Noto (train)

Noto
Seasonal Noto service formed of JR East 485 series EMU, May 2010
Service type	Express
Operator	JNR (1959–1987) JR West (1987–2010) JR East (2010–)
Line used	Tōhoku Main Line, Jōetsu Line, Shinetsu Main Line, Hokuriku Main Line
Maximum speed	120 km/h (75 mph)
Started	1959
Rolling stock	485 series EMU

The Noto (能登^?) is a seasonal overnight express train service operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), which runs between Ueno Station in Tokyo and Kanazawa via the Shinetsu Main Line and Hokuriku Main Line. The journey takes approximately seven hours.^[1] The train was formerly was operated as a regular daily service by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) until 13 March 2010, with operations transferred to JR East from this date.

Rolling stock

The train is formed of a 6-car 485 series EMU owned by JR East and based at Niigata depot.^[2] All seats are reserved.^[3]

Prior to 13 March 2010, the trains consisted of a 9-car JR West 489 series based at Kanazawa depot.^[4]

History

The Noto name was first used from 22 September 1959 for express services operating between Tokyo and Kanazawa via Maibara. These services were discontinued on 31 August 1968.^[5]

The name was resurrected from the start of the timetable revision on 10 March 1975 for use on overnight services between Ueno and Kanazawa, which had previously been named Hokuriku.^[5]

Regular daily Noto services were discontinued on 13 March 2010.^[6][7] The Noto, however, continued to operate as a "seasonal" service during holiday periods.^[8]

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  Noto express hauled by EF62 electric locomotive in 1989

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  Noto service formed of JR West "bonnet-style" 489 series EMU, May 2007

See also

Media related to Noto (train) at Wikimedia Commons

References

1. ^ "JR Timetable" October 2009 issue
2. ^ "JRグループ　2010(平成22)年3月13日ダイヤ改正概要". Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun) 39 (310): p.96. February 2010. 
3. ^ JR East new release: "春の増発列車のお知らせ" (Details of spring additional services) (21 January 2010). Retrieved 13 March 2010. (Japanese)
4. ^ JR新幹線＆特急列車ファイル (JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File). Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. 2008. ISBN 978-4-330-00608-6. 
5. ^ ^{a b} 列車名鑑1995 (Train Name Directory 1995). Japan: Railway Journal. August 1995. 
6. ^ "平成22年春ダイヤ改正について I" (PDF). JR West press release. JR West. 18 December 2009. http://www.westjr.co.jp/news/newslist/article/pdf/20091218_kaisei.pdf. Retrieved 18 December 2009. 
7. ^ "夜行列車「能登」「北陸」３月で廃止　乗客減、役目終え" (in Japanese). Toyama Shimbun. 10 December 2009. http://www.toyama.hokkoku.co.jp/subpage/H20091210101.htm. Retrieved 18 December 2009. 
8. ^ "平成22年【春】の臨時列車の運転について" (PDF). JR West press release. JR West. 22 January 2010. http://www.westjr.co.jp/news/newslist/article/pdf/20100122_harurin.pdf. Retrieved 23 January 2010.