Hatsukari

Hatsukari
Super Hatsukari
E751 series EMU on a Super Hatsukari service, 2002
Overview
Service typeLimited express
StatusDiscontinued
LocaleTohoku region, Japan
First service1 October 1958 (Hatsukari)
18 March 2000 (Super Hatsukari)
Last service30 November 2002
SuccessorSuper Hakuchō
Former operator(s)JNR
JR East
Route
TerminiMorioka
Hakodate
Line(s) usedTōhoku Main Line
Tsugaru-Kaikyo Line
Technical
Rolling stock485 series, E751 series EMUs
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification20 kV AC, 50 Hz overhead
Operating speed140 km/h (85 mph)

The Hatsukari (はつかり) and Super Hatsukari (スーパーはつかり) were limited express train services in Japan operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR) and later East Japan Railway Company (JR East) from 1958 until 2002.[1]

  1. ^ Haraguchi, Takayuki (2009). Encyclopedia of JR's Railway Cars: JR全車輌. Japan: Sekai Bunka. p. 219. ISBN 978-4-418-09905-4.