Tap to Ride Service
What is the “Tap to Ride Service?”
This service enables you to use your card that supports tap payment (credit, debit or prepaid card) or a smartphone or other device configured with that card to pass right through automatic ticket gates and ride the train simply by tapping that card or device on a dedicated reader installed at those gates.
How to Ride
To use this service, tap a card that supports tap payment and is accepted by this service or a smartphone or other device configured with that card and place it on the tap payment terminal installed at automatic ticket gates.
Stations Where Service is Available
11 railway operators (private companies and municipal operators) in the Kanto region
Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd.; Odakyu Hakone Co., Ltd.; Keio Corporation; Keikyu Corporation; SAGAMI RAILWAY Co., Ltd.; SEIBU RAILWAY Co., Ltd.; TOKYU RAILWAYS Co., Ltd.; Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd.; Bureau of Transportation, Tokyo Metropolitan Government; TOBU RAILWAY CO., LTD.; YOKOHAMA MINATOMIRAI RAILWAY COMPANY
- *The service is not available at the transfer ticket gates at Shinagawa, Tenkūbashi, Hatchō-nawate, and Yokohama stations, or at the West Exit of Kanagawa-shimmachi Station and the Keikyu Department Store Exit of Kamiōoka Station.
- *For lines and stations where the service is available, along with other details by railway operator, please check the websites of each operator and other relevant sources.
Accepted Credit Card Brands
The following credit card brands are accepted.
Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express, Diners Club, Discover, UnionPay
- *Please note that some credit, debit or prepaid cards may not be supported. For more information, please contact your card issuer.
Important Points to Note
- Passengers who ride using tap payment are not eligible for alternative transfer service.
- Child fares for tap payment are not applicable. Children (between the ages of 6 and 11) who ride using tap payment will be charged adult fares.
- Discounts when transferring to the Toei Line are not applicable.
- Passengers other than those whose name is on the card may not ride using tap payment.
- The same card media must be used when entering and existing a ticket gate. This also applies to multiple media with the same card number.
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