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The original ''Shirayuki'' train service was an express service which operated between and from 20 April 1963 until 15 November 1982 using KiHa 58 series
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 commo ...
service operated by 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 ar ...
(JR East) between and in Japan since 14 March 2015. The name ''Shirayuki'' was also previously used for an express service operated by Japanese National Railways
The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987.
Network Railways
As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...
(JNR) from 1963 until 1982.
Service outline
The ''Shirayuki'' services operate between and via theShinetsu Main Line
The Shinetsu Main Line ( ja, 信越本線, ) is a railway line, consisting of three geographically separated sections, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Japan. It was originally one continuous line connecting and via . ...
and Echigo Tokimeki Railway Myōkō Haneuma Line
The (ETR) is a Japanese third-sector railway operating company established in 2010 to operate passenger railway services on the sections of the JR East Shinetsu Main Line and JR West Hokuriku Main Line within Niigata Prefecture when they were ...
, with some services extended to . A total of five return workings operate daily.
Rolling stock
Services use a fleet of four four-car E653-1100 series EMUs converted from former Joban Line E653 series trainsets.Formations
Trains are normally formed as four-car monoclass trainsets as shown below, with car 4 at the Niigata (northern) end. All cars are no-smoking.History
The original ''Shirayuki'' train service was an express service which operated between and from 20 April 1963 until 15 November 1982 using KiHa 58 series diesel multiple unit
A diesel multiple unit or DMU is a multiple-unit train powered by on-board diesel engines. A DMU requires no separate locomotive, as the engines are incorporated into one or more of the carriages. Diesel-powered single-unit railcars are als ...
(DMU) trains.
See also
*List of named passenger trains of Japan
This article contains lists of 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 trans ...
References
{{JR East trains Named passenger trains of Japan East Japan Railway Company Railway services introduced in 1963 Railway services introduced in 2015 1963 establishments in Japan 2015 establishments in Japan