Kamoshika
Japanese train service
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::summary Japanese train service ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox rail service"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Kamoshika |
| image | JR-ltd.exp-Kamoshika.JPG |
| image_width | 300px |
| caption | A Kamoshika service at Aomori Station in September 2007 |
| type | Limited express |
| status | Discontinued |
| first | 1986 (Express)1997 (Limited express) |
| last | 2010 |
| successor | Tsugaru |
| formeroperator | JNR |
| JR East | |
| start | |
| end | |
| distance | 185.8 km |
| journeytime | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| frequency | 6 daily |
| line_used | Ōu Main Line |
| class | Green + standard |
| stock | 485 series EMU |
| speed | 95 km/h |
| gauge | |
| el | 20 kV AC |
| :: |
| name = Kamoshika | image = JR-ltd.exp-Kamoshika.JPG | image_width = 300px | caption = A Kamoshika service at Aomori Station in September 2007 | type = Limited express | status = Discontinued | locale = | first = 1986 (Express)1997 (Limited express) | last = 2010 | successor = Tsugaru | operator = | formeroperator = JNR JR East | start = | stops = | end = | distance = 185.8 km | journeytime = 2 hours 36 minutes | trainnumber = | frequency = 6 daily | line_used = Ōu Main Line | class = Green + standard | seating = | catering = | stock = 485 series EMU | speed = 95 km/h | gauge = | el = 20 kV AC The Kamoshika was a limited express train service in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) which ran between and via the Ōu Main Line. The service was discontinued from December 2010.
Service pattern
There were three services in each direction daily.
Rolling stock
Trains were normally formed of three-car 485 series EMUs based at Akita depot, sometimes strengthened to six cars during busy seasons. Green car (first class) accommodation was included in car 1.
The trains were formed as follows, with car 1 at the Akita end.
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| Car No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | Numbering | Accommodation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KuRoHa 481 | MoHa 484 | KuMoHa 485 | |||
| Green/Ordinary | Ordinary | Ordinary | |||
| :: |
History
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/JRE-EC169-New-Express.jpg" caption="169 series EMU with ''Kamoshika'' express service headboard stabled at Kami-Suwa Station in 1987"] ::
The Kamoshika was first introduced on 1 November 1986 as an express service operating between , , and . This service was discontinued from the start of the revised timetable on 13 March 1988.
The Kamoshika name was revived from March 1997 as a limited express service operating between Akita and Aomori, replacing the former Tazawa limited express service which ran between Morioka and Aomori via Akita before the Akita Shinkansen was opened.
From the start of the revised timetable on 4 December 2010, the Kamoshika services were discontinued, replaced by Tsugaru services, formerly operating between and , which were amended to operate between Aomori and Akita.
References
References
- Kotsu Shimbun. (2008)
- Seibido Publishing. (17 August 1997)
- Railway Journal. (August 1995)
- Ikaros Publishing. (August 2000)
- {{cite magazine. Kotsu Shimbun. (December 2010)
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