| Kubikino | |
| 485 series EMU on a Kubikino rapid service, March 2007 | |
| Service type | Rapid |
| Operator | JR East |
| Line used | Shinetsu Main Line |
| Maximum speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) |
| Started | 2002 |
| Rolling stock | 485 series EMUs |
The Kubikino (くびき野) is a "Rapid" train service in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) between Niigata and Arai on the Shinetsu Main Line in Niigata Prefecture since 2002.[1]
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Services consist of three trains in each direction daily.[1][2]
Services are formed of 6-car 485 series EMUs, which include Green car (first class) accommodation. Niigata-based sets T16 and T17 are normally allocated to Kubikino duties, as these two sets did not receive the Green car seat refurbishment applied to other 485 sets used on Inaho limited express services in 2007.[1][3]
The Kubikino services commenced from the start of the revised timetable on 1 December 2002, replacing the previous Minori limited express services.[1] 4-car 485 series were initially used on these services, but 6-car Inaho 485 series sets were used from 20 May 2006 to relieve overcrowding.[1]
A predecessor to the Kubikino rapid service, the Kubiki (くびき), operated as a semi-express between Niigata and Arai from 1 October 1963, and as an express service from 5 March 1966, before being absorbed into Yoneyama (よねやま) semi-express services operating between Nagano and Niigata from 30 September 1968.[4][5]
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