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Navitime Japan announced on March 29, 2021 that “Bus NAVITIME”, a bus-only navigation app, has added a “Bus stop check-in” function.
Check-in with GPS turned on
According to a survey by Navitime Japan as of March 2, 2021, the “Bus NAVITIME” app is compatible with all fixed-route buses and community buses nationwide (route bus companies with less than 5 buses, high-speed buses, shuttle buses). , Demand bus, etc. are excluded).
With the newly added function “Bus stop check-in”, if you check in to a bus stop around your current location with GPS turned on, you can record the bus stop.
You can check the bus stop you checked in on the map, and you can get badges according to the number of times.
To use the “Bus stop check-in” function, you need to register for “NAVITIME ID” (free) or premium course (charged).
Digital tickets will be on sale from early April
Navitime Japan has announced that it plans to start selling digital tickets such as one-day bus tickets from the beginning of April on the “Bus NAVITIME” app.
Source: Press Release / Navitime Japan
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