Shirasagi (train)

The Shirasagi (しらさぎ) is a limited express train service in Japan operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) since 1964. It runs between Nagoya and Kanazawa. Shirasagi (白鷺) is the Japanese name for the "egret", a white heron.

Shirasagi
Overview
Service typeLimited express
First service25 December 1964
Current operator(s)JR West
Former operator(s)JNR
Route
TerminiNagoya
StopsKanazawa
Service frequency16 return services daily
On-board services
Class(es)Green, standard
Technical
Rolling stock681 series EMUs
683 series EMUs
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Operating speed130 km/h (80 mph)

Rolling stock

Services are normally operated using Kanazawa-based 681 series and 683-8000 series EMUs formed as 6-, 6+3-, or 6+3+3-car formations. Services were originally formed of 7-car 485 series, 489 series and 5-, 5+3-,[1] or 5+3+3-car 683 series EMUs.[2]

History

The Shirasagi service was first introduced on 25 December 1964.[1]

From the start of the revised timetable on 14 March 2015, with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen, all Shirasagi services were truncated to operate between Nagoya and Kanazawa.[3]

Future plans

From the start of the revised timetable that will take place on 16 March 2024, all Shirasagi services will be truncated to run between Nagoya and Tsuruga with the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen.[4]

See also

References
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  1. 列車名鑑1995 [Train Name Directory 1995]. Japan: Railway Journal. August 1995. p. 126.
  2. JR新幹線＆特急列車ファイル [JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File]. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. 2008. p. 34. ISBN 978-4-330-00608-6.
  3. 北陸新幹線長野〜金沢駅間開業時の特急・快速列車について (PDF) (Press release). West Japan Railway Company. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  4. "金沢―敦賀間の特急サンダーバード、しらさぎ廃止を発表 JR西日本、敦賀駅で乗り換え必要に". Fukui Shimbun ONLINE (in Japanese). 31 August 2023. Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.


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