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File:JRH-789 HE-105.jpg, A JR Hokkaido 789 series EMU on a ''Super Hakuchō'' service in August 2010
File:JRhokkaido Kuha784 303.jpg, A converted 785-300 series EMU on a ''Super Hakuchō'' service in August 2011
The ''Hakucho'' and ''Super Hakucho'' services were discontinued in March 2016 ahead of the opening of the
JR East 485 series ''Hakuchō''
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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
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train services which operated between and via the undersea Seikan Tunnel from December 2002 until March 2016. The services were operated by East Japan Railway Company
The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and 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 ...
(JR East) and Hokkaido Railway Company
The is one of the constituent companies of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group), and is often referred to by its official abbreviation: . It operates intercity and local rail services in Hokkaido, Japan. The company introduced Kitaca, a smart ...
(JR Hokkaido) respectively.
''Hakuchō''
The ''Hakuchō'' services operated between and using refurbished JR East 485-3000 series six-car EMUs, extended to eight cars during busy seasons. Services operated at a maximum speed of on the ATC-controlled section of the Seikan Tunnel, with the fastest services between Shin-Aomori and Hakodate taking 2 hours 8 minutes. The ''Hakuchō'' name actually dated back to 1960, as the name of a service which ran from Osaka to Aomori until March 2001. The name was reused for the new services starting in 2002 by popular demand.''Super Hakuchō''
The ''Super Hakuchō'' services operated between and using JR Hokkaido789 series
The is an AC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) on limited express services in Hokkaido, Japan, since 2002. Two variants exist: the original 789 series for use on ''Lilac'' services (form ...
six- and eight-car EMUs and a converted 785-300 series 2-car EMU set. As with the ''Hakuchō'' services, these trains operated at a maximum speed of on the ATC-controlled section of the Seikan Tunnel, with the fastest services between Shin-Aomori and Hakodate taking 2 hours 1 minute.
History
Semi express
The ''Hakuchō'' service was first introduced from 28 December 1960, as a semi express service operating between and via .
Limited express
From 1 October 1961, the train was upgraded to become a limited express service operating between and and via usingKiHa 80 series
The was a diesel multiple unit type that operated on express services from 1960 to 2002, under Japan National Railways and later under JR Hokkaido and JR Central. Two variants were initially built: the to replace the then steam-operated '' Ha ...
diesel multiple units. From 1965, the Ueno services were separated to become the ''Hakutaka
The is a high-speed ''shinkansen'' train service jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and West Japan Railway Company (JR West) between and on the Hokuriku Shinkansen line in Japan. The shinkansen service was introduced o ...
'', and the ''Hakuchō'' was amended via Niigata. 485 series
The (and the earlier 481 and 483 series variants) was a Japanese limited express electric multiple unit (EMU) type introduced in 1964 by Japanese National Railways (JNR), and later operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), West Jap ...
electric multiple units were used from October 1972. From 1988, the rolling stock was refurbished and repainted in a new livery of cream with light blue and dark blue waistline stripes. ''Hakuchō'' services between Osaka and Aomori ran until 2 March 2001.
Kaikyo Line limited express
From 1 December 2002, the "Hakuchō" name was revived for services between and Hakodate, coinciding with the opening of the Tohoku Shinkansen extension from to , replacing the earlier locomotive-hauled ''Kaikyō'' rapid services which operated between Morioka and Hakodate. From the start of the revised timetable on 4 December 2010, with the opening of the Tohoku Shinkansen from Hachinohe to , the ''Hakuchō'' and ''Super Hakuchō'' trains were also shortened to run from Shin-Aomori to Hakodate via Aomori.Withdrawal
The ''Hakucho'' and ''Super Hakucho'' services were discontinued in March 2016 ahead of the opening of the Hokkaido Shinkansen
The is a Japanese high-speed Shinkansen rail line that links up with the Tōhoku Shinkansen in northern Aomori Prefecture in Honshu and continues on into the interior of Hokkaido through the undersea Seikan Tunnel. Construction started in May ...
high-speed line. The last services operated on 21 March 2016.
See also
*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
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References
External links
JR East 485 series ''Hakuchō''
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