Do you know who was behind the Enzo Ferrari and Ferrari P4/5 designs? The answer is Ken Okuyama, who is now going to create luxury hotel like Cruise Train for Japan. It will be under the care of Japanese Railway Company JR East who has created last year seven Stars Cruise Train which got great success. According to the reports, the construction work will be started in 2016. The expected construction cost could be approximately US$50 million. This is going to be highly technological and modern and will look like a seven star luxury hotel.
Features of luxury Japanese Cruise Train:
- 10 Carriages which could carry maximum 34 passengers.
- Able to run on both electric and non-electric rails.
- Pleasant lounge located at the rear of the train surrounded in floor-to-ceiling glass panels. This lounge has provision to sit back and relax on a central island-style sofa and you can enjoy the amazing outside views.
- private guest suites
- Up-market restaurant
- Lounge and bar carriages
This luxury train is expected to run on the rails in 2017.
Images Courtesy: East Japan Railway Company