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Child fares

Child fares are half the price of adult fares (not including limited-express tickets and reserved-seating tickets). However, if the amount must be rounded off, it will rounded upward to the next 10-yen unit. (For example, in the case of an adult fare of 150 yen, the child’s fare becomes 80 yen.)

■Determining adults and children

■Fares for infants and babies

Although infants and babies can ride for free, in the following cases they would need to pay child fares:

1. If infants ride alone
2. In groups headed by a single adult or child, if they are the third-youngest in the "infant" age range.
3. If a child in the "infant" or "baby" age range uses a reserved seat entirely for themselves.
4. If children in the "infant" age range are riding as group travelers. Or if they are being accompanied by group travelers.

Where to buy limited-express tickets

Other than train station counters, tickets can be purchased at travel agencies, including offices of Nankai Travel International, JTB and Kinki Nippon Tourist. Please visit a travel agency branch office near you.

Personal items

The following explains what kind of items you can and cannot bring onto trains.

■Items that can be taken on board:

Up to two items each no larger than 250 centimeters based on a total linear measurement (length+height+width) of each item and each weighing no more than 30kg can be taken on board free, provided the items can be carried by a person and are confirmed not to pose any hindrance to train operations. However, you may not bring aboard any item exceeding two meters in length.

Items exempted from charges

• Bicycles must be disassembled and stored in bicycle bags. If they are folding-type bicycles, they must be folded and stored in a purpose-made bag. (For passengers having competition certificates issued by the Japan Keirin Association, a fee will be charged for your bicycle after it is disassembled and put in its bicycle bag.)
• Surfboards must be stored in purpose-made bags.
• Sports, leisure and music equipment must be stored in purpose-made bags or cases. Even if their size exceeds the general size restriction on items, they are permitted onboard if they can be carried and stood vertically inside the train cars.
• Wheelchairs must be no longer or higher than 120 centimeters and no wider than 70 centimeters.
• Seeing-eye dogs, service dogs or hearing-assistance dogs accompanying passengers, as established in the Guide Dog for the Blind Law established in the Disabled Persons Assistance Dog Law. However, this is limited to situations in which the passenger can show his or her legal status.

*Umbrellas, walking sticks, handbags, shoulder bags and other items of such passengers can be brought aboard trains as portable personal belongings, even in quantities that exceed the stipulated limit.

Items subject to fees

• Puppies, cats, pigeons and other such small animals (except for wild animals and snakes) must be kept in containers of roughly 70 centimeters in length and with a total linear distance (length+width+height) of roughly 90 centimeters. The weight of the container with the animal inside must not be greater than 10 kilograms.

*The charge for personal items is 270 yen per item. Please pay this fee by purchasing tickets from a vending machine at the station where you plan to start your journey.

■Items not permitted aboard trains

Items that are hazardous, unhygienic or having offensive odors, stoves, burners, living creatures, or items that may potentially disturb other passengers.

Changing routes

To alter a route after the start of a journey, which was purchased by a regular ticket or coupon ticket, the difference in fares will be charged. However, if the new fare is less than the original fare, a refund will not be paid.

Changing reserved seats

Limited-express tickets and reserved seating tickets can be changed for seats available on other trains. The procedure can only be done once per ticket and must be done before the train's departure from the station where the journey begins. (The procedure cannot be done if there are no available seats on the train the passenger wishes to ride on.)

Female-only cars

Nankai Electric Railway has introduced female-only train cars to counter harassment and groping on trains. We request all passengers to cooperate with this program. Please inquire with station staff to find out which cars are affected.

Males are permitted to ride in the female-only cars in the following situations:

• If they are in the sixth grade or under of elementary school and accompanied by women
• If they are physically disabled, or if they are caregivers and accompanying female passengers receiving their care, or if they are receiving care from a female caregiver who are accompanying them

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