Photo/Illutration Featuring hexagonal windows, the new Spacia X limited express train is unveiled in Kuki, Saitama Prefecture, on April 16. (Shun Noguchi)

KUKI, Saitama Prefecture--For the first time in 33 years, Tobu Railway Co. will introduce a new Spacia limited express train that connects Tokyo’s Asakusa district with the Nikko-Kinugawa area in Tochigi Prefecture.

Scheduled to start operations on July 15, the Spacia X was unveiled at the Minami-Kurihashi train yard here in April.

The train’s exterior is white, inspired by “gofun” pigment used on the Yomeimon gate at Nikko Toshogu shrine.

The train also has hexagonal windows reminiscent of traditional arts and crafts, such as “Kanuma Kumiko” wood latticework and bamboo weaving.

The first car features a cafe counter that serves beer, coffee and other drinks.

The Spacia X offers a wide variety of seating options, including the “Cockpit Suite” private room with a capacity of seven.

The design for the “Cockpit Lounge” in the first car was inspired by the interior of the Nikko Kanaya Hotel and other structures.

Premium Seats on the train are electrically reclinable.

The limited express train is installed with latest motors and operation equipment capable of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent compared with the current model, Tobu Railway said.

Four Spacia X trains will be introduced by the end of March next year, making two to four round trips daily connecting Asakusa Station with Tobu Nikko and Kinugawa-Onsen stations.

In Saitama Prefecture, the train will stop at Kasukabe Station.

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