Hokuetsu

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Hokuetsu

485 series EMU set T-11 on a Hokuetsuservice, March 2010
Overview
Service type Limited express
Status Operational
Locale Japan
First service 1 March 1970
Current operator(s) JR East
Former operator(s) JNR
Route
Line used Hokuriku Main Line, Shinetsu Main Line
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]

The Hokuetsu (北越) is a limited express train service in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), which runs between Kanazawa and Niigata.[1]

Rolling stock

Hokuetsu services are formed of 6-car 485 series or refurbished 485-3000 series EMUs.[1]

  • Original "bonnet-style" 485 series EMU, 1982

  • JNR-liveried 485 series EMU, August 2010

  • 485 series in revised livery, January 2004

  • 485-3000 series EMU, August 2010

History

The Hokuetsu was first introduced from 1 March 1970 as a limited express operating between Osaka and Niigata. From 2 October 1978, the operating route was shortened to Kanazawa to Niigata.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 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. ISBN 978-4-330-00608-6. 
  2. ↑ 列車名鑑1995 [Train Name Directory 1995]. Japan: Railway Journal. August 1995. 

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