Kitaguni

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Kitaguni
583 series EMU train ready to depart from Osaka as the northbound Kitaguni express
Service type	Express
Operator	JR East, JR West
Rolling stock	583 series EMUs

Kitaguni Green Car reserved seat ticket

Kitaguni sleeping car express

The Kitaguni (きたぐに, Kitaguni^?) is an overnight train service that operates in Japan. Operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and West Japan Railway Company (JR West), it runs between Niigata Prefecture and Osaka in the Kansai region. The journey takes approximately nine hours northbound and eight hours southbound.

The southbound train originates at Niigata Station at 22:55, arriving in Osaka at 06:49.

The northbound service leaves Osaka at 23:27, terminating at Niitsu station at 08:10. A connecting rapid train makes the final 15-minute journey to Niigata.

Major stops along the Kitaguni route include Shin-Osaka, Kyoto, Maibara, Tsuruga, Fukui, Kanazawa, Toyama, and Naoetsu.

The Kitaguni uses dedicated 581/583 series EMU trains consisting of both unreserved and reserved accommodations. A flat fee is charged for type "A" and "B" reserved accommodations, regardless of starting or ending location, while Green Car reserved accommodation rates are based on distance. Currently, accommodation rates range from about ¥6,000 for a type "B" bunk to about ¥10,000 for a type "A" bunk. A Green Car seat covering the entire distance from Osaka to Niigata costs ¥5,150.

The other fares, the basic fare and express fare, are based on distance. For tourists using the Japan Rail Pass, the basic fare does not have to be paid.

[edit] Route

The Kitaguni runs on the following lines:

JR West

Kyoto Line (Tōkaidō Main Line): Osaka - Kyoto
Biwako Line (Tōkaidō Main Line/Hokuriku Line): Kyoto - Nagahama
Hokuriku Line: Nagahama - Naoetsu

JR East

Shinetsu Line: Naoetsu - Niigata

v • d • e Named trains of East Japan Railway Company

Shinkansen	Asama · Hayate · Komachi · Nasuno · Tanigawa · Toki · Tsubasa · Yamabiko

Limited express (daytime)	Akagi · Ayame · Azusa · Fresh Hitachi · Hakuchō · Hakutaka · Hokuetsu · Hometown Tochigi · Inaho · Kaiji · Kamoshika · Kinugawa · Kusatsu · Minakami · Narita Express · Nikkō · Odoriko · Ohayō Tochigi · Sazanami · Shinano · Shiosai · Spacia Kinugawa · Super Azusa · Super Hakuchō · Super Hitachi · Super View Odoriko · Tsugaru · Wakashio · Weekend Akagi

Limited express (overnight)	Akebono · Cassiopeia · Fuji · Hayabusa · Hokuriku · Hokutosei · Nihonkai · Sunrise Izumo · Sunrise Seto · Twilight Express

Express (overnight)	Hamanasu · Kitaguni · Noto

Rapid	Airport Narita · Moonlight Echigo · Moonlight Nagara · Moonlight Shinshū (partial list)

Liner	Chūō Liner · Home Liner Odawara · Ohayō Liner Shinjuku · Ōme Liner · Shōnan Liner (partial list)

Discontinued	Ginga · Tōkai (partial list)

v • d • e Named trains of West Japan Railway Company

Shinkansen	Hikari · Kodama · Nozomi

Limited express (daytime)	Biwako Express · Hakutaka · Hamakaze · Haruka · Hashidate · Hida · Hokuetsu · Kinoasaki · Kitakinki · Kuroshio · Maizuru · Monju · Nanki · Nanpū · Ocean Arrow · Ohayō Express · Oyasumi Express · Raichō · Shinano · Shiokaze · Shirasagi · Super Hakuto · Super Inaba · Super Kuroshio · Super Matsukaze · Super Oki · Tanba · Tango Discovery · Tango Explorer · Thunderbird · Uzushio · Yakumo

Limited express (overnight)	Fuji · Hayabusa · Hokuriku · Nihonkai · Sunrise Izumo · Sunrise Seto · Twilight Express

Express	Kitaguni · Noto · Tsuyama

Rapid	Marine Liner (partial list)

Discontinued	Akatsuki · Ginga · Naha (partial list)