Two tickets are required per passenger to ride a limited express train: a standard fare ticket and a limited express ticket.

Nikko Kinugawa Onsen Area

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• Types of limited express tickets availableLimited express tickets covering zones within Tobu Railway lines*You cannot board Tobu Railway with only the JAPAN RAIL PASS. A Tobu Railway ticket is required in addition to the JAPAN RAIL PASS.
• Start of selling dateTickets may be purchased from 9:00 am of the month prior to the travel date

• Purchase limited express tickets before boarding.
• A train staff may ask to see your ticket if you sit in a seat that is not printed on your ticket.

STEP1.Purchasing limited express tickets

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  Enter or select the necessary items, and then purchase limited express tickets by using this service.

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  You can purchase limited express tickets beginning at 9:00 a.m. one month prior to the travel date.
  For example, tickets for a train departing on January 1 can be purchased from 9:00 a.m. on December 1.
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  Please purchase same-day tickets at least 3 minutes before the departure time.
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  You can purchase same-day tickets for up to 3 outbound and 3 returning trains.
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  You can purchase up to 8 seats in one transaction.
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  You cannot add more passengers after a purchase. Please purchase any extra tickets separately.
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  If you reduce the number of passengers after your purchase (request a refund for each passenger who cancels), you cannot choose which seats are refunded. If you are likely to change the number of passengers, we recommend that you split the seats you might request a refund for when making your purchase.

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  Tickets cannot be purchased only for children.

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  This service does not apply to SL TAIJU and DL TAIJU (please use the SL TAIJU and DL TAIJU ticketing and reservation service), JR through trains (SPACIA Nikko, SPACIA Kinugawa, Nikko, Kinugawa, etc.), or Skytree trains.
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  If you are only taking a Revaty limited express train between Kinugawa-onsen station and stations north of Kinugawa-onsen (between Kinugawa-onsen station and Aizu-tajima station), you only need a basic fare ticket. However, if you travel with only a basic fare ticket, you cannot specify a seat. To specify a seat, you need a limited express ticket.
  In addition, if you travel on the same train beyond Kinugawa-onsen station, you will need a limited express ticket for all travel routes. For example, if you travel between Asakusa and Aizu-tajima, you will need a basic fare ticket and a limited express ticket for all travel routes.
  For details, click here

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  Before clicking or tapping the [Complete purchase] button, carefully check the displayed details about your purchase.
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  There have been many reports of passengers inadvertently purchasing same-day tickets despite intending to travel on an express train one month later.

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  After completing your purchase, save your purchase details by saving the relevant screen or printing out the details.
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  There have been many reports of incorrectly entered information resulting in the nonreceipt of emails confirming the completion of the purchase, as well as users being unable to log in to confirm their purchase details.
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  Please bring a device such as a smartphone on the day of travel, because members of staff are not in a position to handle changes or refunds.

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  You will be sent an email confirming the completion of the purchase. Please save this email.
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  If you do not receive this email, use the telephone number and email address that you entered at the time of purchase and check [See purchase details].

STEP2.Purchasing basic fare tickets

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  Passengers who do not have a basic fare ticket or an IC basic fare ticket (PASMO, etc.) are requested to purchase a basic fare ticket at a Tobu Line station or a branch of Tobu Top Tours.
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  Passengers cannot transfer to the Yagan Railway or the Aizu Railway with an IC basic fare ticket (PASMO, etc.), because these railways are not covered by IC basic fare tickets (PASMO, etc.) If you plan to travel from the Tobu Line to the Yagan Railway or the Aizu Railway, please purchase a basic fare ticket.

STEP3.Boarding the train

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  Go through the ticket gate by using your basic fare ticket or IC basic fare ticket (PASMO, etc.).
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  Check your train name, car, and seat (or room number) by referring to the email or screen confirming the completion of the purchase, and then board the train.
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  Make sure that all the passengers for whom you have purchased seats are together when heading to the limited express platforms at Asakusa station or Kita-senju station, or the platform boarding points at Kasukabe station, Tobu-dobutsu-koen station, or Kuki station.

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  If a member of staff asks to see your limited express ticket, show them one of the following.
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  Email confirming the completion of the purchase
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  Screen confirming the completion of the purchase (You can also confirm your purchase details by using the [See purchase details] menu.)
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  Printout of either 1 or 2

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  If you purchased your tickets on a computer, and cannot show an email or screen confirming the completion of purchase when boarding, please print out in advance an email or screen confirming the completion of purchase. Have the printout with you when you board the train.
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  A member of staff might ask you to verify your identity, so please bring along the credit card that you used at the time of purchase.
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  Click here for the locations of limited express platforms (at major stations).

＜Changing travel routes, trains, dates and times, or seats＞

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  You can make up to one change after purchase. (No handling charge)
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  There is a handling charge of 420 yen per room if you change from a room to a standard seat (including trains without rooms).

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  If you want to make a change on the day of travel, please complete the change before the departure time of the train that you have purchased tickets for, and at least 3 minutes before the departure time of the train that you would like to board.
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  Please bring a device such as a smartphone, because members of staff are not in a position to handle changes.

＜Requesting refunds or changing (reducing) the number of passengers＞

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  Regarding refunds after purchase, there is a handling charge of 100 yen per seat if you change (reduce) the number of passengers.
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  Regarding refunds for rooms, there is a separate handling charge of 420 yen per room.

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  You cannot add more passengers after a purchase. Please purchase any extra tickets separately.
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  If you reduce the number of passengers after your purchase (request a refund for each passenger who cancels), you cannot choose which seats are refunded. If you are likely to change the number of passengers, we recommend that you split the seats you might request a refund for when making your purchase.

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  Please complete the change before the departure time of the train that you are planning to board.
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  Please bring a device such as a smartphone, because members of staff are not in a position to handle refunds.

Limited express tickets within Tobu Lines can be purchased through automatic ticketing machines with limited express ticket sales functions at major Tobu Line stations.

• Excludes Oshiage, Yorii and unstaffed stations
• Limited express tickets for limited express trains connected with JR lines cannot be purchased at automatic ticketing machines.

Tobu Line limited express tickets can be purchased at locations that offer sightseeing services for international tourists. If the location sells NIKKO PASS all area or NIKKO PASS world heritage area, available exclusively for international tourists, limited express tickets can be purchased at when they are purchased at the same time.

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