Kochi Ekimae Kanko, a bus operator in Japan, will begin regular operation of an express bus equipped with fully flat “Sommeil Profond” seats on the Kochi-Tokyo line from December 6.
The route nickname is “FRATON,” and a new exterior design will be introduced on the vehicles. Through the end of this year, the buses will use the seats from the monitor trial; in 2026 they will be fitted with improved units featuring three-row, upper/lower stacked, fully flat berths.
The service connects Kochi Station Bus Terminal and Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu. En route, it stops at the Kosoku Naruto bus stop and takes rest breaks at Awajishima-Minami Parking Area (PA) and Ebina Service Area (SA).
Operating days: departures from Kochi on Saturdays, and from Tokyo on Sundays. Reservations for December open at 10:00 a.m. on November 1 and will be sold exclusively via Hassha Orai Net. Fares are currently being adjusted.
Timetable Kochi Station Bus Terminal (19:40) – Kosoku Naruto (22:00) – Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu (07:00+1) Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu (21:30) – Kosoku Naruto (05:35+1) – Kochi Station Bus Terminal (07:50+1)
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