Tsukuba Express considers making fares and school commuter passes cheaper for elementary school students, uniform across all routes

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Tsukuba Express considers making fares and school commuter passes cheaper for elementary school students, uniform across all routes

At a press conference held on the 28th in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, President Watanabe Ryo of Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company (Chiyoda, Tokyo), which operates the Tsukuba Express (TX), announced plans to charge a flat rate for all sections for children's fares and school commuter passes for elementary school children aged 6 to 12 when using transportation IC cards. Discounted fares for children will further attract residential demand a…