Hakutaka
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The is a limited express train service jointly operated by West Japan Railway Company
(JR West) and Hokuetsu Express
in Japan, which operates between , , and .
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or 683 series
EMU
trains owned by JR West or Hokuetsu Express. Green (first class) car accommodation is provided in car 1.
The Hakutaka name was reinstated from 23 March 1997 for use on new limited express services connecting Kanazawa with the Joetsu Shinkansen
via the newly built Hokuetsu Express Hokuhoku Line
, operating at a maximum speed of 160 km/h.
West Japan Railway Company
, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:...
(JR West) and Hokuetsu Express
Hokuetsu Express Hokuhoku Line
The is a Japanese railway line in Niigata Prefecture, between Muikamachi, Minamiuonuma and Saigata, Jōetsu. This is the only railway line operates. The construction as Japanese National Railways line begun in 1968, finally completed as the third sector line in 1997.Unlike most other third sector...
in Japan, which operates between , , and .
Service pattern
Hakutaka services operate at approximately hourly intervals between Kanazawa and Echigo-Yuzawa, with one return service daily starting and terminating at Fukui. One return working daily operates between and Echigo-Yuzawa. Services stop at the following stations.- - - - - - -
Rolling stock
This service is operated with 6- or 9-car 681 series681 series
The is an electric multiple unit type operated by West Japan Railway Company and Hokuetsu Express on limited express services in Japan.-681-0 series:...
or 683 series
683 series
The is a dual-voltage electric multiple unit type operated by West Japan Railway Company and Hokuetsu Express on limited express services in Japan.-Variants:* 683-0 series * 683-1000 series...
EMU
Electric multiple unit
An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages, using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a number of the carriages...
trains owned by JR West or Hokuetsu Express. Green (first class) car accommodation is provided in car 1.
History
The Hakutaka service was first introduced on 1 October 1965 as a limited express service operating between in Tokyo and via . This was discontinued from 15 November 1982.The Hakutaka name was reinstated from 23 March 1997 for use on new limited express services connecting Kanazawa with the Joetsu Shinkansen
Joetsu Shinkansen
The is a high-speed railway line connecting Tokyo and Niigata, Japan, via the Tōhoku Shinkansen, operated by the East Japan Railway Company .-History:The program was initiated in 1971 by Niigata-born prime minister Tanaka Kakuei...
via the newly built Hokuetsu Express Hokuhoku Line
Hokuetsu Express Hokuhoku Line
The is a Japanese railway line in Niigata Prefecture, between Muikamachi, Minamiuonuma and Saigata, Jōetsu. This is the only railway line operates. The construction as Japanese National Railways line begun in 1968, finally completed as the third sector line in 1997.Unlike most other third sector...
, operating at a maximum speed of 160 km/h.