Ishikari (train) explained

Ishikari
Type:Limited express
Status:Discontinued
Locale:Hokkaido
First:18 July 1975
Last:1980
Successor:Lilac
Formeroperator:JNR
Class:Standard class only
Stock:781 series EMUs
El:20 kV AC overhead

The was a limited express train service in Japan operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR) between and in Hokkaido, Japan, from 1975 to 1980.[1]

Rolling stock

Services comprised 485-1500 series EMUs, and were the first limited express trains comprising electric multiple units to operate in Hokkaido. The 485 series EMUs proved to be unsuited to the harsh weather conditions of Hokkaido, with frequent cancellations, and were later replaced by new 781 series 6-car EMUs.[2]

Formation

The typical 6-car formation (in 1980) was as shown below with car 1 at the Sapporo end.[3]

History

Ishikari services were introduced on 18 July 1975,[4] and continued until the start of the 1 October 1980 timetable revision, when the services were replaced by new Lilac services.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: 列車名鑑1995 . Train Name Directory 1995. Railway Journal. August 1995 . Japan. 123.
  2. Book: 日本と世界の鉄道カタログ . Japan and World Railway Catalogue . Seibido Publishing . August 1991 . Japan . 79. 4-415-03383-0.
  3. Miyake. Toshihiko. 札幌周辺における国鉄・JRの電化と列車の変遷. JNR and JR electrification and train changes in the Sapporo area. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine . 41. 340. 24–33. Kōtsū Shimbun . Japan . August 2012.
  4. Book: Haraguchi, Takayuki . Encyclopedia of JR's Railway Cars: JR全車輌 . Sekai Bunka . 2009 . Japan . 219. 978-4-418-09905-4.