&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:JRH-789_HE-103_Lilac_Shiroishi_20170304.jpg) A 789 series EMU on a Lilac service in March 2017 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Limited express |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | Japan |
| First service |
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| Current operator(s) | JR Hokkaido |
| Former operator(s) | JNR |
| Route | |
| Termini | Sapporo Asahikawa |
| Line(s) used | Hakodate Main Line |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | Green + Ordinary |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 789 series EMUs |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | 20 kV AC overhead |
The Lilac (ライラック, Rairakku) is a limited express train service operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) between Sapporo and Asahikawa in Hokkaido via the Hakodate Main Line since 4 March 2017. The Lilac train service name was also formerly used for express and limited express services operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR) and later by JR Hokkaido between 1963 and 2007.[1]
- ^ Haraguchi, Takayuki (2009). Encyclopedia of JR's Railway Cars: ＪＲ全車輌. Japan: Sekai Bunka. p. 220. ISBN 978-4-418-09905-4.