Super Hakuto
| Super Hakuto | |
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A HOT 7000 series DMU on a Super Hakuto service, April 2010 | |
| Overview | |
| Service type | Limited express |
| Locale | Tokaido Main Line, Sanyo Main Line, Chizu Express Chizu Line, Inbi Line, Sanin Main Line |
| First service | 3 December 1994 |
| Current operator(s) | Chizu Express, JR West |
| Route | |
| Start | Kyoto |
| End | Tottori, Kurayoshi |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | HOT 7000 series DMUs |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | Diesel |
| Operating speed | 130 km/h (80 mph) |
The Super Hakuto (スーパーはくと) is a limited express train service in Japan operated by the third-sector railway operator Chizu Express and West Japan Railway Company (JR West), which runs between Kyoto and Kurayoshi in Tottori Prefecture at a maximum speed of 130 km/h (80 mph).[1]
Station stops
Kyoto - Shin-Osaka - Osaka - Sannomiya - Akashi - Himeji - (Aioi) - Kamigōri - Sayo - Ōhara - Chizu - Kōge - Tottori - Kurayoshi
Rolling stock
Super Hakuto
HOT 7000 series tilting DMUs (since 3 December 1994)
Hakuto
KiHa 181 series DMUs (3 December 1994 - November 1997)
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KiHa 181 series DMU on a Hakuto service
Formation
Services are normally formed of five car HOT 7000 series sets, as shown below, with car 5 at the Kyoto end. All cars are non-smoking, although cars 1 and 5 have smoking rooms.[1]
| Car No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numbering | HOT 7010 | HOT 7030 | HOT 7040 | HOT 7050 | HOT 7000 | |
| Accommodation | Non-reserved | Non-reserved | Reserved | Reserved | Green | Reserved |
| Facilities | Smoking room | Toilet | Universal access toilet | Toilet | Smoking room | |
- Car 5 is sometimes replaced by a HOT 7020 car with gangwayed cab end.[1]
History
Super Hakuto services commenced on 3 December 1994.[2] Initially, Hakuto services using JR West KiHa 181 series DMUs were also operated over the same route, but these were discontinued from November 1997, from which date all six return services daily became Super Hakuto operating at a maximum speed of 130 km/h.[2]
All cars were made non-smoking from 1 June 2008, from which time smoking rooms were added to cars 1 and 5.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 JR新幹線＆特急列車ファイル [JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 2008. p. 92. ISBN 978-4-330-00608-6.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 こだわりの新幹線＆特急列車ガイド [In-depth Shinkansen & Limited Express Guide] (in Japanese). Japan: Ikaros Publishing. August 2000. p. 136-137. ISBN 4-87149-284-2.
External links
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- Chizu Express Super Hakuto (Japanese)
- JR West Super Hakuto HOT 7000 series train information (Japanese)
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