<strong>Innovative concept:</strong> Designed by award-winning architect Kazuyo Sejima, the new Seibu 001 series is known as "Laview."
Innovative concept: Designed by award-winning architect Kazuyo Sejima, the new Seibu 001 series is known as "Laview."
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<strong>Mirror-style facade: </strong>The Seibu Railway commuter train has a reflective exterior devised to blend into the landscape as it travels across the city to the mountains.<br />
Mirror-style facade: The Seibu Railway commuter train has a reflective exterior devised to blend into the landscape as it travels across the city to the mountains.
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<strong>Pioneering design:</strong> The aluminum paint used on Laview's exterior was specially developed for the private railway operator.
Pioneering design: The aluminum paint used on Laview's exterior was specially developed for the private railway operator.
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<strong>Cozy commute:</strong> The interior of the train is decked out with comfortable yellow chairs with an adjustable headrest and armrest table.
Cozy commute: The interior of the train is decked out with comfortable yellow chairs with an adjustable headrest and armrest table.
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<strong>Luxury travel: </strong>"I wanted to make a train which feels like a living room where passengers can freely relax and feel motivated to ride," Sejima explains.
Luxury travel: "I wanted to make a train which feels like a living room where passengers can freely relax and feel motivated to ride," Sejima explains.
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<strong>Spacious interior: </strong>Laview, which went into service in March, has eight cars and 422 seats.
Spacious interior: Laview, which went into service in March, has eight cars and 422 seats.
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<strong>Inventive model: </strong>Laview is the first train design from the architect, who was asked to come up with a new "never seen before" concept.
Inventive model: Laview is the first train design from the architect, who was asked to come up with a new "never seen before" concept.
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<strong>State-of-the-art train: </strong>Seibu Railway plans to replace all trains on the line between Tokyo's Ikebukuro district and Seibu Chichibu with the new trains by the end of 2019.
State-of-the-art train: Seibu Railway plans to replace all trains on the line between Tokyo's Ikebukuro district and Seibu Chichibu with the new trains by the end of 2019.
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