&sq=&lang=&file=File:Series-E653-1100_H204.jpg) A E653-1100 series EMU for use on Shirayuki limited express services from July 2023 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Express |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | Japan |
| First service | 20 April 1963 (Express) 14 March 2015 (Limited express) |
| Current operator(s) | JR East, Echigo Tokimeki Railway |
| Former operator(s) | JNR |
| Route | |
| Termini | Niigata Jōetsumyōkō / Arai |
| Service frequency | 5 return workings daily |
| Line(s) used | Shinetsu Main Line, Echigo Tokimeki Railway Myōkō Haneuma Line |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | Ordinary |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | E653-1100 series |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
The Shirayuki (しらゆき) is a limited express service operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) between Niigata and Jōetsumyōkō in Japan since 14 March 2015.[1] The name Shirayuki was also previously used for an express service operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR) from 1963 until 1982.
- ^ 北陸新幹線 長野～金沢間開業に伴う運行計画の概要について [Outline of service plans for opening of Hokuriku Shinkansen from Nagano to Kanazawa] (PDF). News release (in Japanese). Japan: JR East & JR West. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.