Pasmo

Pasmo (Japanese: パスモ, romanized: Pasumo), stylized as PASMO, is a rechargeable contactless smart card electronic money system. It is primarily used for public transport in Tokyo, Japan, where it was introduced on 18 March 2007. Pasmo can also be used as a payment card for vending machines and stores. In 2013, Pasmo became usable in all major cities across Japan as part of the Nationwide Mutual Usage Service.^[3]

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PASMO

Location	Usable nationwide Distributed in the Greater Tokyo Area
Launched	March 18, 2007
Technology	FeliCa
Manager	PASMO Co., Ltd.^[1]
Currency	Japanese yen (¥20,000 maximum load)
Stored-value	Pay as you go
Credit expiry	Ten years after last use^[2]
Retailed	Tokyo Metro stations Toei Subway stations Private railways
Variants	PASMO PASMO PASSPORT
Website	www.pasmo.co.jp

Pasmo is a development of the Passnet system used by many non-JR railway lines in the Greater Tokyo Area. The system offers interoperability with the JR East Suica system, as well as integrating private bus companies into the former Passnet network.

The technology is based on an RFID technology developed by Sony known as FeliCa. As of April 2009, there are over 11 million cards in circulation.^[4]

Companies and organizations accepting Pasmo

Summarize

Perspective

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Railways

Most railway operators introduced the system simultaneously when Pasmo started.

Buses and tramways

Bus and tramway operators have been introducing Pasmo readers on their systems gradually.

Chiba Kotsu
Enoshima Electric Railway
- Enoden Bus
Fuji Kyuko
- Fuji Express
- Fujikyu City Bus
- Fujikyu Heiwa Kanko
- Fujikyu Shizuoka Bus
- Fujikyu Shonan Bus
- Fujikyu Yamanashi Bus
Hakone Tozan Bus
- Odakyu Hakone Highway Bus
Heiwa Kotsu
- Danchi Kotsu
Hitachi Jidosha Kotsu
Izu Hakone Railway
Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu
- Fujisawa Kanako Bus
- Sagami Kanako Bus
- Shonan Kanako Bus
- Tsukui Kanako Bus
- Yokohama Kanako Bus
Kanto Bus
- KB Bus
Kawasaki City Transportation Bureau (Kawasaki City Bus)
Kawasaki Tsurumi Rinko Bus
- Rinko Green Bus
Keihin Kyuko Bus
- Haneda Keikyu Bus
- Shonan Keikyu Bus
- Yokohama Keikyu Bus
Keio Bus
- Keio Bus Chūō
- Keio Bus Higashi
- Keio Bus Koganei
- Keio Bus Minami
- Keio Dentetsu Bus
Keisei Bus
- Chiba Chuo Bus
- Chiba City Bus
- Chiba Flower Bus
- Chiba Green Bus
- Chiba Kaihin Kotsu
- Chiba Nairiku Bus
- Chiba Rainbow Bus
- Ichikawa Kotsu Jidosha (Ichikawa Line Bus)
- Keisei Town Bus
- Keisei Transit Bus
- Tokyo Baycity Kotsu
Kokusai Kogyo Bus
Nishi Tokyo Bus
- Tama Bus
Odakyu Bus
- Odakyu City Bus
Sagami Railway (Sagami Railway Bus)
- Sotetsu Bus
Seibu Bus
- Seibu Jidosha
- Seibu Kanko Bus
Tachikawa Bus
- City Bus Tachikawa
Tobu Bus (Tobu Bus Central)
- Asahi Motor
- Ibakyu Motor
- Kawagoe Motor
- Kokusai Juo Kotsu
- Tobu Bus East
- Tobu Bus West
Tōkyū Setagaya Line)
Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei Bus, Toei Streetcar)
Tokyu Bus
- Tokyu Transsés
Yamanashi Kotsu
- Sanko Town Coach
Yokohama City Transportation Bureau (Yokohama City Bus)
- Yokohama Traffic Development

Popularity

On April 11, 2007, it was announced that sales of Pasmo fare cards would be limited to commuter rail pass purchases until August due to extremely high demand. It was originally predicted that approximately 2 million Pasmo cards would be sold in the first month, but actual sales numbers totaled approximately about 3 million. Due to depleting stock, regular Pasmo card sales were suspended and only commuter passes were sold. Sales resumed on September 10, 2007.^[5]

Interoperation

Through collaboration with JR East, passengers became able to use Pasmo interchangeably with Suica to ride nearly any railway, metro, or bus in the Tokyo metropolitan area in 2007. Transit systems/lines outside the Pasmo system but usable with the Pasmo card included JR East lines in the Kanto, Niigata and Sendai area, the Tokyo Monorail, Saitama New Urban Transit (New Shuttle), Sendai Airport Transit, Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit (Rinkai Line), and JR Bus Kanto (local buses in the Mito area).

In 2013, interoperation was extended country-wide, and Pasmo became usable across Japan as part of the Nationwide Mutual Usage Service.^[7]

In July 22, 2014, Nintendo added support for Suica and Pasmo in the Nintendo eShop through the NFC function of the Wii U GamePad^[8] and the New Nintendo 3DS.^[9] The service was discontinued in January 18, 2022.^[10]

Companies and organizations accepting Pasmo

Railways

Buses and tramways

Popularity

Mobile devices

Interoperation

See also

References

External links

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