Named trains: Japan - express

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Named passenger trains: limited express, express and rapid service trains in Japan

Contents

[edit] Night trains

[edit] Limited express

Train Name Railroad Train Endpoints Operated
Akatsuki JR West Kyoto - Nagasaki  
Akebono JR East Ueno - Aomori  
Asakaze   Tokyo - Shimonoseki -March 2005
Cassiopeia JR East Ueno - Sapporo  
Dream Nichirin JR Kyushu Hakata - Minami Miyazaki , Miyazaki Airport 1993-
Fuji JR Kyushu Tokyo - Ōita  
Hayabusa JR Kyushu Tokyo - Kumamoto  
Hokuriku JR East Ueno - Kanazawa  
Hokutosei JR East / JR Hokkaido Ueno - Sapporo  
Izumo JR East Tokyo - Izumoshi (via Tottori) -March 2006
Marimo JR Hokkaido Sapporo - Kushiro  
Naha JR Kyushu Kyoto - Kumamoto  
Nihonkai JR West / JR East Osaka - Aomori Aomori - Hakodate section discontinued in March 2006
Sunrise Izumo JR Central / JR West Tokyo - Izumoshi (via Okayama)  
Sunrise Seto JR Central / JR West Tokyo - Takamatsu  
Okhotsk JR Hokkaido Sapporo - Abashiri -March 2006; Daytime service continues
Rishiri JR Hokkaido Sapporo - Wakkanai  
Sakura   Tokyo - Nagasaki -March 2005
Suisei JR West Kyoto - Minami Miyazaki -2005
Twilight Express JR West Osaka - Sapporo  

[edit] Express

Train Name Railroad Train Endpoints Operated
Daisen   Osaka - Yonago (via Tottori)  
Ginga JR West Tokyo - Osaka  
Hamanasu JR Hokkaido Aomori - Sapporo  
Kitaguni JR West Osaka - Niigata  
Noto JR East Ueno - Kanazawa  

[edit] Rapid service

Train Name Railroad Train Endpoints Operated
Moonlight Echigo JR East Shinjuku - Niigata  
Moonlight Nagara JR Central Tokyo - Ōgaki  

[edit] Daytime trains

[edit] Limited express (partial list)

