Dinostar
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A 683-4000 series EMU, December 2009 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Limited express |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | Japan |
| First service | 14 March 2015 |
| Current operator(s) | JR West |
| Route | |
| Start | Fukui |
| End | Kanazawa |
| Service frequency | 3 return services daily |
| Line used | Hokuriku Main Line |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | Ordinary + Green |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 681 series, 683 series |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
The Dinostar (ダイナスター Dainastā) is a limited express train service operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) between Fukui and Kanazawa in Japan via the Hokuriku Main Line since 14 March 2015.
Service outline
Three return services operate daily between Fukui and Kanazawa, supplementing the existing Thunderbird services truncated with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension from Nagano to Kanazawa on 14 March 2015.[1]
The name is a portmanteau derived from the English words "dinosaur" for which Fukui is famous and "star".[1]
Rolling stock
The services use the 681 series and 683 series EMUs used on Thunderbird services.[2]
Formations
Trains are normally formed as shown below, with car 1 at the Kanazawa (eastern) end. All cars are no-smoking.[3]
| Car No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | Green | Reserved | Reserved | Reserved | Non-reserved | Non-reserved |
From the start of the revised timetable introduced on 26 March 2016, some services (Dinostar 1 and 6) will operate as three-car formations with no Green car.[4]
History
The name of the new train services was officially announced by JR West's Kanazawa Division on 7 October 2014.[2]
See also
References
- 1 2 北陸の新特急「能登かがり火」「ダイナスター」 ＪＲ西 [New "Dinostar" and "Noto Kagaribi" Hokuriku limited expresses]. Asahi Shimbun Digital (in Japanese). Japan: The Asahi Shimbun Company. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ↑ JR Timetable. Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. February 2015. ISBN 4910053110259.
- ↑ 改正ニュース [Revision news]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 45 no. 382 (Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun). February 2016. p. 96.
External links
- JR West press release (October 2014) (Japanese)
- Service outline (Japanese)
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