Tsugaru (train)
Japanese limited express train service
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::summary Japanese limited express train service ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Tsugaru |
| image | E751-tsugaru.jpg |
| image_width | 300px |
| caption | An E751 series EMU on a Tsugaru service in June 2006 |
| type | Limited express |
| predecessor | Kamoshika |
| first | 1954 (Express)2002 (Limited express) |
| operator | JR East |
| formeroperator | JNR |
| start | |
| end | |
| frequency | 4 return services daily |
| line_used | Ōu Main Line |
| class | Green + Standard |
| stock | E751 series EMUs |
| gauge | |
| el | 20 kV AC (50 Hz) overhead |
| speed | 130 km/h |
| :: |
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The Tsugaru is a limited express train service in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), which runs from to and via the Ōu Main Line.
Service pattern
Four return workings operate daily between and , with two return workings between Aomori and during busy seasons.
Tsugaru services stop at the following stations:
Rolling stock
Services are normally formed of 4-car E751 series electric multiple units (EMUs) based at Aomori depot, with Aomori-based 4-car 485-3000 series EMUs also used on some additional services during busy seasons.
File:E751 A102 Tsugaru 1 Aomori 20110712.jpg|4-car E751 series EMU on a Tsugaru service, July 2011 File:485-3000 Tsugaru 200706.jpg|6-car 485-3000 series on a Tsugaru service, June 2007
Formations
Trains are formed as shown below, with car 1 at the Akita end. All cars are no-smoking. ::data[format=table]
| Car No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Accommodation | Facilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Reserved | Reserved | Non-reserved | Non-reserved | ||
| Toilet | Toilet | |||||
| :: |
History
The Tsugaru was first introduced on 1 October 1954 as an express service operating between in Tokyo and via and . From 19 November 1956, the train was amended to run via and Akita. This service was discontinued from the start of the revised timetable on 1 December 1993.
The Tsugaru name was revived from 1 December 2002 as a limited express service operating between and , superseding the former Hatsukari limited express service which ran between and Aomori up until the opening of the Tōhoku Shinkansen extension to Hachinohe. Services were formed of 6-car 485-3000 series and E751 series EMUs based at Aomori depot, with JR Hokkaido 789 series EMUs used on some services.
From 4 December 2010, with the opening of the Tōhoku Shinkansen extension from Hachinohe to , the Tsugaru services were amended to operate between Aomori and Akita, replacing the Kamoshika and Inaho services that previously ran on this route. From this date, services were formed of shortened 4-car 485-3000 series EMUs, with the E751 series EMUs temporarily removed from service.
File:4851am.jpg|6-car 485 series EMU, August 2003 File:789nm-ds.jpg|789 series EMU on a Tsugaru service, August 2007
From 23 April 2011, the E751 series sets were reinstated on Tsugaru services, this time formed as 4-car sets, replacing the 485-3000 series sets.
References
References
- Kōtsū Shimbun. (2008)
- {{cite magazine. Kōtsū Shimbun. (December 2010)
- link. (19 April 2011). East Japan Railway Company - Akita Branch
- {{cite magazine. Kōtsū Shimbun. (June 2012)
- JRR. (October 2011)
- Kotsu Shimbunsha. (March 2012)
- Railway Journal. (August 1995)
- Haraguchi. Takayuki. Sekai Bunka. (2009)
- link. (24 September 2010). East Japan Railway Company - Akita Branch
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