MaaS Initiatives

「By promoting “Kyushu MaaS” using the MaaS app “my route,” we strengthened the rollout of digital tickets and seamless coordination among multiple modes of transport across Kyushu.」

「さらに、MaaSアプリ「my route」を活用した「九州MaaS」の推進により九州各地でデジタルきっぷの実装や複数の交通機関のシームレスな連携を強化しました。」

「In the new mobility services (MaaS) field, we began the “Kyushu MaaS” initiative in August of the previous year, in collaboration with transport operators, local governments and tourism organizations in each region of Kyushu, aimed at realizing borderless transport services, including through the use of the MaaS app “my route.”」

「In the new mobility services (MaaS) field, we advanced initiatives aimed at realizing borderless transport services using the MaaS app “my route,” in collaboration with transport operators, local governments and tourism organizations in each region, and began providing services in all prefectures of Kyushu.」

「We have been expanding services across the various regions of Kyushu, newly commencing service provision in Nagasaki and Kumamoto prefectures. In Fukuoka and Kumamoto prefectures, we sold digital tickets through the MaaS app in collaboration with transport operators and commercial facilities, with the aim of stimulating demand for outings and improving circulation in urban areas. In Nagasaki Prefecture, we also began selling digital tickets with QR codes that customers could purchase and use on their smartphones by selecting their preferred boarding and alighting stations, as a QR code-based demonstration project.」

「In the new mobility services (MaaS) field, we promoted initiatives aimed at realizing seamless transport services using the MaaS app “my route,” in collaboration with transport operators in Fukuoka, Saga, Oita and Miyazaki prefectures, where the service has already been introduced. In Nagasaki Prefecture, we began providing the service in August of this year in collaboration with local transport operators, local governments and tourism organizations, timed to coincide with the opening of the Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen. In Fukuoka Prefecture, we sold digital tickets through the MaaS app in collaboration with Showa Jidosha Co., Ltd., Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co.,Ltd. and 15 commercial facilities in the Tenjin and Hakata areas, with the aim of stimulating demand for outings to central areas and improving circulation within the city.」

「In the new mobility services (MaaS) field, we promoted initiatives aimed at realizing seamless transport services using the MaaS app “my route,” in collaboration with transport operators in Fukuoka, Saga, Oita and Miyazaki prefectures, where the service has already been introduced. We also promoted initiatives in collaboration with local governments and transport operators, with the aim of expanding the service to prefectures where it had not yet been introduced and providing an integrated service across the wider Kyushu region.」

「In the new mobility services (MaaS) field, we sold digital tickets through our MaaS app in collaboration with Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co.,Ltd. and 18 commercial facilities in the Tenjin and Hakata areas, with the aim of restoring activity in central Fukuoka, which had been affected by COVID-19.」

「In the new mobility services (MaaS) field, we sold digital tickets through our MaaS app in collaboration with Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co.,Ltd. and 18 commercial facilities in the Tenjin and Hakata areas, with the aim of restoring activity in central Fukuoka, which had been affected by COVID-19. We also signed a memorandum of understanding with Daiichi Koutsu Sangyo Co., Ltd. and Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co.,Ltd. on 30 September of the previous year concerning the development of digitally enabled mobility services, and launched initiatives aimed at realizing a seamless, highly convenient transport network centered on Kitakyushu, where all 3 companies have strong operating bases.」

「In the new mobility services (MaaS) field, we sold digital tickets through our MaaS app in collaboration with Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co.,Ltd. and 18 commercial facilities in the Tenjin and Hakata areas, with the aim of restoring activity in central Fukuoka, which had been affected by COVID-19. In the Miyazaki area, where we have been working since fiscal 2020, we signed a memorandum of understanding with Miyazaki Kotsu Co., Ltd. in September 2021 on collaboration in regional transport services, with the aim of building sustainable regional transport services, and launched a new regional transport service combining local buses and rail at Takanabe Station on the Nippo Main Line. We also agreed to provide information on stations within our operating area and train location data through the MaaS app provided by West Japan Railway Company, and launched the service, promoting initiatives in collaboration with transport operators outside Kyushu.」

「In the field of new mobility services (MaaS), we promoted initiatives to build a sustainable public transportation network centered on collaboration with 第一交通産業株式会社 and Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co.,Ltd. In the Miyazaki area, where we began MaaS initiatives in fiscal 2020, we continued initiatives aimed at realizing seamless transportation services through coordination among diverse transportation modes, as well as attracting visitors and improving circulation in the city center through collaboration with commercial and tourism facilities, including “AMU PLAZA Miyazaki.” In the Yufuin area, where MaaS initiatives had been postponed due to the impact of COVID-19, we also resumed considering MaaS initiatives, with the goal of improving convenience for tourists and realizing sustainable transportation services that can be used by both tourists and local residents. In addition, we agreed to provide information on stations within our operating area through the MaaS app provided by West Japan Railway Company and began providing the service, thereby promoting initiatives in collaboration with other transportation operators.」

「In addition, the MaaS demonstration test in Miyazaki Prefecture selected for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism’s “FY2020 Japanese MaaS Promotion Promotion and Support Project” began last November.」

「In addition, the MaaS demonstration test in Miyazaki Prefecture was selected for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism’s “FY2020 Japanese MaaS Promotion and Support Project,” and preparations are under way for the demonstration test to begin in November this year.」

「In the field of new mobility services (MaaS), we promoted initiatives to build a sustainable public transportation network centered on collaboration with 第一交通産業株式会社 and Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co.,Ltd. As a model case for improving transfer convenience, from March this year we introduced a new Nishi-Nippon Railroad bus route connecting Shimosone Station on the Nippo Main Line with surrounding residential areas, revised the timetables of existing bus routes, and mutually displayed departure-time information inside buses and at stations, as well as conducting promotional measures, including a joint points service campaign with Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co.,Ltd. We also considered the appropriate form of MaaS under the impact of COVID-19 through the executive committee for tourism-oriented MaaS demonstration tests established in Yufuin and Miyazaki last December, and worked to prepare for the demonstration tests.」

「In October last year, we signed a memorandum of understanding with Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co.,Ltd. concerning collaboration on transportation services, and in December established an executive committee for demonstration tests of tourism-oriented MaaS in the Yufuin area and Miyazaki Prefecture.」

「In May this year, we agreed with Odakyu Electric Railway Co.,Ltd. to expand collaboration on linking data with the common data platform it is developing and considering services. We also entered into a business alliance agreement with 第一交通産業株式会社 to improve the convenience of mobility services and, from June this year, conducted the “Online Train Reservations × SUGOCA: Ride a Taxi” campaign to commemorate the alliance.」

「We will pursue initiatives for new mobility services (MaaS) by capitalizing on the long-term trend of technological innovation and conducting demonstration tests and collaborating with other transportation operators.」