Seibu Railway Co. is a Japanese conglomerate based in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan.
Its principal businesses are in railways, tourism, and real estate.
Its railway operations are in northwest Tokyo, and Saitama prefecture.
Essentially, it merges into its surroundings by reflecting them off its pristine mirrored surfaces.
Sejimas website suggests she favors minimalism in design, which is certainly true of the new Seibu train concept.
Many ambitious architects have come forward to suggest that this design can actually be applied to existing trains.
The exterior on the Red Arrow commuter train will be coated with semi-transparent and mirrored surfaces.
Sejima claims the surfaces will be something never seen before now.
The interior will feel like a living room so that passengers can relax while travelling.
No details have been provided on the environmental impact of the train.
This invisible train is likely to hit the tracks with seven eight-car trains in the year 2018.
It will be covering some over 178 kms (111 miles) throughout Japan.
The vehicles will be built by Hitachi Ltd., a company which builds Japans 200 mph Shinkansen trains.
source: www.techworm.net
