Chuo Line)/ Shirasagi Course (Via Hokuriku Line/ Chuo Line)]
- With the Hida Course, reserved seats on ordinary cars of Limited Express Wide View Hida and Limited Express Wide View Shinano are available one time each for both to and from the Alpine Route.
- With the Shirasagi Course, reserved seats on ordinary cars of Limited Express Shirsagi and Limited Express Wide View Shinano are available one time each for both to and from the Alpine Route.
* Reserved seats on ordinary cars are available for respective trains (ex. Shinano and Azusa) only when transferring to a limited express train at Shiojiri or Matsumoto when travelling between Nagoya and Shinano-Omachi.
* For departures within the Shizuoka area, reserved seats on ordinary cars of the Tokaido Shinkansen Hikari or Kodama are available one time each for travel to and from Nagoya. - For Type A, unlimited travel is offered between Toyama and Tateyama and between Terada and Unazuki Onsen stations on the Toyama Chihou Tetsudou railways (non-reserved seats on ordinary cars of limited express/ local trains).
- For Type B, unlimited travel is offered between Toyama and Tateyama on Toyama Chihou Tetsudou railways (non-reserved seats on ordinary cars of limited express/ local trains) (no travel between Terada and Unazuki Onsen stations).
- With the Hida Course, stopovers may be made limited to the following areas: Toyama; between Gifu and Hida Furukawa on the Takayama Line; between Nakatsugawa and Seba on the Chuo Line; and between Shinano-Omachi and Matsumoto on the Oito Line. If stopovers are made in the said areas on the Takayama Line and Chuo Line, non-reserved seats on ordinary cars of limited express trains are available before and after using trains with reserved seats. In this case, if you would like a reserved seat, please pay separately for the prescribed reserved seat limited express surcharge for the travel area. Also, if you would like a Green Car seat, please pay separately for the prescribed reserved seat limited express surcharge and Green Car surcharge for the travel area. If stopovers are to be made between Shinano-Omachi and Matsumoto on the Oito Line, non-reserved seats on ordinary cars of the limited express train is available to passengers for one time until the first stopover station within that travel area.
- With the Shirasagi Course, stopovers may be made limited to the following areas: Toyama; between Nakatsugawa and Seba on the Chuo Line; and between Shinano-Omachi and Matsumoto on the Oito Line. If stopovers are made in the said area on the Chuo Line, non-reserved seats on ordinary cars of limited express trains are available before and after using trains with reserved seats. In this case, if you would like a reserved seat, please pay separately for the prescribed reserved seat limited express surcharge for the travel area. Also, if you would like a Green Car seat, please pay separately for the prescribed reserved seat limited express surcharge and Green Car surcharge for the travel area. If stopovers are to be made between Shinano-Omachi and Matsumoto on the Oito Line, non-reserved seats on ordinary cars of the limited express train are available to passengers for one time until the first stopover station within that travel area.
- Reverse route is also available for both courses.
[Departure from Kyoto City/ Osaka City (Via Hokuriku Line/ Chuo Line)]
- Reserved seats of ordinary car of the Shinkansen (limited to "between the departure station and Nagoya" via the Chuo Line) and limited express train are available one time each for both to and back from the Alpine Route.
* Reserved seats on ordinary cars are available for respective trains only when connecting to limited express trains at Kanazawa Station.
* Reserved seats for ordinary car are available for respective trains (ex. Shinano and Azusa) only when transferring to a limited express train at Shiojiri or Matsumoto when travelling between Nagoya and Shinano-Omachi. - Unlimited travel is offered between Toyama and Tateyama on the Toyama Chihou Tetsudou railways (non-reserved seats on ordinary cars of limited express/ local trains) (no travel between Terada and Unazuki Onsen stations).
- Stopovers may be made limited to the following areas: Toyama; between Nakatsugawa and Seba on the Chuo Line; and between Shinano-Omachi and Matsumoto on the Oito Line. If stopovers are made in the said area on the Chuo Line, non-reserved seats on ordinary cars of limited express trains are available before and after using trains with reserved seats. In this case, if you would like a reserved seat, please pay separately for the prescribed reserved seat limited express surcharge for the travel area. Also, if you would like a Green Car seat, please pay separately for the prescribed reserved seat limited express surcharge and Green Car surcharge for the travel area. If stopovers are to be made between Shinano-Omachi and Matsumoto on the Oito Line, non-reserved seats on ordinary cars of the limited express train are available to passengers for one time until the first stopover station within that travel area.
- Reverse route is also available.
[Departure from Kyoto City/ Osaka City (Round-trip Hokuriku Line)]
- Reserved seats for ordinary cars of the limited express train are available one time each for both to and back from the Alpine Route.
* Reserved seats on ordinary cars for respective trains are available only when connecting to limited express trains at Kanazawa Station or Toyama Station. - Unlimited travel is offered between Toyama and Tateyama on the Toyama Chihou Tetsudou railways (non-reserved seats on ordinary cars of limited express/ local trains) (no travel between Terada and Unazuki Onsen stations).
- Stopovers may be made at Toyama (only when transferring between JR Lines and Toyama Chihou Tetsudou railways) and between Shinano-Omachi and Itoigawa on the Oito Line. If stopovers are made in the said area on the Oito Line, non-reserved seats on ordinary cars of the limited express train are available to passengers for one time until the first stopover station within that travel area.
- Reverse route is also available.
Conditions of use for the Alpine Route are as follows (applicable to all courses).
- Unlimited travel is offered between Toyama and Shinano-Omachi. However, unlimited travel for buses running between Ogizawa and Shinano-Omachi is only valid for Shinano-Omachi, Omachi Onsenkyo, Hinatayama Kogen, and Ogizawa bus stop.
