Simply share the route you found using the transit app, and the search criteria (departure station, arrival station, date, and time) for Shinkansen and limited express trains will be automatically entered into the reservation website. This app eliminates the hassle of re-entering station names and dates, making reserved seat reservations for business trips, visits home, and travel much easier.
■ For those who:
・Frequently reserve Shinkansen and limited express train seats for business trips or visits home
・Find it troublesome to re-enter the same station names and dates on the reservation website after researching a route
・Have made mistakes re-entering station names or dates when manually entering them and had to re-book
■ How to use (3 steps)
1. Search for a route using Yahoo! Transit, then select "Send via LINE/Email" → "Share to other apps" → "Y2Eknt" in the route details.
2. Confirm the analyzed departure station, arrival station, date, and time.
3. Tap "Search on Ekinet." The search criteria will be pre-filled in the in-app browser.
* You will need to perform the search and reservation yourself. Member login is also done by you.
■ Main Features (Free)
- Analysis of shared text (departure station, arrival station, date, time, train used)
- Limit booking to JR sections only: Automatically excludes subway, private railway, and conventional line access sections, and passes the boarding station, alighting station, and departure time of Shinkansen and limited express trains to the booking site.
- Automatic input into the Ekinet search form
- Search history (most recent 3 entries): Allows you to reopen the same search criteria later.
- Register route to calendar
■ Premium (One-time in-app purchase. Permanent after a single purchase)
- Hide banner ads
- Unlimited display of search history
- "Automatically open": Immediately after sharing, go directly to the booking site without pressing a button.
- EX Reservation (Web version) integration: Opens EX Reservation for Tokaido, Sanyo, and Kyushu Shinkansen routes (Nozomi, Hikari, Kodama, Mizuho, Sakura, Tsubame) and attempts to automatically input search criteria. If you encrypt and save your login information on your device, automatic login is possible.
■ Supported Reservation Services
・Ekinet (Tohoku, Hokkaido, Joetsu, Hokuriku, Yamagata, Akita Shinkansen, JR East area limited express trains, etc.)
・EX Reservation Web version (Tokaido, Sanyo, Kyushu Shinkansen) *Premium
■ Precautions
・This app is an unofficial app developed by an individual. It is not affiliated with JR East, JR Central, or LINE Yahoo! in any way. "Ekinet," "EX Reservation," and "Yahoo! Transit Guide" are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
・This app assists in entering search criteria. For reservation completion, train operation, fares, etc., please follow the terms and conditions and guidance of each service.
・Due to changes in the specifications of each site, automatic input may temporarily stop working.
・Search is not possible during Ekinet's maintenance hours (generally late night to early morning).
■ Privacy
Route text, history, and login information will not be sent to the developer's or third-party servers (excluding advertising, payment, and communication with each reservation site). Please see our privacy policy for details.
https://makiiii-git.github.io/Y2Eknt/privacy-policy.html
Simply share the route you found using the transit app. It automatically fills in the search criteria (station name, date, time) from the Shinkansen/limited express train reservation website, eliminating the need to re-enter the information.