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Minakami (train)
The was a limited express train service in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are ... (JR East) between Ueno in Tokyo and Minakami in Gunma Prefecture. History The ''Minakami'' service (written in '' hiragana'' as "みなかみ") began as a semi-express service between Ueno and Minakami from 1 October 1964. This operated until 30 September 1965, after which the train was renamed ''Okutone''. The name was revived from 1 October 1997 (this time written in '' kanji'' as "水上") following the renaming of the former '' Tanigawa'' limited express service. From the start of the revised timetable on 4 December 2010, the ''Minakami'' will cease to be a regular service, operating only during busy seasons. Rolling stock Services ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limited Express
A limited express is a type of express train service. It refers to an express service that stops at a limited number of stops in comparison to other express services on the same or similar routes. Japan The term "limited express" is a common translation of the Japanese compound noun ; literally "special express"; often abbreviated as . Although some operators translate the word differently, this section is about ''tokubetsu kyūkō'' trains in Japan regardless of the translation by the operators. This term also includes terms with ''limited express'' in them, such as . There are two types of limited express trains: intercity and commuter. The former type of limited express trains generally use long-distance coaches, equipped better than other ordinary express trains, including reserved seating, dining cars or food and beverage carts, and "green cars" (first class cars). The latter type of limited express train usually incurs no surcharge, but seating is usually first-come, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minakami Station
is a passenger railway station in the town of Minakami, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Minakami Station is served by the Jōetsu Line. Seasonal '' Minakami'' limited express and Rapid services operate to and from Ueno Station in Tokyo. It is located 59.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at . Station layout The station consists of one side platform and one island platform, serving a total of three tracks, connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed. Platforms History The station opened on 30 October 1928. Upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, it came under the control of JR East. Passenger statistics In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 341 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). Surrounding area * Minakami Onsen *Minakami Post Office * See also * List of railway stations in Japan The links below contain all of the 8579 railway stations in J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Named Passenger Trains Of Japan
Named may refer to something that has been given a name. Named may also refer to: * named (computing), a widely used DNS server * Naming (parliamentary procedure) * The Named (band), an American industrial metal group In literature: * '' The Named'', a fantasy novel by Marianne Curley * The Named, a fictional race of prehistoric big cats, depicted in '' The Books of the Named'' series by Clare Bell See also * Name (other) * Names (other) * Naming (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akagi (train)
The is a limited express train service in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It runs between Tokyo ( or stations) and in Gunma Prefecture. Some trains run to or from or . Rolling stock * 651-1000 series EMUs From the start of the revised timetable on 15 March 2014, refurbished 651 series EMUs were introduced on ''Akagi'' services, replacing the aging 185 series trains. One return service to and from Shinjuku continues to use 185 series rolling stock. Former rolling stock * 185 series EMUs File:JR East 185 shintokyu akagi.jpg, A 185 series EMU in original livery File:JR East 185-200 Limited Express Akagi.jpg, A 185-200 series EMU, January 2008 Future rolling stock * E257 Series EMUs (lone 5-car set, effective 18 March 2023) History The ''Akagi'' service first started on 10 March 1960 as a semi-express service operating between Ueno and . From 14 March 1985, the service was upgraded to limited express status. From 18 November 2013, one c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanigawa (train)
The is a high-speed train service operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) on the in Japan. Rolling stock * E2 series 10-car sets (from 26 January 2013) * E7 series (from 3 March 2019) File:E2 J8 Nasuno 272 Omiya 20110206.jpg, E2 series shinkansen train File:Series-E7-F21.jpg, An E7 series shinkansen train Former rolling stock * 185 series EMUs (15 November 1982 - September 1997) * E1 series (''Max Tanigawa'') (until September 2012) * 200 series 10-car "K" sets (1 October 1997 – 15 March 2013) * E4 series (''Max Tanigawa'') (until 1 October 2021) File:JR East 185 shintokyu tanigawa akagi.jpg, ''Tanigawa'' limited express service operated by 185 series EMUs in the 1980s File:F8 Tanigawa 79 Gala-Yuzawa 20060115.JPG, 200 series shinkansen train on ''Tanigawa'' service near Gala-Yuzawa Station File:E1inTakasaki.JPG, E1 series at Takasaki Station File:E4inKumagayaSt1.JPG, E4 series in January 2007 History The name ''Tanigawa'' (written as "谷川") was fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanji
