Tokyu Bus Corp. will start operating a "shared office" bus service this month for telecommuters who need to work on the move.
Equipped with free internet access, the bus will make a round trip once a day between a commuter town in Kanagawa Prefecture and central Tokyo on weekdays from Feb. 16 to April 28.
The service will depart from Tokyu Ichigao Station in Yokohama at 8:45 a.m., stopping at Tama-Plaza and Shibuya stations before arriving at Tokyo Station at 10:45 a.m. The bus will depart from Tokyo Station at 4:25 p.m. for the return leg, and arrive at Ichigao Station at 5:55 p.m.
Tokyu Bus expects the service to attract employees who are commuting to their offices about once a week and may want to use the travel time to do work.
A one-way ticket between Ichigao Station and Tokyo Station is 1,600 yen. Reservations are required in advance.
The number of services that allow people to telework while on the move is increasing. Earlier this month, East Japan Railway Co. introduced Shinkansen train cars in which passengers are allowed to make phone calls or participate in online meetings.
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