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Kinosaki (train)
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The is a limited express train service operated by West Japan Railway Company
(JR West). One of the services making up JR West's "Big X Network", it connects Kyoto Station
and Kinosaki Onsen Station
via the Sanin Main Line. The color associated with the service is purple, also the line color of the Sagano Line
which it uses for part of its journey.
(Food and beverages are sold on some trains.)
electric multiple unit
trains based at Fukuchiyama Depot. Services 2, 3, 4, and 10 are operated as combined Kinosaki and Maizuru services. The Kinosaki in this consist includes a Green Car
. Services 1, 5, 6, and 8 include a car half of which has Green class seats.
New 287 series
EMUs are due to be introduced on these services from 12 March 2011, replacing 183 series sets.
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). One of the services making up JR West's "Big X Network", it connects Kyoto Station
Kyoto Station
is the most important transportation hub in Kyoto, Japan. It has Japan's second-largest train station building and is one of the country's largest buildings, incorporating a shopping mall, hotel, movie theater, Isetan department store, and several local government facilities under one 15-story roof...
and Kinosaki Onsen Station
Kinosaki Onsen Station
is a station on the Sanin Main Line in western Japan, serving the onsen town of Kinosaki in the city of Toyooka, Hyōgo. It opened in 1909 as Kinosaki Station and was renamed Kinosaki Onsen Station in 2005....
via the Sanin Main Line. The color associated with the service is purple, also the line color of the Sagano Line
Sagano Line
The is the popular name for a portion of the Sanin Main Line in the suburbs of Kyoto, Japan. The electrified and double-tracked railway is a commuter rail line in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company . The line starts at Kyoto Station and ends at...
which it uses for part of its journey.
Service pattern
- Down (Kyoto to Kinosaki Onsen): 3 daily, services 1, 3, and 5.
- Up (Kinosaki Onsen to Kyoto): 5 daily, services 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10.
(Food and beverages are sold on some trains.)
Station stops
- - - - - - - - - - -- Part of trains stop at Hiyoshi Station in the morning and the evening.
Maximum operating speeds
- Kyōto – Fukuchiyama: 120 km/h (74.6 mph)
- Fukuchiyama – Kinosaki Onsen: 95 km/h (59 mph)
Rolling stock
Kinosaki services are operated with 183 series183 series
The is a limited express EMU introduced in 1972 by Japanese National Railways , and currently operated by East Japan Railway Company and West Japan Railway Company...
electric multiple unit
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 based at Fukuchiyama Depot. Services 2, 3, 4, and 10 are operated as combined Kinosaki and Maizuru services. The Kinosaki in this consist includes a Green Car
First class travel
First class is the most luxurious class of accommodation on a train, passenger ship, airplane, or other conveyance. It is usually much more expensive than business class and economy class, and offers the best amenities.-Aviation:...
. Services 1, 5, 6, and 8 include a car half of which has Green class seats.
New 287 series
287 series
The is a DC electric multiple unit train type operated by West Japan Railway Company in Japan on limited express services such as the Kinosaki and Kounotori from Kyoto and Osaka since 12 March 2011. Trains are also on order for use on Kuroshio services from July 2012.A total of 97 vehicles are on...
EMUs are due to be introduced on these services from 12 March 2011, replacing 183 series sets.
History
The Kinosaki service is named after the service's terminus, formerly known only as Kinosaki Station. Also, when the service began, the neighborhood in which the station stood was known as Kinosaki. Both are derived from the region's well-known area of hot springs.- March 1, 1962 - the Kinosaki service begins as two daily round trips between Kyōto and Kinosaki.
- April 20, 1963 - the Kinosaki running from Fukuchiyama Station is renamed to Tango. Daily service consists of four round trips per day.
- March 5, 1966 - the Kinosaki and Tango become express services.
- November 10, 1968 - Hakuto services departing Kyōto no longer connected with more cars at Ōsaka station. That service becomes the Daisen. The Kinosaki name is discontinued, and Tango services are increased to seven round trips daily. All Tango services are classified as express.
- December 1990 - 183 series trains providing seasonal express service between Ōsaka and Kinosaki are once again called Kinosaki.
- 1995 - seasonal express service ends. The following year, it is decided that permanent limited express Kinosaki service will be restored between Kyōto and Kinosaki.
- March 18, 2007 - All cars become non-smoking.