| Kinugawa Spacia Kinugawa | |
| Type: | Limited express |
| First: | 2006 |
| Operator: | JR East/Tobu Railway |
| Line Used: | Yamanote Freight Line, Tōhoku Main Line, Tōbu Nikkō Line, Tōbu Kinugawa Line |
| Stock: | 253-1000 series, Tobu 100 series |
| Speed: | 120round=5NaNround=5 |
The and are limited express train services in Japan operated jointly by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Tobu Railway between in Tokyo and in Tochigi Prefecture.[1]
Kinugawa and Spacia Kinugawa services alike stop at the following stations.[2]
Since 4 June 2011, Kinugawa services are formed of refurbished 253-1000 series 6-car EMU sets,[3] and Spacia Kinugawa services are formed of Tobu 100 series Spacia EMUs. Prior to 4 June 2011, JR East services were formed of a dedicated 6-car 485 series EMU set, which was occasionally substituted by a reserve 189 series set nicknamed .[1]
The Kinugawa service was introduced from 18 March 2006 as a limited express service operated jointly by JR East and Tobu between and, utilizing a newly constructed link between the two railways' tracks at Kurihashi Station, where trains stop briefly for a crew change.[1]
From the start of the revised timetable on 16 March 2013, Kinugawa services also stop at Urawa Station.