 785 series EMU on a Super White Arrow service, October 2002 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Limited express |
| Locale | Hokkaido |
| First service | 3 March 1986 (White Arrow) 1 September 1990 (Super White Arrow) |
| Last service | 30 September 2007 |
| Successor | Super Kamui |
| Current operator(s) | JR Hokkaido |
| Former operator(s) | JNR |
| Route | |
| Termini | Sapporo Asahikawa |
| Distance travelled | 136.8 km |
| Average journey time | 1 hr 20 mins |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 781 series & 785 series EMUs |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | 20 kV AC overhead |
| Operating speed | 130 km/h (80 mph) |
The White Arrow (ホワイトアロー, howaito arō), and later Super White Arrow (スーパーホワイトアロー, sūpā howaito arō) were limited express train services operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) on the Hakodate Main Line between the cities of Sapporo and Asahikawa in Hokkaido, Japan, between 1986 and 2007.