Hokuetsu
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Limited express |
| Status | Discontinued |
| Locale | Japan |
| First service | 1 March 1970 |
| Last service | 13 March 2015 |
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| Route | |
| Termini | Kanazawa Niigata |
| Service frequency | 5 return services daily |
| LineTemplate:Pluralize from text used | Hokuriku Main Line, Shinetsu Main Line |
| On-board services | |
| [[Travel class|ClassTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | Standard + Green |
| Seating arrangements | 2+2 unidirectional |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 485 series EMU |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | 20 kV AC |
| Operating speed | 120 km/h (75 mph)[1] |
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The Script error: No such module "Nihongo". was a limited express train service in Japan formerly operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR) and later by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) between Kanazawa and Niigata from 1970 until March 2015.[1]
Rolling stock
Hokuetsu services were normally formed of 6-car 485 series (sets T12–16) or refurbished 485-3000 series electric multiple unit EMU trainsets (sets R21–28), based at Niigata Depot.[2]
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Original "bonnet-style" 485 series EMU, 1982
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JNR-liveried 485 series EMU, August 2010
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485 series in revised livery, September 2010
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485-3000 series set R-26, July 2013
Formations
The six-car 485 series sets were formed with car 1 at the Kanazawa end and car 6 at the Niigata end.[2] All cars are no smoking.[3]
| Car No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numbering | KuRoHa 481 | MoHa 484 | MoHa 485 | MoHa 484 | MoHa 485 | KuHa 481 | |
| Accommodation | Green | Reserved | Reserved | Reserved | Non-reserved | Non-reserved | Non-reserved |
The 485 series sets had toilets in each car, while 485-3000 series sets had toilets in 1, 2, 4, and 6 only.[2]
History
The Hokuetsu was first introduced from 1 March 1970 as a limited express operating between Osaka and Niigata.[4] From 2 October 1978, the operating route was shortened to Kanazawa to Niigata.[5]
Hokuetsu services were discontinued from the start of the 14 March 2015 timetable revision, with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen between Nagano and Kanazawa.[6]
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.JR新幹線＆特急列車ファイル [JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File]. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. 2008. p. 38. ISBN 978-4-330-00608-6.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.JR電車編成表 2014夏 [JR EMU Formations – Summer 2014]. Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 30 May 2014. pp. 34–35. ISBN 978-4-330-46614-9.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.JR Timetable. Kotsu Shimbunsha. March 2014. p. 976. Template:EAN.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Teramoto, Mitsuteru (23 July 2001). 国鉄・ＪＲ列車名大辞典 [JNR & JR Train Name Encyclopedia]. Tokyo, Japan: Chuoshoin Publishing Co., Ltd. pp. 513–514. ISBN 4-88732-093-0.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.列車名鑑1995 [Train Name Directory 1995]. Japan: Railway Journal. August 1995. p. 129.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.北陸新幹線開業で２つの特急廃止 [2 limited express services scrapped with opening of Hokuriku Shinkansen]. NHK News (in 日本語). Japan. 13 March 2015. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
External links
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