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Hokuetsu
A 485-3000 series EMU on a Hokuetsu service, September 2014
Overview
Service typeLimited express
StatusDiscontinued
LocaleJapan
First service1 March 1970
Last service13 March 2015
Former operator(s)
Route
TerminiKanazawa
Niigata
Service frequency5 return services daily
Line(s) usedHokuriku Main Line, Shinetsu Main Line
On-board services
Class(es)Standard + Green
Seating arrangements2+2 unidirectional
Technical
Rolling stock485 series EMU
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification20 kV AC
Operating speed120 km/h (75 mph)*[1]

The Hokuetsu (北越) was a limited express train service in Japan formerly operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR) and later by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) between Kanazawa and Niigata from 1970 until March 2015.[1]

Rolling stock

Hokuetsu services were normally formed of 6-car 485 series (sets T12–16) or refurbished 485-3000 series electric multiple unit EMU trainsets (sets R21–28), based at Niigata Depot.[2]

  • Original "bonnet-style" 485 series EMU, 1982
    Original "bonnet-style" 485 series EMU, 1982
  • JNR-liveried 485 series EMU, August 2010
    JNR-liveried 485 series EMU, August 2010
  • 485 series in revised livery, September 2010
    485 series in revised livery, September 2010
  • 485-3000 series set R-26, July 2013
    485-3000 series set R-26, July 2013

Formations

The six-car 485 series sets were formed with car 1 at the Kanazawa end and car 6 at the Niigata end.[2] All cars are no smoking.[3]

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6
Numbering KuRoHa 481 MoHa 484 MoHa 485 MoHa 484 MoHa 485 KuHa 481
Accommodation Green Reserved Reserved Reserved Non-reserved Non-reserved Non-reserved

The 485 series sets had toilets in each car, while 485-3000 series sets had toilets in 1, 2, 4, and 6 only.[2]

History

The Hokuetsu was first introduced from 1 March 1970 as a limited express operating between Osaka and Niigata.[4] From 2 October 1978, the operating route was shortened to Kanazawa to Niigata.[5]

JR staff holding a "Thank you" banner on the platform at Kanazawa Station prior to the departure of the final Hokuetsu service to Niigata on 13 March 2015

Hokuetsu services were discontinued from the start of the 14 March 2015 timetable revision, with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen between Nagano and Kanazawa.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b JR新幹線＆特急列車ファイル. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. 2008. p. 38. ISBN 978-4-330-00608-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b c JR電車編成表 2014夏. Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 30 May 2014. pp. 34–35. ISBN 978-4-330-46614-9. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ JR Timetable. Kotsu Shimbunsha. March 2014. p. 976. EAN 4910053110341.
  4. ^ Teramoto, Mitsuteru (23 July 2001). 国鉄・ＪＲ列車名大辞典. Tokyo, Japan: Chuoshoin Publishing Co., Ltd. pp. 513–514. ISBN 4-88732-093-0. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ 列車名鑑1995. Japan: Railway Journal. August 1995. p. 129. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ 北陸新幹線開業で２つの特急廃止. NHK News (in Japanese). Japan. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
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