Noto Kagaribi | |
Type: | Limited express |
Status: | Operational |
Locale: | Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan |
First: | 14 March 2015 |
Operator: | JR West |
Frequency: | 5 return services daily |
Line Used: | IR Ishikawa Railway Line, Nanao Line |
Class: | Ordinary + Green |
Stock: | 681 series, 683 series |
The is a limited express train service operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) between and in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, via the IR Ishikawa Railway Line and Nanao Line since 14 March 2015.
Five return services operate daily between and, supplementing the Thunderbird services truncated with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension from to on 14 March 2015.[1]
The name, meaning "Noto bonfire", is intended to evoke an image of the bonfires and torches that form part of the summer festivals on the Noto Peninsula.[1]
The services use 681 series and 683 series EMUs.[2]
Trains are generally formed as shown below, with car 1 at the Wakura-Onsen (northern) end. All cars are no-smoking.[3]
The name of the new train services was officially announced by JR West's Kanazawa Division on 7 October 2014.[2]