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Rakuraku Biwako
The is a commuter limited express train service operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) between and or in Japan since June 2003. It replaced the previous ''Biwako Liner'' services. Service pattern , one weekday morning service (''Rakuraku Biwako'' 1) runs from to , and two weekday evening services (''Rakuraku Biwako'' 2 & 4) run from Osaka to Maibara and respectively, with the journey time from Osaka to Maibara taking approximately 1 hour 28 minutes. Rolling stock * 681 series or 683 series 6-car EMU sets * KiHa 189 series 3-car DMU (since March 2014) Services were initially operated using the nine-car 681 series or 683 series EMUs used on '' Thunderbird'' services. File:683-4000 Thunderbird Yamazaki 20151220.jpg, A 683-4000 series EMU File:JRW series189 Kobe.jpg, A KiHa 189 series DMU Formations ''Rakuraku Biwako'' 1 and 2 ''Rakuraku Biwako'' 1 and 2 (between Osaka and Maibara) are formed as follows, with car 1 at the Maibara end. *Trains run as 9-car ...
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Limited Express
A limited express is a type of express train or express bus service that stops at fewer locations compared to other express services on the same or similar routes. Japan The term "limited express" is a common translation of the Japanese compound noun ; ; often abbreviated as , though some operators translate the word differently. There are two types of limited express trains: inter-city rail, intercity, and commuter rail, 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, food and beverage cars, and "green cars" (first class cars). The latter type of limited express train usually incurs no surcharge, but seating is usually first-come, first-served, since this type of train uses commuter train coaches. Both types of trains travel faster and stop at fewer stations. Until 1972, the ''Hikari (train), Hikari'' on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen was offic ...
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JR West
, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, and is also one of only three Japan Railways Group constituents of the Nikkei 225 index: the others are East Japan Railway Company, JR East and Central Japan Railway Company, JR Central. It was also listed in the Nagoya Stock Exchange, Nagoya and Fukuoka Stock Exchange, Fukuoka stock exchanges until late 2020. Lines Shinkansen * Hokuriku Shinkansen ( - ) * San'yō Shinkansen * Hakata Minami Line :: Officially not a Shinkansen JR-West's highest-grossing line is the Sanyo Shinkansen high-speed rail line between Osaka and Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Fukuoka. The Sanyo Shinkansen alone accounts for about 40% of JR-West's passenger revenues. The company also operates Hakata Minami Line, a short commuter line with Shinkansen trains in Fukuoka, Fuku ...
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Biwako Line
The is the nickname used by the operator of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) to refer to the portion of the Tōkaidō Main Line (between Maibara Station and Kyoto Station) and the Hokuriku Main Line (between Maibara Station and Nagahama Station). The section, along with JR Kyoto Line and JR Kobe Line, forms a contiguous service that is the main trunk of JR West's "Urban Network" commuter rail network in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area. Overview The line is named after , which the route runs along. Line nicknames were introduced when the newly privatized JR West intended to use "familiar" names over official line names, such as Tōkaidō Main Line and Fukuchiyama Line. Biwako Line did not appear on the first list, and instead The JR Kyoto Line was to be called up to Maibara. A move in Shiga Prefecture opposed the name, claiming that the name of Kyoto Line in Shiga sounds like an auxiliary, requiring its own name in the prefecture. Biwako Line was thus made to ...
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JR Kyoto Line
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681 Series
The is a dual-voltage electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) on limited express services in Japan. Variants 681-0 series Four six-car sets (T01–T03, T06) and five three-car sets (T11–T13, T15, T17) are used on '' Thunderbird'' services. These trains feature ''Thunderbird'' branding. Also four six-car sets (W01–W04) and four three-car sets (W11–W14) were used on '' Hakutaka'' services. These trains featured "White Wing" logos. From February 2015, ''Hakutaka'' W sets began being repainted into the same livery as 683 series The is a dual-voltage electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) on limited express services in Japan since 2001. Variants 683-0 series The first subseries consists of 54 cars composed of 6 6-ca ... trainsets used on '' Shirasagi'' services, with thin blue and orange lines below the window band. 681-1000 series The pre-series six-car set (T18) and ...
