| Kamoshika | |
| Type: | Limited express |
| Status: | Discontinued |
| First: | 1986 (Express) 1997 (Limited express) |
| Last: | 2010 |
| Successor: | Tsugaru |
| Formeroperator: | JNR JR East |
| Distance: | 185.8km (115.5miles) |
| Journeytime: | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Frequency: | 6 daily |
| Line Used: | Ōu Main Line |
| Class: | Green + standard |
| Stock: | 485 series EMU |
| Speed: | 95round=5NaNround=5 |
| El: | 20 kV AC |
The was a limited express train service in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) which ran between and via the Ōu Main Line.[1] The service was discontinued from December 2010.
There were three services in each direction daily.
Trains were normally formed of three-car 485 series EMUs based at Akita depot, sometimes strengthened to six cars during busy seasons. Green car (first class) accommodation was included in car 1.[1]
The trains were formed as follows, with car 1 at the Akita end.[2]
| Car No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numbering | KuRoHa 481 | MoHa 484 | KuMoHa 485 | |
| Accommodation | Green/Ordinary | Ordinary | Ordinary |
The Kamoshika was first introduced on 1 November 1986 as an express service operating between,, and . This service was discontinued from the start of the revised timetable on 13 March 1988.[3]
The Kamoshika name was revived from March 1997 as a limited express service operating between Akita and Aomori, replacing the former Tazawa limited express service which ran between Morioka and Aomori via Akita before the Akita Shinkansen was opened.[4]
From the start of the revised timetable on 4 December 2010, the Kamoshika services were discontinued, replaced by Tsugaru services, formerly operating between and, which were amended to operate between Aomori and Akita.[5]