Train Name Railroad Train Endpoints Operated
Aizu JR East Kōriyama - Auzu-Wakamatsu 1968-2002
Akagi JR East Ueno, Shinjuku - Takasaki, Maebashi 1982
Ayame JR East Tokyo - Narita, Kashima Jingu, Choshi 1975-
Azusa / Super Azusa JR East Shinjuku, Tokyo, Chiba - Matsumoto, Minami-Otari (Nagano) 1966-
Super Hitachi / Fresh Hitachi JR East Ueno - Katsuta, Iwaki, Sendai 1969-
Inaho JR East Niigata - Sakata, Akita, Aomori 1969-
Hakucho / Super Hakucho JR East / JR Hokkaido Hachinohe, Aomori - Hakodate 2002-
Hokuetsu JR East Niigata - Kanazawa 1969-
Kaiji JR East Tokyo, Shinjuku - Kofu, Ryuoh (Yamanashi) 1988-
Kamoshika JR East Akita - Aomori 1997-
Kinugawa / Spacia Kinugawa JR East / Tobu Shinjuku - Kinugawa Onsen (Tochigi) 2006-
Kusatsu JR East Ueno - Manza-Kagawaguchi (Gumma) 1985-
Narita Express JR East Tokyo area - Narita Airport 1991-
Nikko JR East / Tobu Shinjuku - Tobu-Nikko 2006-
Odoriko / Super View Odoriko JR East Tokyo, Shinjuku, Ikebukuro - Ito, Shimoda 1981-
Sazanami JR East Tokyo - Kimizu, Tateyama 1972-
Shiosai JR East Tokyo, Shinjuku - Sakura, Choshi 1975-
Ohayo Tochigi, Hometown Tochigi JR East Shinjuku - Utsunomiya, Kuroiso 1995-
Tsugaru JR East Hachinohe - Hirosaki 2002-
Wakashio JR East Shinjuku - Katsuura, Awa-Kamogawa 1972-
Asagiri JR Central / Odakyu Shinjuku - Numazu 1991-
Fujikawa JR Central Kofu - Shizuoka 1996-
Hida JR Central Nagoya - Takayama, Toyama 1968-
Inaji JR Central Toyohashi - Iida 1996-
Nanki JR Central Nagoya - Kii-katsuura (Wakayama) 1978-
Shinano JR Central Osaka, Nagoya - Nagano 1968-
Tokai JR Central Tokyo - Shizuoka 1996-2007
Super Inaba JR West Okayama - Tottori 1993-
Haruka JR West Kyoto/Shin-Ōsaka - Kansai Airport 1993-
Kinosaki JR West Kyoto - Kinosaki Onsen  
Kita-Kinki JR West Shin-Osaka, Fukuchiyama - Toyooka, Kinosaki Onsen 1986-
Kuroshio, Super Kuroshio, Ocean Arrow JR West Kyoto, Shin-Osaka, Tennoji - Wakayama, Shingu  
Ohayo Express, Oyasumi Express JR West Fukui - Kanazawa - Toyama, Nanao  
Super Oki JR West Tottori - Yonago, Shin-Yamaguchi  
Super Matsukaze JR West Tottori - Masuda  
Raicho, Thunder Bird JR West Osaka - Kanazawa, Toyama, Uozu, Wakura Onsen  
Shirasagi JR West Nagoya, Maibara - Kanazawa, Toyama, Tomari, Wakura Onsen  
Lilac JR Hokkaido Sapporo - Asahikawa 1980-2007
Okhotsk (Ohotsuku) JR Hokkaido Sapporo - Abashiri 1972-
Super Hokuto, Hokuto JR Hokkaido Hakodate - Sapporo 1965-
Super Kamui JR Hokkaido Sapporo - Asahikawa 2007-
Super Ozora JR Hokkaido Sapporo - Kushiro 1961-
Super Soya, Sarobetsu JR Hokkaido Sapporo - Wakkanai 2000-
Super Tokachi, Tokachi JR Hokkaido Sapporo - Obihiro 1990-
Super White Arrow JR Hokkaido New Chitose Airport/Sapporo - Asahikawa 1986-2007
Suzuran JR Hokkaido Muroran - Sapporo 1992-
Ashizuri JR Shikoku Kochi - Nakamura  
Ishizuchi JR Shikoku Takamatsu - Matsuyama, Uwajima  
Nanpū JR Shikoku Okayama - Kochi, Nakamura, Sukumo  
Shimanto JR Shikoku Takamatsu - Kochi, Sukumo  
Shiokaze JR Shikoku Okayama - Iyo-Saijo, Matsuyama, Uwajima  
Uzushio JR Shikoku Okayama, Takamatsu - Tokushima  
Uwakai JR Shikoku Matsuyama - Uwajima  
Ariake JR Kyushu Mojiko (Fukuoka), Kokura, Hakata - Kumamoto, Higo-Otsu, Hikari-no-mori (Kumamoto) 1967-
Huis Ten Bosch JR Kyushu Hakata - Huis Ten Bosch (Nagasaki) 1992-
Kaio JR Kyushu Hakata - Nogata 2001-
Kamome JR Kyushu Hakata - Nagasaki 1961-
Kirameki JR Kyushu Hakata - Kokura, Mojiko (Fukuoka) 2001-
Kirishima JR Kyushu Miyazaki, Kokubu - Kagoshima-Chuo 1995-
Kumagawa JR Kyushu Kumamoto - Hitoyoshi  
Kyushu Odan Express JR Kyushu Beppu - Hitoyoshi 2004-
Midori JR Kyushu Hakata - Sasebo  
Relay Tsubame JR Kyushu Hakata - Shin-Yatsushiro 2004-
Sonic JR Kyushu Hakata - Ōita 1997-
Yufu, Yufuin-no-mori JR Kyushu Hakata - Ōita