Shirasagi(train)
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Limited express |
| First service | 25 December 1964 |
| Current operator(s) | JR West |
| Former operator(s) | JNR |
| Route | |
| Termini | Nagoya |
| Stops | Tsuruga |
| Service frequency | 14 return services daily |
| Line(s) used | |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | Green, standard |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 681 seriesEMUs 683 seriesEMUs |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm(3 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | 130 km/h (80 mph) |
TheShirasagi(しらさぎ)is alimited expresstrain service in Japan operated by theWest Japan Railway Company(JR West) since 1964. It runs betweenNagoyaandTsuruga.Shirasagi ( bạch lộ ) is the Japanese name for the "egret",a white heron.
For services continuing to and from Nagoya, aswitchbackis required atMaibara Stationto enable services to continue travel in either direction. Half of all services operate between Maibara and Tsuruga.
Rolling stock[edit]
Services are normally operated using Kanazawa-based681 seriesand683-8000 seriesEMUs formed as 6-, 6+3-, or 6+3+3-car formations. Services were originally formed of 7-car485 series,489 seriesand 5-, 5+3-,[1]or 5+3+3-car683 seriesEMUs.[2]
Formations[edit]
Services are formed as follows:
| Car No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | Green | Reserved | Reserved | Reserved | Reserved | Reserved |
| Car No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | Green | Reserved | Reserved | Reserved | Reserved | Reserved | Reserved | Reserved | Reserved |
History[edit]
TheShirasagiservice was first introduced on 25 December 1964.[1]Services operated between Nagoya and Toyama.
From the start of the revised timetable on 14 March 2015, with the opening of theHokuriku Shinkansen,allShirasagiservices were shortened for the first time to run between Nagoya and Kanazawa.[3]
From the start of the revised timetable on 16 March 2024, allShirasagiservices were shortened for the second time to run between Nagoya and Tsuruga with the extension of theHokuriku Shinkansen.[4]With effect from the same date, all non-reserved seating was discontinued on allShirasagiservices.[5]
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^abLiệt xa danh giam 1995[Train Name Directory 1995]. Japan: Railway Journal. August 1995. p. 126.
- ^JR tân càn tuyến ＆ đặc cấp liệt xa ファイル[JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File]. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. 2008. p. 34.ISBN978-4-330-00608-6.
- ^Bắc lục tân càn tuyến trường dã 〜 kim trạch dịch gian khai nghiệp thời の đặc cấp ・ khoái tốc liệt xa について(PDF)(Press release). West Japan Railway Company. 27 August 2014.Retrieved27 August2014.
- ^"Kim trạch ― đôn hạ gian の đặc cấp サンダーバード, しらさぎ廃 chỉ を phát biểu JR tây nhật bổn, đôn hạ dịch で thừa り hoán え tất yếu に".Fukui Shimbun ONLINE(in Japanese). 31 August 2023. Archived fromthe originalon 31 August 2023.Retrieved31 August2023.
- ^"JR tây nhật bổn, 3 nguyệt 16 nhật にダイヤ cải chính を thật thi 〜 bắc lục tân càn tuyến kim trạch — đôn hạ gian が diên thân khai nghiệp 〜"[Timetable revisions on JR West effective 16 March 2024].Japan Railfan Magazine Online(in Japanese). 15 December 2023.Archivedfrom the original on 17 December 2023.Retrieved17 December2023.
Named trains ofWest Japan Railway Company | ||
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| Shinkansen |  | |
| Limited express(daytime) | ||
| Limited express (overnight) | ||
| Limited express (commuter) | ||
| Rapid | ||
| Other | ||
| Discontinued | ||
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