Tokyo-Osaka bullet train private-room seats to start from 42,100 yen

Tokyo - Central Japan Railway Co. said Wednesday that a private-room seat on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line, to be introduced in October, will cost from 42,100 yen ($260) for a one-way trip between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka.

The fare includes the base and express fares, totaling about 14,000 yen. The private rooms will be introduced on the shinkansen departing Tokyo Station at 6 a.m. on Oct. 1.