Tsurugi

E7 series set nearSakudaira Station, August 2020
Overview
Service type	Shinkansen (Local)
Status	Operational
Locale	Hokuriku region, Japan
First service	Limited express: 1 October 1961 Shinkansen: 14 March 2015
Current operator	JR West
Former operator	Japanese National Railways
Route
Termini	Toyama Tsuruga
Service frequency	27 round trips daily
Train number	1–64
Line used	Hokuriku Shinkansen
On-board services
Classes	Ordinary, Green, Gran Class
Disabled access	Yes, cars 7 and 11
Seating arrangements	2+3 (Ordinary car) 2+2 (Green car) 1+2 (Gran Class)
Technical
Rolling stock	E7 and W7 series
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead line:    25 kV 50 Hz AC    25 kV 60 Hz AC
Operating speed	260 km/h (160 mph)

TheTsurugi (Japanese:つるぎ;lit. 'sword') is alocal high-speedShinkansen service on theHokuriku Shinkansen operated by theWest Japan Railway Company (JR West). It operates betweenToyama andTsuruga in Japan. The Shinkansen service was introduced on 14 March 2015, although the name Tsurugi was previously used for a limited-express overnight "Blue Train"sleeping car service operated byJapanese National Railways (JNR) and later by JR West from 1961 until 1994. The service is named afterMount Tsurugi.

As of 16 March 2024^[update], 25 returnTsurugi services operate daily as a shuttle betweenToyama andTsuruga, with some services stopping at every station en route.^[1] Trains operate at a maximum speed of 260 km/h (160 mph).^[2]

• E7 series 12-car sets based at Nagano Depot, since 14 March 2015
• W7 series 12-car sets based at Hakusan Depot, since 14 March 2015

Tsurugi services are operated using JR EastE7 series and JR WestW7 series 12-car train sets based at Nagano and Hakusan depots respectively.^[2]

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  JR East E7 series train set F12 on the Hokuriku Shinkansen

TheTsurugi service was first introduced on 1 October 1961 as alimited express service operating betweenOsaka andNiigata.^[3] RegularTsurugi services were discontinued from the start of the revised timetable on 4 December 1994.^[3]

From 14 March 2015, the nameTsurugi was reinstated for use on all-stations shuttle services operating between Toyama and Kanazawa following the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen beyond Nagano.^[2] Services were extended to Tsuruga when the Hokuriku Shinkansen was extended on 16 March 2024.^[4][1]

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