Taisetsu

*Taisetsu*
	A KiHa 183 series DMU on aTaisetsuservice in September 2021
Overview
Service type	Limited express
Status	Operational
Locale	Japan
Predecessor	Okhotsk
First service	29 June 1947 (Express); 4 March 2017 (Limited express);
Current operator(s)	JR Hokkaido
Former operator(s)	JNR
Route
Termini	Asahikawa; Abashiri
Stops	11
Distance travelled	237.7 km (147.7 mi)
Average journey time	3 hours 45 minutes approx
Service frequency	2 return services daily
Line(s) used	Sekihoku Main Line
On-board services
Class(es)	Green + Ordinary
Disabled access	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	None
Catering facilities	None
Observation facilities	Yes (some services)
Entertainment facilities	None
Other facilities	Toilets
Technical
Rolling stock	KiHa 183 series DMUs
Track gauge	1,067 mm(3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	None
Operating speed	95 km/h (59 mph)
Track owner(s)	JR Hokkaido

TheTaisetsu(Đại tuyết)is alimited expressservice operated byHokkaido Railway Company(JR Hokkaido) betweenAsahikawaandAbashiriinHokkaidovia theSekihoku Main Linesince 4 March 2017. TheTaisetsutrain service name was also formerly used for express services operated byJapanese National Railways(JNR) and later by JR Hokkaido from June 1947 until March 1992.

Service outline

As of March 2017^[update],two return services operate daily betweenAsahikawaandAbashirion theSekihoku Main Line,supplementing theOkhotsklimited express services operating betweenSapporoand Abashiri.^[1]

Stops

Trains stop at the following stations:

Asahikawa-Kamikawa- (Shirataki) - (Maruseppu) -Engaru-Ikutahara-Rubeshibe-Kitami-Bihoro-Memanbetsu-Abashiri

Stations in brackets () are stations where not all trains stop at.

Taisetsuno. 2 does not stop at Shirataki.
Taisetsuno. 4 does not stop at Maruseppu

Rolling stock

Services are normally formed of four-carKiHa 183 series diesel multiple unit(DMU) trains formed as follows.^[2]All cars are no-smoking.^[2]

Car No.	1	2		3		4
Accommodation	Non-reserved	Non-reserved	Reserved	Reserved	Green	Reserved
Facilities		Toilet		Toilet

A KiHa 183 series four-car train on anOkhotskservice in 2009

History

1947-1963

The train service that was later to become theTaisetsuwas first introduced on 29 June 1947 as an unnamed steam-hauled express service operating betweenHakodateandAsahikawaviaOtaruandSapporo.^[3]The train received the nameTaisetsufrom 1 April 1951.^[3]

This service ran until 31 May 1963, after which it was replaced by theLilacservice.^[4]

1963-1992

From 1 June 1963, theTaisetsuservice operated as an express between Sapporo and Abashiri, via Asahikawa.^[4]This service was discontinued from the start of the revised timetable on 14 March 1992.^[4]

2017-

The GoodTaisetsuname was revived from 4 March 2017 as a limited express service operating betweenAsahikawaandAbashirion theSekihoku Main Line.^[5]

References

^Thạch bắc bổn tuyến で đặc cấp “Đại tuyết” の vận 転 khai thủy[Limited expressTaisetsuenters service on Sekihoku Main Line].Japan Railfan Magazine Online(in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 5 March 2017.Archivedfrom the original on 6 March 2017.Retrieved6 March2017.
^^a ^b"JR Hokkaido Train Guide"(in Japanese). Japan: Hokkaido Railway Company. 2017.Archivedfrom the original on 6 March 2017.Retrieved6 March2017.
^^a ^bTeramoto, Mitsuteru (23 July 2001).Quốc thiết ・ＪＲ liệt xa danh đại từ điển[JNR & JR Train Name Encyclopedia] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Chuoshoin Publishing Co., Ltd. pp. 324–327.ISBN 4-88732-093-0.
^^a ^b ^cLiệt xa danh giam 1995[Train Name Directory 1995] (in Japanese). Japan: Railway Journal. August 1995. p. 127.
^Đặc cấp “Đại tuyết” ２５ niên ぶり phục hoạt[Limited expressTaisetsurevived for first time in 25 years].Fukushima Minpo(in Japanese). Japan: Fukushima-Minpo Co., Ltd. 4 March 2017.Archivedfrom the original on 6 March 2017.Retrieved6 March2017.

External links

Official website(in Japanese)

[railfan20170305-1] Thạch bắc bổn tuyến で đặc cấp “Đại tuyết” の vận 転 khai thủy[Limited expressTaisetsuenters service on Sekihoku Main Line].Japan Railfan Magazine Online(in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 5 March 2017.Archivedfrom the original on 6 March 2017.Retrieved6 March2017.

[formation-2] "JR Hokkaido Train Guide"(in Japanese). Japan: Hokkaido Railway Company. 2017.Archivedfrom the original on 6 March 2017.Retrieved6 March2017.

[teramoto2001-3] Teramoto, Mitsuteru (23 July 2001).Quốc thiết ・ＪＲ liệt xa danh đại từ điển[JNR & JR Train Name Encyclopedia] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Chuoshoin Publishing Co., Ltd. pp. 324–327.ISBN 4-88732-093-0.

[meikan1995-4] Liệt xa danh giam 1995[Train Name Directory 1995] (in Japanese). Japan: Railway Journal. August 1995. p. 127.

[fukushima20170304-5] Đặc cấp “Đại tuyết” ２５ niên ぶり phục hoạt[Limited expressTaisetsurevived for first time in 25 years].Fukushima Minpo(in Japanese). Japan: Fukushima-Minpo Co., Ltd. 4 March 2017.Archivedfrom the original on 6 March 2017.Retrieved6 March2017.

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