are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are still used, along with the subsequently-derived syllabic scripts of '' hiragana'' and '' katakana''. The characters have Japanese pronunciations; most have two, with one based on the Chinese sound. A few characters were invented in Japan by constructing character components derived from other Chinese characters. After World War II, Japan made its own efforts to simplify the characters, now known as shinjitai, by a process similar to China's simplification efforts, with the intention to increase literacy among the common folk. Since the 1920s, the Japanese government has published character lists periodically to help direct the education of its citizenry through the myriad Chinese characters that exist. There are nearly 3,000 kanji used in Japanese names and in comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiragana
is a Japanese language, Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''. It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' literally means "flowing" or "simple" kana ("simple" originally as contrasted with kanji). Hiragana and katakana are both kana systems. With few exceptions, each mora (linguistics), mora in the Japanese language is represented by one character (or one digraph) in each system. This may be either a vowel such as ''"a"'' (hiragana wikt:あ, あ); a consonant followed by a vowel such as ''"ka"'' (wikt:か, か); or ''"n"'' (wikt:ん, ん), a nasal stop, nasal sonorant which, depending on the context, sounds either like English ''m'', ''n'' or ''ng'' () when syllable-final or like the nasal vowels of French language, French, Portuguese language, Portuguese or Polish language, Polish. Because the characters of the kana do not represent single consonants (except in the case of ん "n"), the kana are r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunma Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Gunma Prefecture has a population of 1,937,626 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 6,362 km2 (2,456 sq mi). Gunma Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture and Fukushima Prefecture to the north, Nagano Prefecture to the southwest, Saitama Prefecture to the south, and Tochigi Prefecture to the east. Maebashi is the capital and Takasaki is the largest city of Gunma Prefecture, with other major cities including Ōta, Isesaki, and Kiryū. Gunma Prefecture is one of only eight landlocked prefectures, located on the northwestern corner of the Kantō Plain with 14% of its total land being designated as natural parks. History The ancient province of Gunma was a center of horse breeding and trading activities for the newly immigrated continental peoples. The arrival of horses and the remains of horse tackle coincides with the arrival of a large migration from the mainland. From this point forward, the ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ueno Station
is a major railway station in Tokyo's Taitō ward. It is the station used to reach the Ueno district and Ueno Park—which contains Tokyo National Museum, The National Museum of Western Art, Ueno Zoo, Tokyo University of the Arts and other famous cultural facilities. A major commuter hub, it is also the traditional terminus for long-distance trains from northern Japan, although with the extension of the Shinkansen lines to Tokyo Station this role has diminished in recent years. A similar extension of conventional lines extended Takasaki Line, Utsunomiya Line and Joban Line services to Tokyo Station via the Ueno-Tokyo Line in March 2015, using existing little-used tracks and a new viaduct; the Ueno-Tokyo Line connects these lines with the Tokaido Main Line, allowing through services to Shinagawa, Yokohama, Odawara and Atami stations. Ueno Station is close to Keisei Ueno Station, the Tokyo terminus of the Keisei Main Line to Narita Airport Station. Lines This stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JR East
The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo, and next to the Shinjuku Station. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange (it formerly had secondary listings in the Nagoya and Osaka stock exchanges), is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, and is also one of the three only Japan Railways Group constituents of the Nikkei 225 index, the other being JR Central and JR West. History JR East was incorporated on 1 April 1987 after being spun off from the government-run Japanese National Railways (JNR). The spin-off was nominally "privatization", as the company was actually a wholly owned subsidiary of the government-owned JNR Settlement Corporation for several years, and was not completely sold to the public until 2002. Following the breakup, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limited Express
A limited express is a type of express train service. It refers to an express service that stops at a limited number of stops in comparison to other express services on the same or similar routes. Japan The term "limited express" is a common translation of the Japanese compound noun ; literally "special express"; often abbreviated as . Although some operators translate the word differently, this section is about ''tokubetsu kyūkō'' trains in Japan regardless of the translation by the operators. This term also includes terms with ''limited express'' in them, such as . There are two types of limited express trains: intercity and commuter. The former type of limited express trains generally use long-distance coaches, equipped better than other ordinary express trains, including reserved seating, dining cars or food and beverage carts, and "green cars" (first class cars). The latter type of limited express train usually incurs no surcharge, but seating is usually first-come, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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