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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Limited express |
| Status | Discontinued |
| Locale | Honshu, Japan |
| First service | 1950 |
| Last service | 2013 |
| Current operator(s) | JR East |
| Former operator(s) | JNR |
| Route | |
| Termini | Osaka Aomori |
| Line(s) used | Tōkaidō Main Line, Kosei Line, Hokuriku Main Line, Shinetsu Main Line, Uetsu Main Line, Ōu Main Line |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 24 series sleeper coaches |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC / 20 kV AC (50 Hz) |
| Operating speed | 110 km/h (70 mph)[1] |
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The Nihonkai (日本海, "Sea of Japan") was a seasonal overnight train which was operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The train ran overnight between Osaka Station and Aomori Station using the Tōkaidō Main Line, Kosei Line, Hokuriku Main Line, Shinetsu Main Line, Uetsu Main Line, and Ōu Main Line.
From the start of the March 17, 2012 timetable revision, regular operations of the Nihonkai were discontinued, with services operating during busy seasonal periods only.[2] While JR East has not formally announced its discontinuation, no services have operated since January 2013, Sometimes it either connect to Sapporo or Hakodate. [3][failed verification]
- ^ JR新幹線＆特急列車ファイル [JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File]. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. 2008. ISBN 978-4-330-00608-6.
- ^ ２０１２年３月ダイヤ改正について [March 2012 Timetable Revision] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ^ http://www.jreast.co.jp/akita/press/pdf/20130517.pdf [bare URL PDF]