The eight-car train with all first-class seating is named after the French word for sapphire and themed on the blue ocean and sky of the
The first carriage is a premium Green Car with 20 seats arranged in pairs, while the following two cars consist of private compartments for four or six people.
The fourth car is a cafeteria serving noodles cooked to order, while the remaining cars feature standard Green Car or first class seating.
The train operator, also known as JR East, newly created two E261 series trains for the service, meaning that the 251 series Super View Odoriko express trains currently connecting the capital and Izu will be scrapped.
==Kyodo
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