JAPAN'S "ROMANCE TRAIN"

Japan's "Romance Train" operates on a short 50-mile run between Tokyo and Hakone, Japan, on the Odakyu Electric Railways line. The train runs at conventional speeds; the passengers enjoy the comfort of human-engineered seats, soft indirect lighting, and background music. Extra passenger services include hostesses who serve snacks, light meals, drinks and also distribute hot towels.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper was presented at the ASME Winter Annual Meeting, November 28-December 2, 1971. The notification of this paper appeared in Mechanical Engineering.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Mechanical Engineers

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• Publication Date: 1971

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Passenger comfort; Passenger service; Passenger trains
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00041681
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Mechanical Engineering
• Report/Paper Numbers: 71-WA/RT-7
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 15 1973 12:00AM