Tsugaru (train)

Tsugaru
An E751 series EMU on a Tsugaru service in June 2006
Overview
Service typeLimited express
PredecessorKamoshika
First service1954 (Express)
2002 (Limited express)
Current operator(s)JR East
Former operator(s)JNR
Route
TerminiAomori
Akita
Service frequency4 return services daily
Line(s) usedTohoku Main Line
Ou Main Line
On-board services
Class(es)Green + Standard
Technical
Rolling stockE751 series EMUs
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification20 kV AC (50 Hz) overhead
Operating speed130 km/h (80 mph)[1]

The Tsugaru (つがる) is a limited express train service in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), which runs from Aomori to Hirosaki and Akita via the Tōhoku Main Line and Ōu Main Line.[2]

  1. ^ JR新幹線&特急列車ファイル [JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File]. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. 2008. p. 80. ISBN 978-4-330-00608-6.
  2. ^ 12月4日ダイヤ改正後の青森地区列車運転体系 [Operating pattern of Aomori area trains following 4 December timetable revision]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 39, no. 320. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. December 2010. pp. 24–25.