Rapid Express Train 快速急行の電車 Kaisoku Kyuukou no Densha

I might as well post another entry before going to sleep.. Hehe..

At last! Managed to snap pics of Tobu Tojo Line's Rapid Express train on 24th February.. I was on my way to Ikebukuro to buy some Halal meat and got excited when I saw the notification board.. Rapid Express train will arrive at 6:31pm! ^^

From Ryugaku 留学 - Jepun

Rapid Express train is actually TJ Liner (TJ ライナー TJ Rainaa) train, a train service from Ikebukuro that stops at only a few stations all the way to Shinrinkouen (森林公園) and Ogawamachi (小川町). It skipped Shiki too and only stop at Fujimino (ふじみ野) after Ikebukuro.

Train arriving at Shiki station,

From Ryugaku 留学 - Jepun

The interior of the train is different from the normal one..

From Ryugaku 留学 - Jepun

Since it's a Rapid Express, it only stopped at Wakoushi (和光市) before arriving in Ikebukuro.. Took 18minutes for the trip from Shiki to Ikebukuro.

Living cost.. (Especially transport)

Hmm.. It's been 9 days since I've arrived in Japan. The living cost here is still something hard to get used to. In the past 9 days, I've spend a whooping total of 6340yen (~RM240.90) just for train and bus tickets. Below is my journey details and the cost for each journey:

1) Narita Airport - Hotel Metropolitan, Ikebukuro (2.9.10) 3000yen ~RM114

2) Ikebukuro station - Shiki station (2.9.10) 300yen ~RM11.40

3) Shiki - Ikebukuro - Shiki (2.9.10) 600yen ~RM22.80

4) Shiki - Ikebukuro - Shiki (7.9.10) 600yen ~RM22.80

5) Shiki - City Office - Shiki (9.9.10) 380yen ~RM14.40

6) Shiki - Ikebukuro - Shiki (9.9.10) 600yen ~RM22.80

7) Shiki - Wakoshi - Shibuya - Wakoshi -Shiki (10.9.10) 860yen ~RM32.70

And starting Monday, orientation will begin until 17.9.10 (Friday) and I have to bear the train fare myself, that means 600yen (~RM22.80) per day.. Well, hope everything will go well and really can't wait to buy Teiki (Commuter pass), will just cost 22,000+yen (~RM836) for 6 months and can use the train as much as I want.. :)