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Asagiri
An Odakyu 60000 series EMU on an Asagiri service, April 2012
Overview
Service typeLimited express
LocaleHonshu, Japan
First service1 May 1959 (Semi-express)
1 July 1968 (Express)
16 March 1991 (Limited express)
Current operator(s)Odakyu Electric Railway
Former operator(s)JNR, JR Central
Route
TerminiShinjuku
Gotemba
Service frequency3/4 return workings daily
Line(s) usedOdakyū Odawara Line, JR Central Gotemba Line
On-board services
Class(es)Monoclass
Seating arrangements2+2 forward facing
Catering facilitiesVending machines only
Technical
Rolling stockOdakyu 60000 series MSE EMUs
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC overhead
Operating speed110 km/h (70 mph)*

The Asagiri (あさぎり) is a limited express train service in Japan operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway, which runs from Odakyu's Tokyo terminus at Shinjuku to Gotemba via the Odakyū Odawara Line and JR Central's Gotemba Line.[1]

Route

Asagiri services stop at the following stations.[2] Shinjuku - Shin-Yurigaoka - Sagami-Ono - Hon-Atsugi - Hadano - Matsuda - (Suruga-Oyama) - Gotemba

  • Some trains do not stop at Suruga-Oyama.

Rolling stock

Past

  • KiHa 5000 series DMU car
    KiHa 5000 series DMU car
  • KiHa 5100 series DMU car
    KiHa 5100 series DMU car
  • Odakyu 3000 series SSE, 1991
    Odakyu 3000 series SSE, 1991
  • JR Central 371 series, October 2009
    JR Central 371 series, October 2009
  • Odakyu 20000 series RSE, October 2009
    Odakyu 20000 series RSE, October 2009

History

Kyushu Asagiri

The Asagiri (あさぎり) service was first introduced on 1 May 1959 as a JNR semi-express operating between Moji and Amagase in Kyushu.[4] This was upgraded to "Express" status from 5 March 1966.[4] It was discontinued from 1 October 1980.[5]

Gotemba Line Asagiri

A second Asagiri service, initially written in kanji as "朝霧" commenced on 2 July 1959 as a semi-express operating between Shinjuku and Gotemba.[4] The Asagiri, together with the Nagao (長尾), supplemented the Ginrei (銀嶺) and Fuyō (芙蓉) Shinjuku—Gotemba semi-express services, which commenced on 1 October 1955.[3] Asagiri services were upgraded to "express" status from 1 July 1968 following electrification and the introduction of Odakyu 3000 series SE EMUs. The four names were also merged into "あさぎり" in hiragana.[4] It became a "Limited express" from 16 March 1991 with the introduction of new JR Central 371 series and Odakyu 20000 series RSE 7-car EMUs, operating between Shinjuku and Numazu.[5]

March 2012 timetable revision

From the start of the revised timetable on 17 March 2012, the Odakyu 20000 series sets and JR Central's lone 371 series set were withdrawn, and all services were operated instead using Odakyu 60000 series MSE 6-car sets.[6][7] From the same date, service frequency was reduced from the current four return services daily to three on weekdays and four at weekends, and all services were truncated to operate between Shinjuku and Gotemba stations.[7]

References

  1. ^ JR新幹線＆特急列車ファイル. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. 2008. p. 30. ISBN 978-4-330-00608-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ こだわりの新幹線＆特急列車ガイド. Japan: Ikaros Publishing. August 2000. pp. 92–93. ISBN 4-87149-284-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b Miyake, Toshihiko (June 1991). ""あさぎり"三代記". Japan Railfan Magazine (362). Kōyūsha: 58. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ a b c d Teramoto, Mitsuteru (July 2001). 国鉄・ＪＲ列車名大辞典. Tokyo, Japan: Chuoshoin Publishing Co., Ltd. pp. 62–64. ISBN 4-88732-093-0. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ a b 列車名鑑1995. Japan: Railway Journal. August 1995. p. 48/123. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ 「３７１系」来春引退　ＪＲ東海の特急「あさぎり」. @Shizuoka (in Japanese). Japan: The Shizuoka Shimbun and Shizuoka Broadcasting System. 18 October 2011. Archived from the original on 20 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ a b ２０１２年３月１７日（土） ダイヤ改正を実施します。 (pdf). News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Odakyu Electric Railway. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

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