Nikkō (train)

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Nikkō
Tōbu Nikkō
Technical
Rolling stock253-1000 series, Tobu 100 series EMUs
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC overhead
Operating speed120 km/h (75 mph)[1]

The Nikkō (日光) and Spacia Nikkō (スペーシア日光) are

Tōbu Nikkō in Tochigi Prefecture.[1]

Station stops

Nikkō and Spacia Nikkō services stop at the following stations.[2]

Rolling stock

Since 4 June 2011, services are formed of refurbished

189 series set nicknamed Ayano (彩野).[1]

Past
  • A Tobu 100 series Spacia EMU in special gold "Nikko Moude" livery in April 2017
    A Tobu 100 series Spacia EMU in special gold "Nikko Moude" livery in April 2017
  • A JR East 485 series EMU at Omiya Station on a Nikko service in March 2011
    A JR East 485 series EMU at Omiya Station on a Nikko service in March 2011
  • The 189 series Ayano set used as a spare for Nikko services, September 2010
    The 189 series Ayano set used as a spare for Nikko services, September 2010

History

Semi-express Nikkō

The Nikkō service began as a semi-express service between

Tokaido Main Line duties.[4]

Semi-express Shōnan Nikkō

From 1 April 1961, the seasonal Ideyu semi express services that operated between Tokyo and Itō were extended to form new seasonal Shōnan Nikkō services operating between Itō and Nikkō. These were formed of 6-car 157 series sets based at Tamachi Depot in Tokyo.[5] The 157 series EMUs on these services were replaced by 165 series from 25 March 1963.[5] From the October 1968 timetable revision, the services were cut back to a single Nikkō to Itō working, and from 1 October 1970, this service was discontinued, replaced by the Izu 56 working from Tokyo to Itō.[6]

  • 2502T Shōnan Nikkō Itō 07:46 → Nikkō 11:59
  • 2501T Shōnan Nikkō Nikkō 13:45 → Itō 17:50

The trains were formed as shown below.[5]

Car 1 2 3 4 5 6
Type KuMoHa 157 MoHa 156 SaRo 157 SaHa 157 MoHa 156 KuMoHa 157

Express Nikkō

From 25 March 1963, the service was upgraded to "Express" status with the introduction of new

Tohoku Shinkansen.[7]

Limited express Nikkō

The name was subsequently revived from 18 March 2006 as a limited express service operated jointly by JR East and Tobu between

Tōbu Nikkō, utilizing a newly constructed link between the two railways' tracks at Kurihashi Station, where trains stop briefly for a crew change.[1]

From the start of the revised timetable on 16 March 2013, Nikkō services also stop at Urawa Station.

See also

  • Kinugawa - a similar service between Shinjuku and Kinugawa-Onsen, also jointly operated by JR East and Tobu

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 978-4-330-00608-6
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  2. ^ JR Timetable, March 2013 issue, p. 102
  3. ^ 485系が"日光"・"きぬがわ"運用を終える [End of 485 series operations on Nikko and Kinugawa services]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 4 June 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  4. ^ a b Kubo, Satoshi (September 2011). 日光参詣への峠道-1 [The mountain route to Nikko]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 51, no. 605. Japan: Kōyūsha Co., Ltd. pp. 120–125.
  5. ^ a b c Miyake, Toshihiko (December 2011). 伊豆への優等列車のあゆみ [History of premier trains to Izu]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 40, no. 332. Japan: Kotsu Shimbun. pp. 24–31.
  6. ISBN 4-88732-093-0
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  7. ^ 列車名鑑1995 [Train Name Directory 1995]. Japan: Railway Journal. August 1995. p. 128.

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