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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 ...

train service in Japan operated by the third-sector railway operator

Chizu Express The is a Japanese third-sector railway that connects Hyōgo Prefecture, Hyōgo, Okayama prefecture, Okayama and Tottori prefectures. The Chizu Line is not electrified, but is a high-grade railroad, and extends a total of . The limited expresses ' ...

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(JR West), which runs between and in

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at a maximum speed of .

Stops

Trains stop at the following stations: – – – – () – – () – () – – () – – – – – – – () Stations in brackets () are stations where not all trains stop at. * Only ''Super Hakuto'' no 13 stops at Kōbe, Nishi-Akashi, and Kakogawa * Only ''Super Hakuto'' no 1 and 3 stop at Aioi * ''Super Hakuto'' no 9 and 13 terminate at Tottori

Rolling stock

''Super Hakuto''

* HOT7000 series tilting DMUs (since 3 December 1994)

''Hakuto''

KiHa 181 series The was a diesel multiple unit (DMU) train type operated in Japan on limited express services between 1968 and 2010. Initially introduced by Japanese National Railways (JNR), the trains were later operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR-West ...

DMUs (3 December 1994 - November 1997) File:JNR kiha181 hakuto.jpg, KiHa 181 series DMU on a ''Hakuto'' service

Formation

Services are normally formed of five-car HOT7000 series sets, as shown below, with car 5 at the Kyoto end. All cars are non-smoking, although cars 1 and 5 have smoking rooms. * Car 5 is sometimes replaced by a HOT7020 car with a gangwayed cab end.

History

''Super Hakuto'' services commenced on 3 December 1994. Initially, ''Hakuto'' services using JR West

DMUs were also operated over the same route, but these were discontinued from November 1997, from which date all six return services daily became ''Super Hakuto'' operating at a maximum speed of 130 km/h. All cars were made non-smoking from 1 June 2008, from which time smoking rooms were added to cars 1 and 5.

References

External links

Chizu Express Super Hakuto

{{JR West trains Chizu Express Named passenger trains of Japan Railway services introduced in 1994 West Japan Railway Company 1994 establishments in Japan