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        <title>The Ferrari of Rail: Ultra-Luxurious Train Design for Japan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2014 17:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SA Rogers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Japan is set to get a new luxury sleeper train with spacious modern cabins designed by Ken Okuyama, who&#8217;s best known for his work with Ferrari. The $50 million Cruise Train will run on both electric and non-electric rails and feature large glass-paneled windows, high ceilings and leather seating. Envisioned as the future of train <a href="https://weburbanist.com/2014/07/10/the-ferrari-of-rail-ultra-luxurious-train-design-for-japan/">&#8230;</a>]]></description>
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<div id="urb-ads-toc-box" class="post-ads-toc-box urb-ads-toc" style="display:none;"></div><p class="p1">Japan is set to get a new luxury sleeper train with spacious modern cabins designed by Ken Okuyama, who&rsquo;s best known for his work with Ferrari. The $50 million <a href="http://gizmodo.com/japans-seven-stars-luxury-trains-are-like-an-inland-cr-1356873303/1588704914/+andrewtarantola">Cruise Train</a> will run on both electric and non-electric rails and feature large glass-paneled windows, high ceilings and leather seating. Envisioned as the future of train travel in Japan, this designer creation won&rsquo;t be for everyone: it&rsquo;s got a max capacity of just 34 passengers.</p>
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<p class="p1">Expected to lance in the spring of 2017, Cruise Train is essentially an upgrade of the &lsquo;Seven Stars in Kyushu,&rsquo; a deluxe sleeping car excursion train that&rsquo;s been in operation since late 2013. The new design appears to be far more open, stylized and modern than that of the Kyushu train, with Okuyama clearly taking a lot of inspiration from luxury personal vehicles.</p>
<p class="p2"><a href="#" data-featherlight="https://weburbanist.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Luxury-Ferrari-Train-4.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-68922" src="https://weburbanist.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Luxury-Ferrari-Train-4.jpg" alt="Luxury Ferrari Train 4" width="468" height="227"></a> <a href="#" data-featherlight="https://weburbanist.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Luxury-Ferrari-Train-5.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-68921" src="https://weburbanist.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Luxury-Ferrari-Train-5.jpg" alt="Luxury Ferrari Train 5" width="468" height="230"></a></p>
<p class="p1">The ten carriages of the Cruise Train will include two observation areas with glass walls so passengers can take in the views as the train passes through the countryside. A two-story deluxe suite car with two beds on the lower floor, a private bathroom and a lounge room upstairs will be available as well. There&rsquo;s no word yet on just how much it&rsquo;ll cost to experience the Ferrari of trains, but it&rsquo;s safe to say that it won&rsquo;t be a bargain.</p>
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