Operation System, Equipment, and Fees Operation is scheduled to begin on July 15, 2023, exactly one year after the presentation. At that time, two trains will be prepared, and two more trains will be added after that, eventually making a total of four trains. The train will operate between Asakusa and Tobu Nikko/Kinugawa Onsen, stopping at “Tokyo Sky Tree,” “Kita Senju,” “Kasukabe,” “Tochigi,” “Shin-Kanuma,” “Shimo-Imaichi,” and “Tobu World Square” on its way to Kinugawa Onsen, but not to the JR line. Travel packages by HIS, Club Tourism, and Tobu Top Tours have been on sale since July 15 at 15:00. The N100 Series is characterized by the diversification of its customer service facilities. The following is a summary of the image, lineup, and fare. Spacia X passenger facilities Standard seats: 3 cars from No. 3 to No. 5, arranged in 2-2 rows. Fare between Asakusa and Tobu Nikko is 1,940 yen.
Premium seats: Car 2. 2-1 row arrangement. Fare between Asakusa and Tobu Nikko is 2,520 yen.
Cockpit Lounge: Car 1 (first car from Tobu Nikko/Kinugawa Onsen direction). In addition to the standard seat charge, special seat charges of 200 yen for one person, 400 yen for two people, and 800 yen for four people are required.
Cockpit Suite: Car 6 (Asakusa-side first car). A private room for 7 passengers, reminiscent of a private jet. In addition to the standard seat charge, a special seat charge of 12,180 yen (per room) is required.
Compartment: Car 6 (Asakusa-side first car). Private compartment with a capacity of 4 persons. In addition to the standard seat charge, a special seat charge of 6,040 yen (per compartment) is required.
Box seat: A semi-private room facing each other for two persons, located in a portion of Car 5. In addition to the standard seat fee, a special seat fee of 400 yen (per room) is required. The special seat fee for cockpit suites may sound expensive at 12,180 yen, but if divided by the capacity of 7, the fee is 1,740 yen per person. Divided by 7, the cost is 1,740 yen per person, which is a reasonable price. The cockpit suite and cockpit lounge are located immediately behind the driver’s cab and offer a forward/reverse view.
While the current Series 100 “Spacia” focused on “relaxing travel,” the Series N100 “Spacia X” is designed to “adapt to an era in which a personalized environment has become the norm,” “deepen expectations of the destination through a one-rank higher ride experience,” “lead to your own special Nikko/Kinugawa experience,” and “allow you to choose a seat that suits your travel style. The presentation also included the following ideas: “Adapting to an era in which a personalized environment is commonplace,” “Enhancing expectations of the destination through a higher-rank ride experience,” and “Enabling passengers to choose the seat that best suits their individual travel style. At the presentation, a hands-on experience was also held for the non-compartment areas. The cockpit lounge was a virtual experience using VR (Virtual Reality), while the rest of the seats were actual seats. Both front cars of the N100 Series do not have cargo racks. Therefore, each car, except No. 5, will have a luggage storage area on the deck with a wire lock using a transportation system IC card as a key.
The Heritage of Tobu Limited Express Originally, limited express trains operated by Tobu Railway in the Nikko and Kinugawa areas tended to be equipped with customer service facilities that exceeded the general standards of their respective eras. The current 100 Series has “wide seat pitch seating that approaches that of JR’s green cars,” “private rooms for four that resemble hotel rooms,” and “a buffet with seat service for snacks and beverages. The 1720 Series, which operated before the 1720 Series, not only had a seat pitch that approached the specifications of first-class cars of the Japan National Railways (at that time), but also offered seat service for light meals and beverages. The 1720s were famous for their compact “salon rooms with jukeboxes,” which could be freely used by anyone. Nikko is a world-renowned tourist destination and has long attracted many foreign tourists. Therefore, English-language in-car announcements were already made in the 1960s, when the 1720 Series trains were in operation. On some trains, there were more foreign passengers than Japanese. Some of them even left their own seats unattended and went into the salon room, where they played music on the jukebox.
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