Kinugawa (train)
Japanese train service
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::summary Japanese train service ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Kinugawa**Spacia Kinugawa |
| image | JREast253-1000 OM-N02 20110206.jpg |
| image_width | 300px |
| caption | A 253-1000 series EMU, February 2011 |
| type | Limited express |
| first | 2006 |
| operator | JR East/Tobu Railway |
| line_used | Yamanote Freight Line, Tōhoku Main Line, Tōbu Nikkō Line, Tōbu Kinugawa Line |
| stock | 253-1000 series, Tobu 100 series |
| speed | 120 km/h |
| :: |
| name = Kinugawa**Spacia Kinugawa | image = JREast253-1000 OM-N02 20110206.jpg | image_width = 300px | caption = A 253-1000 series EMU, February 2011 | type = Limited express | first = 2006 | last = | operator = JR East/Tobu Railway | line_used = Yamanote Freight Line, Tōhoku Main Line, Tōbu Nikkō Line, Tōbu Kinugawa Line | stock = 253-1000 series, Tobu 100 series | speed = 120 km/h
The Kinugawa and Spacia Kinugawa are limited express train services in Japan operated jointly by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Tobu Railway between in Tokyo and in Tochigi Prefecture.
Station stops
Kinugawa and Spacia Kinugawa services alike stop at the following stations.
Rolling stock
Since 4 June 2011, Kinugawa services are formed of refurbished 253-1000 series 6-car EMU sets, and Spacia Kinugawa services are formed of Tobu 100 series Spacia EMUs. Prior to 4 June 2011, JR East services were formed of a dedicated 6-car 485 series EMU set, which was occasionally substituted by a reserve 189 series set nicknamed Ayano.
File:Spacia Kinugawa at Ikebukuro.jpg|Tobu 100 series EMU on a Spacia Kinugawa service at Ikebukuro Station, April 2019 File:Tobu100 Spacia Kinugawa.jpg|Tobu 100 series EMU on a Spacia Kinugawa service, May 2009 File:JRE-485-G58.JPG|JR East 485 series EMU on a Kinugawa service, May 2006 File:JRE EC189 Kinugawa.jpg|189 series "Ayano" set on a Kinugawa service at Shinjuku Station, June 2007
History
The Kinugawa service was introduced from 18 March 2006 as a limited express service operated jointly by JR East and Tobu between and , utilizing a newly constructed link between the two railways' tracks at Kurihashi Station, where trains stop briefly for a crew change.
From the start of the revised timetable on 16 March 2013, Kinugawa services also stop at Urawa Station.
References
References
- (2008). "ＪＲ新幹線＆特急列車ファイル". Kōtsū Shimbun.
- JR Timetable, March 2013 issue, p.102
- link. (4 June 2011). Japan Railfan Magazine Online. Koyusha Co., Ltd.
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