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683 Series
The is a dual-voltage electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) on limited express services in Japan since 2001. Variants 683-0 series The first subseries consists of 54 cars composed of 6 6-car trains (W31–W36) and 6 3-car trains (V31–V36) built in 2001–2002. 683-2000 series 87 cars were built in 3-car and 5-car sets. This subseries was subsequently transferred to the 289 series with their AC equipment removed. The move was made after the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen and the associated discontinuation of service by these sets on the Hokuhoku Line. 683-4000 series 108 cars were built in 9-car sets for a total of 12 trainsets. File:JR West 683 series EMU 421.JPG, 683-4000 series 683-8000 series This is the designation given to a 6-car train (N03) and a 3-car train (N13) formerly owned by Hokuetsu Express for services on the ''Hakutaka'' limited express. At the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen in March 2015, ...
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KiHa 189 Series
The is a diesel multiple unit (DMU) train type operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) on ''Hamakaze'' limited express services between and since November 2010 and ''Biwako Express'' services between Osaka and since March 2014. Operations * ''Hamakaze'' (from November 2010) * ''Biwako Express'' (from March 2014) Formation Trains are formed as 3-car sets, as shown below. File:JRwest Kiha189-1003.jpg, KiHa 189-1000 File:JRwest Kiha188-3.jpg, KiHa 188 File:JRwest Kiha189-3.jpg, KiHa 189 Interior The trains are all standard-class, with a total seating capacity of 156 passengers per 3-car set. Seating is in standard 2+2 abreast configuration with a seat pitch of 970 mm, an increase of 60 mm compared with the earlier KiHa 181 series trains. File:JRW series189 ordinarycar-inside.JPG, Interior view, December 2011 File:JRW series189 leddisplay.JPG, LED passenger information display History The first three-car set was delivered from Niigata Transys i ...
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West Japan Railway Company
, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, and is also one of only three Japan Railways Group constituents of the Nikkei 225 index: the others are JR East and JR Central. It was also listed in the Nagoya and Fukuoka stock exchanges until late 2020. Lines Shinkansen * Hokuriku Shinkansen ( - ) * San'yō Shinkansen * Hakata Minami Line :: Officially not a Shinkansen JR-West's highest-grossing line is the Sanyo Shinkansen high-speed rail line between Osaka and Fukuoka. The Sanyo Shinkansen alone accounts for about 40% of JR-West's passenger revenues. The company also operates Hakata Minami Line, a short commuter line with Shinkansen trains in Fukuoka. Urban Network The "Urban Network" is JR-West's name for its commuter rail lines in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan are ...
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Thunderbird (train)
The is a limited express train service operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) between and in Japan, using portions of the Tokaido Main Line and Kosei Line. Station stops Stations in parentheses are not served by all services. ''Thunderbird'' Osaka – Tsuruga: - - () - - () - () - ''Business Thunderbird'' (an extra train which runs from Osaka to Tsuruga in the morning on weekdays after holidays) Osaka → Shin-Osaka → Kyoto → Tsuruga Rolling stock * 681 series EMUs (since April 1995) * 683 series EMUs (since March 2001) Formations Services are formed as follows: ''Thunderbird'' ''Business Thunderbird'' History From the start of the 20 April 1995 timetable revision, new 681 series EMUs were introduced on Osaka to Toyama services, named ''Super Raichō (Thunderbird)''. These became simply ''Thunderbird'' from March 1997. The last remaining ''Raichō'' service was discontinued from the start of the 12 March 2011 timetable revision, with a ...
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List Of Named Passenger Trains Of Japan
This article contains lists of Lists of named passenger trains, named passenger trains in Japan. Shinkansen (bullet trains) Daytime trains Limited express (partial list) Express Rapid Night trains Limited express Express Rapid See also * Rail transport in Japan References

* JR Timetable, December 2008 * * {{reflist Named passenger trains of Japan, List of named passenger trains of Japan Lists of named passenger trains, Japan Japanese railway-related lists, Named passenger trains ...
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Named Passenger Trains Of Japan
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