Mt. Fuji (train) explained

Mt. Fuji
Type:Limited express
Status:In operation
Locale:Tokyo, Kanagawa and Shizuoka, Japan
Predecessor:Asagiri
First:1 May 1959 (Semi-express)
1 July 1968 (Express)
16 March 1991 (Limited express)
Operator:Odakyu Electric Railway
Formeroperator:JNR, JR Central
Stops:8
Frequency:3/4 return workings daily
Line Used:Odakyu Odawara Line, JR Central Gotemba Line
Class:Standard class only
Access:Yes
Seating:2+2 forward facing
Catering:Vending machines only
Entertainment:None
Sleeping:None
Otherfacilities:Toilets
Stock:Odakyu 60000 series MSE EMUs
El:1,500 V DC overhead
Speed:110round=5NaNround=5
Owners:Odakyu Electric Railway, JR Central

The (formerly known as the prior to 17 March 2018) is a "Romancecar" limited express train operated by Odakyu Electric Railway between and via the Odakyu Odawara Line and JR Central's Gotemba Line.[1]

Route

Mt. Fuji services stop at the following stations:[2]

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Rolling stock

Past

History

Kyushu Asagiri

The name was first used from 1 May 1959 for a JNR semi-express operating between and in Kyushu.[4] This service was upgraded to "Express" status from 5 March 1966.[4] It was discontinued from 1 October 1980.[5]

Gotemba Line Asagiri

A second Asagiri service, initially written in kanji as "" commenced on 2 July 1959 as a semi-express operating between and .[4] The Asagiri, together with the, supplemented the and Shinjuku—Gotemba semi-express services, which commenced on 1 October 1955.[3] Asagiri services were upgraded to "express" status from 1 July 1968 following electrification and the introduction of Odakyu 3000 series SE EMUs. The four names were also merged into "" in hiragana.[4] It became a "Limited express" from 16 March 1991 with the introduction of new JR Central 371 series and Odakyu 20000 series RSE 7-car EMUs, operating between Shinjuku and Numazu.[5]

March 2012 timetable revision

From the start of the revised timetable on 17 March 2012, the Odakyu 20000 series sets and JR Central's lone 371 series set were withdrawn, and all services were operated instead using Odakyu 60000 series MSE 6-car sets.[6] [7] From the same date, service frequency was reduced from the current four return services daily to three on weekdays and four at weekends, and all services were truncated to operate between Shinjuku and Gotemba stations.[7]

March 2018 timetable revision

From the start of the revised timetable on 17 March 2018, Asagiri services are renamed .[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: ja: JR新幹線&特急列車ファイル . JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File. Kōtsū Shimbun . 2008 . Japan . 30. 978-4-330-00608-6.
  2. Book: ja: こだわりの新幹線&特急列車ガイド . In-depth Shinkansen & Limited Express Guide. Ikaros Publishing. August 2000 . Japan. 92–93. 4-87149-284-2.
  3. ja:"あさぎり"三代記. Miyake, Toshihiko. Three Generation Story of Asagiri. 58. Japan Railfan Magazine. 362. June 1991. Kōyūsha.
  4. Book: Teramoto, Mitsuteru . ja: 国鉄・JR列車名大辞典 . JNR & JR Train Name Encyclopedia. Chuoshoin Publishing Co., Ltd. . July 2001 . Tokyo, Japan . 62–64. 4-88732-093-0.
  5. Book: ja: 列車名鑑1995 . Train Name Directory 1995. Railway Journal. August 1995 . Japan. 48/123.
  6. Web site: http://www.at-s.com/news/detail/100069491.html . ja:「371系」来春引退 JR東海の特急「あさぎり」 . JR Central 371 series Asagiri limited express to be withdrawn next spring . 18 October 2011 . @Shizuoka . The Shizuoka Shimbun and Shizuoka Broadcasting System . Japan . ja . 18 October 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111020123740/http://www.at-s.com/news/detail/100069491.html . 20 October 2011 .
  7. Web site: http://www.odakyu.jp/program/info/data.info/6813_2421858_.pdf. ja:2012年3月17日(土) ダイヤ改正を実施します。. Timetable Revision Takes Effect from Saturday 17 March 2012. 16 December 2011. News Release. Odakyu Electric Railway. Japan. ja. 16 December 2011.
  8. Web site: https://www.odakyu.jp/news/o5oaa10000005scq-att/8731_0522542_.pdf. 15 December 2017. News release. Odakyu Electric Railway. Japan. ja. ja: 新ダイヤでの運行開始日を決定!. Start of revised timetable. https://web.archive.org/web/20171215061824/http://www.odakyu.jp/program/info/data.info/8731_0522542_.pdf. 15 December 2017. live. 15 December 2017.