 A 253-1000 series EMU, February 2011 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Limited express |
| First service | 2006 |
| Current operator | JR East/Tobu Railway |
| Route | |
| Lines used | Yamanote Freight Line,Tōhoku Main Line,Tōbu Nikkō Line,Tōbu Kinugawa Line |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 253-1000 series,Tobu 100 series |
| Operating speed | 120 km/h (75 mph)[1] |
TheKinugawa (きぬがわ) andSpacia Kinugawa (スペーシアきぬがわ) arelimited express train services in Japan operated jointly by theEast Japan Railway Company (JR East) andTobu Railway betweenShinjuku in Tokyo andKinugawa-Onsen inTochigi Prefecture.[1]
Kinugawa andSpacia Kinugawa services alike stop at the following stations.[2]
Since 4 June 2011,Kinugawa services are formed of refurbished253-1000 series 6-car EMU sets,[3] andSpacia Kinugawa services are formed ofTobu 100 seriesSpacia EMUs. Prior to 4 June 2011, JR East services were formed of a dedicated 6-car485 series EMU set, which was occasionally substituted by a reserve189 series set nicknamedAyano (彩野).[1]
TheKinugawa service was introduced from 18 March 2006 as a limited express service operated jointly by JR East and Tobu betweenShinjuku andKinugawa-Onsen, utilizing a newly constructed link between the two railways' tracks atKurihashi Station, where trains stop briefly for a crew change.[1]
From the start of the revised timetable on 16 March 2013,Kinugawa services also stop atUrawa Station.
Named trains ofEast Japan Railway Company | ||
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| Limited express (daytime) | ||
| Rapid | ||
| Local | ||
| Excursion | ||
| Discontinued Shinkansen | ||
| Discontinued Limited express (Daytime) | ||
| Discontinued Limited express (overnight) | ||
| Discontinued Express | ||
| Discontinued Rapid | ||
| Discontinued Liner |
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| Discontinued Excursion | ||