East Japan Railway rolls out telecommuter cars on bullet trains

Pilot project helps workers keep in touch while on the road

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A JR East bullet train travels on the Tohoku shinkansen line. (Photo courtesy of JR East)

SHOHEI NOMOTO, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Workers can telecommute while they commute on East Japan Railway's new telework train cars, which entered trials Monday.

Passengers on certain trains on the Tohoku shinkansen bullet train line, which runs between Tokyo and Shin-Aomori stations, can use these dedicated cars for phone calls and videoconferencing, with free access to Wi-Fi routers to help maintain a stable connection.

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