| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Limited express |
| Locale | Tokaido Main Line, Fukuchiyama Line, Sanin Main Line |
| First service | 12 March 2011 |
| Current operator(s) | JR West |
| Route | |
| Termini | Shin-Ōsaka Kinosaki Onsen |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 287 series/289 series EMUs |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC overhead |
The Kounotori (こうのとり, Kōnotori) is a limited express train service operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) between Shin-Ōsaka and Kinosaki Onsen in Japan since 12 March 2011. It replaced the previous Kitakinki services.[1]
The name means "stork", and was chosen because the stork is the prefectural bird of Hyōgo, and the city of Toyooka in particular has close involvement with stork breeding programmes.[1]