Asagiri (train)
Encyclopedia
The is a limited express
train service in Japan operated jointly by Odakyu Electric Railway
and Central Japan Railway Company
(JR Central), which runs from Odakyu's Tokyo terminus at to via the Odakyū Odawara Line and JR Central's Gotemba Line.
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. This was upgraded to "Express" status from 5 March 1966. It was discontinued from 1 October 1980.
as "" commenced on 2 July 1959 as a semi-express operating between and . The Asagiri, together with the , supplemented the and Shinjuku—Gotemba semi-express services, which commenced on 1 October 1955.
Asagiri services were upgraded to "express" status from 1 July 1968 following electrification and the introduction of Odakyū 3000 series SE
EMUs. The four names were also merged into "" in hiragana
. It became a "limited express
" from 16 March 1991 with the introduction of new JR Central 371 series
and Odakyū 20000 series RSE
7-car EMUs.
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 :...
train service in Japan operated jointly by Odakyu Electric Railway
Odakyu Electric Railway
, or OER, is a major railway company based in Tokyo, Japan best known for its Romancecar series of limited express trains from Tokyo to Odawara, Enoshima, Tama New Town, and Hakone....
and Central Japan Railway Company
Central Japan Railway Company
The is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and in Japanese as . Its headquarters are located in the JR Central Towers in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture.The company's operational hub is Nagoya Station...
(JR Central), which runs from Odakyu's Tokyo terminus at to via the Odakyū Odawara Line and JR Central's Gotemba Line.
Route
Asagiri services stop at the following stations.- - - - - - -
- Some trains do not stop at Suruga-Oyama.
Current
- JR Central 371 series371 seriesThe is an electric multiple unit train operated by Central Japan Railway Company on Asagiri limited express services in Japan since 1991.-Operations:...
7-car EMU (since March 1991) - Odakyū 20000 series RSEOdakyu 20000 series RSEThe Odakyū 20000 series RSE is an electric multiple unit train type operated by Odakyu Electric Railway on Asagiri limited express services in Japan.-Operations:...
7-car EMUs (since March 1991)
Past
- Odakyu KiHa 5000 series and KiHa 5100 series DMUs (July 1959 – June 1968)
- Odakyu 3000 series SSEOdakyu 3000 series SEThe or SE , later becoming SSE , was a "Romancecar" EMU operated by the Odakyu Electric Railway in the Tokyo area of Japan...
EMUs (July 1968 – March 1991)
Kyushu Asagiri
The service was first introduced on 1 May 1959 as a JNR semi-express operating between and in KyushuKyushu
is the third largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. Its alternate ancient names include , , and . The historical regional name is referred to Kyushu and its surrounding islands....
. This was upgraded to "Express" status from 5 March 1966. It was discontinued from 1 October 1980.
Gotemba Line Asagiri
A second Asagiri service, initially written in kanjiKanji
Kanji are the adopted logographic Chinese characters hanzi that are used in the modern Japanese writing system along with hiragana , katakana , Indo Arabic numerals, and the occasional use of the Latin alphabet...
as "" commenced on 2 July 1959 as a semi-express operating between and . The Asagiri, together with the , supplemented the and Shinjuku—Gotemba semi-express services, which commenced on 1 October 1955.
Asagiri services were upgraded to "express" status from 1 July 1968 following electrification and the introduction of Odakyū 3000 series SE
Odakyu 3000 series SE
The or SE , later becoming SSE , was a "Romancecar" EMU operated by the Odakyu Electric Railway in the Tokyo area of Japan...
EMUs. The four names were also merged into "" in hiragana
Hiragana
is a Japanese syllabary, one basic component of the Japanese writing system, along with katakana, kanji, and the Latin alphabet . Hiragana and katakana are both kana systems, in which each character represents one mora...
. It became a "limited express
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 :...
" from 16 March 1991 with the introduction of new JR Central 371 series
371 series
The is an electric multiple unit train operated by Central Japan Railway Company on Asagiri limited express services in Japan since 1991.-Operations:...
and Odakyū 20000 series RSE
Odakyu 20000 series RSE
The Odakyū 20000 series RSE is an electric multiple unit train type operated by Odakyu Electric Railway on Asagiri limited express services in Japan.-Operations:...
7-car EMUs.