Announcement of contents of luxury train tour Joint operation of JR Hokkaido and Tokyu Corporation

Announcement of contents of luxurious train tour JR Hokkaido and Tokyu Corporation operate jointly on January 15 at 11:13

The contents of the tour of a luxury sightseeing train jointly operated by JR Hokkaido and the major private railway "Tokyu Corporation" in the summer have been announced. JR, who has been in a severe business, wants to absorb the operating know-how from Tokyu and utilize it in the development of its own sightseeing trains, which will lead to a slight increase in profits.

On the 14th, announced in Yokohama, the tour contents of the luxury tourist train "THE ROYAL EXPRESS" operated jointly by JR Hokkaido and the major private railway "Tokyu Railway".

The departure date is set to 5 days in August and September. After departure from Sapporo in 3 days and 4 days, return to Sapporo while going around the eastern direction. We plan to head to the hotel where we will stay by a dedicated bus from the stop that day.

The travel price will be from 670,000 to 850,000 yen, including all hotel accommodation expenses, and will be sold next month.

The contents of the services provided on the train were also explained to the press on the actual train, and the meals provided on the train were Italian cuisine using plenty of local ingredients, sushi using local fish, and It is a menu specially created such as the smoothie of Hasukappu, a specialty of Atsuma-cho, which was damaged by the Eastern Iburi Earthquake.

In the train, the theme song of the train, which is based on the image of the strength and majesty of Hokkaido's nature, will be played live.

The train is operated by JR, but Tokyu plans to provide services inside the train.

JR, who has been in a severe business, wants to absorb the operating know-how from Tokyu and utilize it in the development of its own sightseeing trains, which will lead to a slight increase in profits.

Masako Hayashi, Sales Manager, JR Hokkaido Railway Business Division, said, “This is a great opportunity to learn how to entertain local communities and discover sightseeing resources. I want to learn that the operation of the company leads to management. "