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File:Jnr 185 kusatsu.jpg, 185 series ''Kusatsu'', January 2003
File:JRE651-1000 K108 Kusatsu 20140315.jpg, 651-1000 series set K108, March 2014
File:Series E257-5500 OM-51.jpg, E257-5500 series, January 2022
In September 2010, 185-200 series 7-car EMU set OM03 was repainted into the ''Shōnan'' colour scheme of orange and green (never previously carried by this type) to recreate the appearance of the early 80 series EMUs, as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations of the ''Kusatsu'' limited express service scheduled for October of that year.
JR East 185 series ''Akagi''/''Kusatsu''/''Minakami''
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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 service in Japan 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), which runs between in Tokyo and . The train requires a reservation to board. The train used to run until Manza-Kazawaguchi.
Rolling stock
Since the start of the revised timetable on 18 March 2023, ''Kusatsu/Shima'' services are operated by E257-5500 series EMUs, replacing the earlier 651-1000 series EMUs, which in turn replaced the previous185 series
The 185 series () is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) primarily on mid-distance limited express services centering on Tokyo. As of August of 2024, two sets operate as Special Limit ...
trains.
History
The ''Kusatsu'' service began on 1 June 1960 as a semi-express between Ueno and Naganohara (now Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi). This was upgraded to become a limited express service from 14 March 1985. From the start of the revised timetable on 15 March 2014, the 185 series EMUs used on these services were replaced by 651 series EMUs displaced from '' Super Hitachi'' services on the Joban Line, and modified to become the 651-1000 series.''Kusatsu'' 50th anniversary
In September 2010, 185-200 series 7-car EMU set OM03 was repainted into the ''Shōnan'' colour scheme of orange and green (never previously carried by this type) to recreate the appearance of the early 80 series EMUs, as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations of the ''Kusatsu'' limited express service scheduled for October of that year.
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JR East 185 series ''Akagi''/''Kusatsu''/''Minakami''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kusatsu Named passenger trains of Japan East Japan Railway Company Railway services introduced in 1960 1960 establishments in Japan