The Japanese train company Seibu Railway hopes to achieve something very impressive to celebrate the company's 100th anniversary. A new line with trains that "connect with the landscape" or as Seibu Railway aspires, invisible trains.
Seibu Railway's new trains won't really be “invisible” but more “reflective.” Disappearance through reflection is his goal project.
Kazuyo Sejima, one of Japan's best designers, has undertaken the design of the project although he never planned a train in the past.
"The train will travel in different scenarios, from the Chichibu Mountains to Tokyo, and I thought it would be nice if the train could gently coexist with all these landscapes," the Seibu official bulletin said.
"The express will fit a large number of people who will be able to relax comfortably, as if they were in their living room."
The exterior camouflage is described indefinitely as “semi-reflective coating surface" from the company. It looks like a shiny vinyl wrapper, but we have to wait for the project to really see what Seibu thinks.
Η speed, the power and environmental impact of the "invisible" train have yet to be discussed, but it appears that the program is expected to begin with seven trains in 2018.
Vehicles will be manufactured by Hitachi, Ltd.
