leosmlee
leosmlee
Hace más de 11 años
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I'm using 14-day JR Pass in Japan now. This morning (Aug 9th) I wanted to go Sapporo from Hakodate. However, the train service was suspended due to damaged train track. Later I was told by JR officer that train service between Hakodate and Sapporo would be suspended until further notice. Few things that really disappoint me:

  1. No contingency action was taken by JR to carry all passengers who were stranded at Hakodate Station, to their destination. Then I was told that buses were fully booked for the day. It means I'm totally stuck in Hakodate.
  2. Since I wouldn't be able to get out of Hakodate today, I asked JR officer if I could get one night accommodation with the expenses fully covered by JR, and the answer is, I still need to pay for the hotel charge, 4700 yen.

I paid 45100 yen for 14-day Pass, now i get stuck in Hakodate and nothing else i can do, and I couldn't get refund for the hotel room i already booked in Sapporo. And now i need to pay additional 4700 yen because JR doesn't provide alternative for me to travel to Sapporo. No compensation from JR at all. What is this?!?!?!

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Daniel-san
18919 post
Hace más de 11 años
Expert

Hi there,

I am very sorry to hear about your bad experience and completely understand your complain. I had a similar experience last March when service between Sapporo - Hakodate was suspended due to bad weather conditions and could not reach my planned destination. I don't know the details of your situation but know that usually non-reserved buses are provided when service is suspended for longer periods of time.

There's little I can do about refunds but what advise I can give you is to explain to your booked hotel why you could not stay with them. When I contacted my booked hotel and explained why I could not reach them, they were so kindto cancel the booking without a fee.

I looked up the current status services and see that train service has been resumed, so I hope that you were able to reach your planned destination after all.
-Daniel

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mari
1950 post
Hace más de 11 años
Expert

Hi there,

Just to follow up on this, we're really sorry that JR wasn't able to provide alternative transport - were you able to cancel your Sapporo room?

leosmlee
leosmlee
2 post
Hace más de 11 años

Thanks for the response. Sorry i wasn't able to reply to your comments until now. I was told that the train service was resumed at night, thus allowing the night train Hamanasu to run all the way from Aomori to Sapporo. But i took 7am train instead. Thanks to the workers who worked hard to repair the railway track.

I should have contacted the hotel in Sapporo to cancel my booking on that day, but I missed the opportunity. I don't think I can ask for refund now.

Anyway, it's a great experience riding JR trains in overall. JR Pass is indeed very convenient way to ride trains in Japan. I would recommend it to all potential tourists from overseas, but please be prepared for sudden disruption of train service due to unforeseen situations, e.g. heavy rain, earthquake, etc.

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mari
1950 post
Hace más de 11 años
Expert

Thanks for the feedback leosmlee. Once again I'm really sorry that you had cancelled trains during your trip - I hope that you enjoyed the rest of your trip (it sounds like you did!)


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