- Stipulations for Toyama Chihou Tetsudou railways depend on the course selected.
Alpine Route
Some tickets can be used for travel between Terada and Unazuki Onsen stations.
- Travel period :
- Tuesday, April 16, 2013 through Saturday, November 30, 2013
(Unavailable in April 27 - May 6, August 11 - 20) - On sale :
- Monday, April 1, 2013 through Saturday, November 23, 2013 (holiday)
- Validity :
- 8 days (no extensions even if valid term falls on "unavailable" days indicated above)
Making a reservation for reserved seats
- Please make a reservation for reserved seats at the location of purchase, before boarding the train. If you have not decided the train for returning, you may make a reservation for it at any major station beyond the Alpine Route. (You may not make seat reservations through the reserved seat ticket vending machines for this ticket.)
If the train of your choice is fully booked
- You may use the non-reserved seats in the ordinary cars of the train for which this ticket can be used. In this case, we cannot refund the difference between the fee for reserved seats on limited express trains and the fee for non-reserved seats on limited express trains.
If you board a different train prior to the time of departure of your designated train
- You may use the non-reserved seats in the ordinary cars of the train for which this ticket can be used. In this case, we cannot refund the difference between the fee for reserved seats on limited express trains and the fee for non-reserved seats on limited express trains. The same is true if you board a train without making a reservation for a reserved seat.
- After you board the train, and if there are open seats inside the train and we determine that there should be no disruption to train operations, you may switch to a reserved seat in the ordinary cars.
If you miss your designated train
- You may use a non-reserved seat in the ordinary cars of the trains that depart after your designated train, on and only on your designated boarding date. If you board a train the day after your designated boarding date or later, only the portion of ticket for basic fare will be valid within the valid period, and if you would like to board a Shinkansen or a limited express train, you must purchase a limited express ticket separately.
- * You may board the abovementioned transportation facilities within the Alpine Route by showing your return ticket.
- * Changes to your ticket cannot be accepted except for the starting date of its effective period (only once, before the ticket is used) and the designated train (only once, before the designated train departures). If your destination is beyond the area covered by the ticket, we ask that you pay the required fares and fees to cover the difference.
- * The departure ticket is only valid if you have your return ticket as well.
- * No stopovers can be made in areas other than the specified for each type.
- * This ticket cannot be used together with other discounts.
- * This ticket is not subject to transfer discounts.
Refunds
- Refunds are available at the location of purchase only before or during the valid period of the ticket and only if the ticket is unused. The details are provided in the table below:
| Refundable amount | |||
| Prior to trip | Purchased cost minus 210 yen (transaction fee for basic fare), minus transaction fee for departure and return tickets (320 yen per train ride if a reserved seat ticket has not been issued yet) | ||
| During trip |
Departure ticket | Has been used | No refunds will be provided |
| Return Ticket | Has not been used | Purchased cost minus non-discounted basic fare and supplemental charge for reserved seats on limited express trains for the departure ticket, minus 210 yen (transaction fee for basic fare), minus transaction fee for return ticket (320 yen per train ride if a reserved seat ticket has not been issued yet) | |
| Has been used | No refunds will be provided | ||
| In case of cancellations and delays in trains | Passengers shall be regarded the same as those who paid the non-discounted basic fare and supplemental charge, and based upon the Passenger Service Rules, will receive a refund equal to or less than the purchase cost. *The deadline for receiving refunds is one year within the day after the accident, etc., which became the reason for the refund . |
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Note 1) The underlined refund fee (for each reserved seat ticket) is as follows:
- Two days prior to the designated date of departure: 320 yen
- One day before designated date of departure until the time of departure: Non-discounted supplemental charge for reserved seats on limited express trains multiplied by 30% (320 yen shall be the minimum)
Note 2) If a passenger makes a connection from one limited express train to another in traveling between Nagoya and Shinano-Omachi, that will be regarded as one train ride. In this case, if a reserved seat ticket has been issued for one leg of the connection, it will be regarded as being issued for the entire trip.
Note 3) The non-discounted supplemental charge for reserved seats on conventional line limited express trains that connect with Shinkansen will be calculated with the connection discount applied.
Purchase Locations
Please visit major JR stations or branches / offices of major travel agencies near the departure station for the ticket.
- * If you lose your value ticket, please explain such to the staff at the station's ticketing window or to train crew to repurchase a no-discount ticket with the same use conditions (travel area, train type, equipment, etc.) as a reissued ticket (Ticket will read "Funshitsu sai" (紛失再: reissued due to loss)). At your destination, have station staff provide a "Saishuju shoumei" (再収受証明: proof of receipt of fares for reissued ticket) on the ticket and take it with you.
- * If you find your lost value ticket within one year, bring the original ticket and repurchased ticket to where the original ticket was issued or to the destination station where you ended your trip. The repurchased ticket will be reimbursed for a surcharge of 210 yen for basic fare tickets and limited express non-reserved seat tickets each, and 320 yen surcharge for limited express reserved seat tickets.
- * Reimbursement may not be possible or reimbursed amount may be subject to change from the above if the repurchased ticket and original value ticket do not have the same use conditions (same travel area, train type, equipment, etc.), or if it is confirmed that the passengers did not travel as according to the conditions stipulated in the original value ticket.
- * Use of JR lines included in the value ticket are subject to reissuance due to loss (including other private lines that are regarded as connection lines). Other items such as car rental tickets, discount tickets for sightseeing attractions, shopping tickets, and tickets for public transportation such as buses are not subject to these stipulations. Please consult staff for more information.