Seibu 001 series

The Seibu 001 series, also known as Laview, is an electric multiple unit train type that the private railway operator Seibu Railway runs on limited express services in the Tokyo area of Japan, on the Ikebukuro Line and the Chichibu Line. Seven eight-car sets were ordered to replace the older New Red Arrow trains of the 10000 series, and the first set was shown to reporters at Kotesashi depot on 14 February 2019. The trains were designed under the direction of the architect Kazuyo Sejima and have large windows and a rounded front end with an oval windscreen. The name Laview stands for luxurious living, speedy like an arrow, and the views through the large windows. The class won the Blue Ribbon Award of the railway press in 2020.