Kusatsu (train)
Joetsu Line, Agatsuma Line | |
On-board services | |
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Class(es) | Standard Previously: Standard + Green |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | E257 series 5-car EMUs |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Electrification | 1,500 V DC overhead |
Operating speed | 110 km/h (70 mph) |
The Kusatsu/Shima (草津・四万) is a limited express train service in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), which runs between Ueno in Tokyo and Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi.[1] The train requires a reservation to board.[2] The train used to run until Manza-Kazawaguchi.
Rolling stock
Since the start of the revised timetable on 18 March 2023, Kusatsu/Shima services are operated by
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185 series Kusatsu, January 2003
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651-1000 series set K108, March 2014
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E257-5500 series, January 2022
History
The Kusatsu service began on 1 June 1960 as a semi-express between Ueno and Naganohara (now
Kusatsu 50th anniversary
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In September 2010, 185-200 series 7-car EMU set OM03 was repainted into the Shōnan colour scheme of orange and green (never previously carried by this type) to recreate the appearance of the early 80 series EMUs, as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Kusatsu limited express service scheduled for October of that year.[6]
References
- ISBN 978-4-330-00608-6.
- ^ "JR東日本,3月18日にダイヤ改正を実施" [JR East Implements Schedule Revision Effective 18 March 2023]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). 16 December 2022. Archived from the original on 19 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ 2023年3月ダイヤ改正について [March 2023 timetable revision details] (PDF) (in Japanese). JR East. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ a b 2014年3月ダイヤ改正について [March 2014 timetable revision details] (PDF). News release (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 20 December 2013. p. 4. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- ^ 列車名鑑1995 [Train Name Directory 1995]. Japan: Railway Journal. August 1995.
- ^ "185系OM03編成が湘南色に" [185 series set OM03 repainted into Shōnan livery]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Koyusha Co., Ltd. 18 September 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
External links
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- JR East 185 series Akagi/Kusatsu/Minakami (in Japanese)