Hakutaka
| Hakutaka | |
|---|---|
 A Hokuetsu Express 681-2000 series on a Hakutaka service, May 2009 | |
| Overview | |
| Service type | Limited express |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | Japan |
| First service | 1 October 1965 |
| Current operator(s) | JR West/Hokuetsu Express |
| Former operator(s) | JNR |
| Route | |
| Start | Echigo-Yuzawa |
| End | Fukui |
| Service frequency | 12 return workings daily |
| Line used | Hokuriku Main Line, Hokuhoku Line, Joetsu Line |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | Standard + Green |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 681 series, 683 series |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | 20 kV AC 60 Hz overhead |
| Operating speed | 160 km/h (100 mph) |
The Hakutaka (はくたか) is a limited express train service jointly operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and Hokuetsu Express in Japan, which operates between Fukui, Kanazawa, and Echigo-Yuzawa.[1]
Service pattern
Hakutaka services operate at approximately hourly intervals between Kanazawa and Echigo-Yuzawa, with one return service daily starting and terminating at Fukui. One return working daily operates between Wakura-Onsen and Echigo-Yuzawa. Services stop at the following stations.[2]
(Fukui) - Kanazawa - Takaoka - Toyama - Uozu - Itoigawa - Naoetsu - Echigo-Yuzawa
Rolling stock
This service is operated with 6- or 9-car (6+3-car) 681 series or 683 series EMU trains owned by JR West or Hokuetsu Express.[1] Green (first class) car accommodation is provided in car 1.[2]
History
The Hakutaka service was first introduced on 1 October 1965 as a limited express service operating between Ueno in Tokyo and Kanazawa via Naoetsu. This was discontinued from 15 November 1982.[3]
The Hakutaka name was reinstated from 23 March 1997 for use on new limited express services connecting Kanazawa with the Joetsu Shinkansen via the newly built Hokuetsu Express Hokuhoku Line, operating at a maximum speed of 160 km/h (100 mph).[1]
Future developments
With the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension beyond Nagano to Kanazawa in 2015, the Hakutaka name will be used for all-stations stopping services operating between Tokyo and Kanazawa.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 JR Timetable, October 2013 issue, p.123-124
- ↑ 列車名鑑1995 [Train Name Directory 1995]. Japan: Railway Journal. August 1995. p. 128.
- ↑ "北陸新幹線の列車名の決定について" [Hokuriku Shinkansen train names decided] (pdf). News release (in Japanese). Japan: JR East & JR West. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
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