Pasmo (パスモ Pasumo) is a rechargeable contactless smart card ticketing system for public transport introduced in Tokyo, Japan, on March 18, 2007.
PASMO is a development of the Passnet (パスネット Pasunetto) system used by many non JR railway lines in the Tokyo region. The system offers interoperability with the JR Suica system, as well as integrates private bus companies into the existing Passnet network.
The technology is based on RFID technology developed by Sony corporation known as FeliCa. PASMO is available as a credit-card sized card.
Because of stronger than expected demand, general sales of PASMO cards were halted in April 2007, less than one month after their introduction, in order to produce more cards. Approximately three million cards were sold before the restriction was enacted, of an allotment of just four million. Sales of regular PASMO cards resumed on September 10, 2007. Until this date, only PASMO commuter rail passes could be purchased. As of April 2009, over 11 million cards are in circulation.[1]
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Companies and organizations accepting PASMO
Railways
Most railway operators introduced the system simultaneously when PASMO started.
- Chiba Urban Monorail (from 14 March 2009)
- Enoshima Electric Railway (Enoden)
- Hakone Tozan Railway
- Hokuso Railway
- Izu Hakone Railway (Daiyuzan Line only)
- Keihin Electric Express Railway (Keikyu)
- Keio Electric Railway
- Keisei Electric Railway
- Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company (Tsukuba Express)
- Nippori-Toneri Liner
- Odakyu Electric Railway
- Sagami Railway (Sōtetsu)
- Saitama Railway
- Seibu Railway
- Shin-Keisei Electric Railway
- Tama Toshi Monorail
- Tobu Railway
- Tokyu Corporation
- Tokyo Metro
- Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei Subway)
- Toyo Rapid Railway
- Yokohama City Transportation Bureau (Yokohama Subway)
- Yokohama Minatomirai Railway Company
- Yokohama New Transit (Kanazawa Seaside Line)
- Yurikamome
Buses and tramways
Bus and tramway operators have been introducing PASMO readers on their systems gradually.
- Chiba Kotsu
- Enoshima Electric Railway
- Enoden Bus
- Fujikyuko
- Fuji Express
- Fujikyu City Bus
- Fujikyu Heiwa Kanko
- Fujikyu Shizuoka Bus
- Fujikyu Shonan Bus
- Fujikyu Yamanashi Bus
- Funabashi Shin-Keisei Bus
- Matsudo Shin-Keisei Bus
- Narashino Shin-Keisei Bus
- Hakone Tozan Bus
- Odakyu Hakone Highway Bus
- Heiwa Kotsu
- Danchi Kotsu
- Hitachi Jidosha Kotsu
- Izu Hakone Railway
- Kanagawa Chūō Kotsu
- Fujisawa Kanako Bus
- Sagami Kanako Bus
- Shonan Kanako Bus
- Tsukui Kanako Bus
- Yokohama Kanako Bus
- Kanto Bus
- KB Bus
- Kawasaki City Transportation Bureau (Kawasaki City Bus)
- Kawasaki Tsurumi Rinko Bus
- Rinko Green Bus
- Keihin Kyuko Bus
- Haneda Keikyu Bus
- Shonan Keikyu Bus
- Yokohama Keikyu Bus
- Keio Bus
- Keio Bus Chūō
- Keio Bus Higashi
- Keio Bus Koganei
- Keio Bus Minami
- Keio Dentetsu Bus
- Keisei Bus
- Chiba Chūō Bus
- Chiba City Bus
- Chiba Flower Bus
- Chiba Green Bus
- Chiba Kaihin Kotsu
- Chiba Nairiku Bus
- Chiba Rainbow Bus
- Ichikawa Kotsu Jidosha (Ichikawa Line Bus)
- Keisei Town Bus
- Keisei Transit Bus
- Tokyo Baycity Kotsu
- Kokusai Kogyo Bus
- Nishi Tokyo Bus
- Tama Bus
- Odakyu Bus
- Odakyu City Bus
- Sagami Railway (Sagami Railway Bus)
- Sotetsu Bus
- Seibu Bus
- Seibu Jidosha
- Seibu Kanko Bus
- Tachikawa Bus
- City Bus Tachikawa
- Tobu Bus (Tobu Bus Central)
- Asahi Motor
- Ibakyu Motor
- Kawagoe Motor
- Kokusai Juo Kotsu
- Tobu Bus East
- Tobu Bus West
- Tōkyū Setagaya Line)
- Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei Bus, Toei Streetcar)
- Tokyu Bus
- Tokyu Transsés
- Yamanashi Kotsu
- Sanko Town Coach
- Yokohama City Transportation Bureau (Yokohama City Bus)
- Yokohama Traffic Development
Popularity
On April 11, 2007, it was announced that sales of PASMO fare cards would be limited to commuter rail pass purchases until August due to extremely high demand. It was originally predicted that approximately 2 million PASMO cards would be sold in the first month, but about 3 million were actually sold, and stocks of PASMO cards were running out.[2]
Usage with other systems
Through collaboration with JR East, passengers can use PASMO cards wherever Suica cards are accepted to ride nearly any railway or bus in the Tokyo metropolitan area. Monthly passes for JR East lines can only be on Suica cards, while monthly passes for Tokyo Metro can only be on PASMO cards but otherwise, the cards are functionally identical for commuters.
This agreement has since been implemented with other systems across Japan; Suica cards can now be used on JR West's ICOCA, JR Central's TOICA, and JR Hokkaido's Kitaca systems. Usage agreements on other systems are planned in the future.
Transit systems/lines outside the PASMO system but usable with the PASMO card include:
- Suica
- East Japan Railway Company (JR East) lines in the Kanto, Niigata and Sendai areas
- Tokyo Monorail
- Saitama New Urban Transit (New Shuttle)
- Sendai Airport Transit [3]
- Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit (Rinkai Line)
- JR Bus Kantō (local buses in the Mito area)
See also
External links
- Official PASMO website
- English part of the PASMO website
- Media Release on integration between JR Suica and PASMO system.
Notes
- ^ http://www.pasmo.co.jp/news/press/2009/04/13/release_090413.pdf
- ^ "PASMO fare card selling out too fast". The Japan Times. 2007-04-12. http://search.japantimes.co.jp/rss/nb20070412a5.html. Retrieved 2007-04-13.
- ^ Began operation on March 18, 2007.
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