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The original was posted on /r/japantravel by /u/mithdraug on 2024-01-23 16:07:32.

With the launch of Hokuriku shinkansen expansion comes expected price hike of JR West Hokuriku passes starting on 16 March.

Pass Old Price New Price
Hokuriku Arch Pass 24,500 yen 30,000 yen
Kansai-Hokuriku Area Pass 17,000 yen 19,000 yen
Hokuriku Area Pass 5,090 yen 7,000 yen
JR West All Area Pass 26,000 yen 26,000 yen
Takayama-Hokuriku Area Excursion Ticket 19,800 yen 19,800 yen

Please note that existing JR Hokuriku line operations between Tsuruga and Kanazawa will be replaced by Hokuriku shinkansen operation (fully covered by those passes) and a conventional line run by new third-sector operator Hapi-Line Fukui between Tsuruga and Daishoji, and by IR-Ishikawa Railway between Daishoji and Kanazawa. Above-mentioned passes will cover only sections of those needed to access cul de sac JR lines.

Passes and exchange orders bought before 15 March will remain valid.

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Please note that special deals on one-way JR West trains will be extended to Kyoto/Osaka to Tsuruga/Kanazawa/Toyama sections. Additional new special deal fares (Hayatoku-7 and Hayatoku-14) will also apply for Nagoya-Maibara-Tsuruga (Shirasagi) route.