To "Yamanote Line Train Net" experiment operation, full of convenient information such as boarding rate and getting on / off position

JR East will release very detailed information on the Internet such as the boarding rate and getting on and off position in the car from the driving situation of the Yamanote line and eventually the temperature inside the carYamanote Line Train NetIt is revealed that it will start the trial operation of.

We will try information provision service for smartphones in Yamanote line ~ We are promoting R & D on information providing service to individual customers ~ [PDF / 379KB]

For vehicles to which this service is applied, it is possible to connect to the Internet via wireless LAN, and by connecting, it is possible to see various kinds of information centering on operation information. At first glance it is a site display for a common smartphone, but its content is amazing. At the top of the top screen is always the next stop of the train on board.


Until now, as a means of getting information on trains, it was common to see the contents displayed on the liquid crystal screen inside the car or to check on the Internet by connecting with the Internet on a smartphone etc., but this time the service If it is put into practical use, it is quite epoch-making that it can easily browse information transmitted by JR East itself, which is delivered in real time using hand-held terminals. If it extends to the whole route operated by JR East Japan, it seems that it will be a perfect match as a means of getting railway information.


"Operation information" displays not only the Yamanote line but also the status of other routes connected.


There is also a function of transit guide.


"Station guide guidance" which displays the guide map of the station premises and the positional relationship of the vehicle.


In addition to showing the boarding rate in three stages, it can grasp the temperature inside the car and whether it is a weakly cooled car or not "in-car situation"


Furthermore, NEWDAYS coupons at the nearest station (not available in self-registration) are distributed, and if it is a person using a train not only the Yamanote line, it is a content that can be realized that the hand reaches the itchy place I will.


The provided information as viewed in letters is as follows. It seems to be used for various purposes, such as not only various railway information but also schedule delivery of comics, novels, videos and so on.

3. Main services provided in this exam
【Railway related information】
· Operation status: delay of each line in the metropolitan area and driving comprehension information
· Station · Transit Information: Stop list and required time to each station, Information on the home facility and transit lines of each station
· In-car condition: boarding ratio of each car · vehicle inside temperature
【Marketing related information】
· Line news
· Comics and novels, movies
· Campaign information and coupons of Ekinaka store
· Video ads linked with Train Channel

According to the press release of JR East, the company designed and prototyped the "infoPiC" personal information system in the vehicle designed by Yamanouchi Frontier Service Research Institute during the pilot operation of "Yamanote Line Train Net" to Yamanote Line 1 It is said to install it in the organization and to operate it.

"InfoPiC" is the name of the system developed to provide detailed information to mobile terminals of passengers in the car, abbreviated as "Information Providing System for Individual Customers". This system consists of an in-vehicle server and a wireless LAN access point, collects necessary information from the information management device of the vehicle, and delivers information to passengers' smartphones.

Passengers on the train carrying the system during the trial period can freely use the service with their smartphone. We will evaluate and verify the contents of the service to be provided through user questionnaires and aim to aim for practical application in the future.

The connection procedure in the car is explained using images when connecting with the iPhone. Turn on Wi-Fi from the Wi-Fi setting screen and select "Trainnet" from the connection network. Password is unnecessary. Then, when you launch the browser and click the update button, the latest information is displayed.


It was released on September 20th (Tuesday) that it is planning to open an official website for this service exam, but when accessing the corresponding URL it functions as a teaser site. In addition to using it from the site, we are planning to distribute the application on the App Store and Android Market.

Wi-fi in-vehicle information service experiment Yamanote train net


The service test will be conducted from 1st October (Tuesday) to 2nd November (Wednesday) from 4th October to 1st Yamanote Line service test.