OSAKA, Apr 09 (News On Japan) –
Nankai Electric Railway will start working a brand new sightseeing prepare connecting Namba and Koyasan on April twenty fourth, with the total particulars unveiled to the media on April ninth.
The new prepare, named “GRAN Tenku,” was revealed on the newly established Platform 0 at Namba Station, that includes a deep crimson exterior and providing a roughly 90-minute journey to Gokurakubashi, the gateway to Koyasan, as Buddhist monks from Koyasan carried out a prayer ceremony for its secure operation.
Nankai Electric Railway President Tomoshi Kajitani stated, “We aim to transform the journey to Koyasan from a mere means of transportation into an experience where the travel itself becomes the purpose, with heartfelt hospitality at its core.”
The four-car prepare will function with all reserved seating, with Car 1 that includes spacious rest seats, Car 2 providing wide-view seats dealing with the home windows, and Car 3 serving as a foyer lounge promoting drinks, whereas Car 4 gives a extra unique expertise.
Reporter Sasuke Yamaguchi stated, “The sofa seats, limited to just 16 passengers, are exceptionally comfortable, and remarkably, passengers can also enjoy meals.”
Passengers seated within the couch part shall be served breakfast, afternoon tea, and different choices relying on the time of day, that includes regionally sourced elements from southern Osaka to Wakayama, marking the primary time in practically a century that Nankai Electric Railway has supplied meals onboard.
Dining automobiles had been as soon as common throughout the Meiji and Taisho eras greater than 120 years in the past, however had been discontinued in 1929 as the necessity to enhance transport capability grew, with onboard eating seen as limiting each velocity and passenger numbers.
The revival of the eating automotive after practically 100 years displays a broader effort to place prepare journey itself as a vacation spot relatively than merely a mode of transport.
Kajitani stated, “We hope passengers will enjoy both the scenery along the route to Koyasan and the meals, allowing them to fully experience the appeal of railway travel.”
The 90-minute journey linking Osaka and Wakayama is being reimagined as a premium journey expertise, as personal railway operators throughout the Kansai area intensify competitors to develop new companies.
Source: YOMIURI