JR Central and JR West to add premium waiting rooms at five stations from Dec 15, 2027
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JR Central and JR West announced that dedicated waiting rooms for Supreme Class and Green Car passengers will open at Shinagawa, Shin‑Yokohama, Kyoto, Kokura and Hakata on 15 December 2027, offering free soft drinks and Wi‑Fi.
From the same date, Green Car fares for journeys of 400–600 km will rise from 5,400 yen to 8,400 yen, a change that also incorporates the Nozomi reserved‑seat fare revision effective 1 July 2027, and new multifunction arm‑rest seats and partition seats will be introduced on N700S and some N700A trains, with improved dampers reducing side‑to‑side sway by about 10 %.