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“Hikari chime”, arranged by CEO Mukaiya, will be used in all Tokyu Railways Shin-Yokohama line special “wrap” trains starting from July 1st
＜Outline of the shinkansen wrapping trains using “Hikari chime＞
●Start of service: 3020 series Shinkansen wrapping train – Monday July 1st, 2024
5050 series model 4000 Shinkansen wrapping train – Autumn of 2024
●Lines: same for both train models on the Tokyu Shin-Yokohama line: outbound - arrival train melody at Shin-Yokohama station; inbound – after departure melody when departing from Shin-Yokohama station.
■ Further details on the Tokyu Railways press release (in Japanese):
https://www.tokyu.co.jp/image/information/pdf/20240603_hikari_d.pdf
June 18th, 2024
As one of the celebrations for the 1st anniversary of the opening of the Sotetsu/Tokyu Shin-Yokohama line, Tokyu Railways is operating trains with a special Shinkansen-inspired design vinyl wrapping; starting from July 1st those will be using “Hikari chime”, a melody arranged by our CEO Mukaiya.
A modern melody with a nostalgic feeling, please enjoy this reborn “Hikari chime”.
＜Outline of the shinkansen wrapping trains using “Hikari chime＞
●Start of service: 3020 series Shinkansen wrapping train – Monday July 1st, 2024
5050 series model 4000 Shinkansen wrapping train – Autumn of 2024
●Lines: same for both train models on the Tokyu Shin-Yokohama line: outbound - arrival train melody at Shin-Yokohama station; inbound – after departure melody when departing from Shin-Yokohama station.
■ Further details on the Tokyu Railways press release (in Japanese):
https://www.tokyu.co.jp/image/information/pdf/20240603_hikari_d.pdf
