Tobu Railway to Expand Capacity of Spacia X Train Service and Readjust Pricing on Premium Seating from March 16, 2024
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NIKKO, Japan - Californer -- Beginning Saturday, March 16, 2024, Tobu Railway will introduce two new Spacia X train sets! The private Limited Express Train Service Operating between Tobu Asakusa Station in Tokyo and Tobu Nikko Station will now run a total of four train sets on six round trips daily so that even more customers can use their upscale express train service.

With the additional service, some of the premium seating charges will also be adjusted. There will be no adjustments to regular fare, limited express surcharges – for either standard or premium seats, or Box Seating Charges.

Affected Seating and Seat Charge Adjustments

Special Seating	After adjustments
	Charges	Change
Cockpit Suite (up to 7 passengers)	18,000 yen	+5,820 yen
Compartment (up to 4 passengers)	8,000 yen	+1,960 yen
Cockpit lounge for use by 1 passenger	500 yen	+300 yen
for use by 2 passengers	1,000 yen	+600 yen
for use by 4 passengers	2,000 yen	+1,200 yen

In addition, Tobu will expand the priority service for the Café Counter. Previously, only Cockpit Lounge customers had priority. However, once the new timetable takes effect, passengers in the Cockpit Suite and Compartments will also be given priority.

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Another new addition is that GOEN CAFÉ SPACIA X, located in Car #1, has just begun selling CHOCOTTO NIKKO "Nikko Traveling Strawberry Chocolate." This is a new, original milk chocolate candy, richly coated in white chocolate and filled with "Tochiotomes" – high quality strawberries from Tochigi Prefecture. It is a collaboration project with the TENTO chocolate company, located on the approach to Nikko and it is only available in this car on Spacia X. It's an ideal souvenir!

You can enjoy the marriage of chocolate with the appearance of strawberries as it is. The original Spacia X packaging makes it an ideal souvenir (1,600-yen, tax included.)

Tobu Railway will continue to maintain and improve the quality of Spacia X service moving forward.

About Tobu Railway

TOBU Railway Co., Ltd. is a major Japanese corporation consisting of approximately 80 companies. The Tobu Railway covers the longest operating distance in Metropolitan Tokyo, leading to numerous tourist attractions including: Asakusa and TOKYO SKYTREE TOWN in Tokyo; Nikko and Kinugawa-Onsen, famous for its world heritage sites and hot springs; the Tatebayashi and Ashikaga areas, known for their blooming flower fields; and Kawagoe and Tochigi City, where the atmosphere of the old Edo era lives on. Tobu is also invested in a portfolio of hotels, including the newly opened The Ritz-Carlton, Nikko and FUFU Nikko Onsen Resort. For more information visit: https://www.tobu.co.jp/en/sightseeing/recommend/tourism/

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