Asagiri (train)
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An Odakyu 60000 series EMU on an Asagiri service, April 2012
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Overview | |
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Service type | Limited express |
Locale | Honshu, Japan |
First service | 1 May 1959 (Semi-express) 1 July 1968 (Express) 16 March 1991 (Limited express) |
Current operator(s) | Odakyu Electric Railway |
Former operator(s) | JNR, JR Central |
Route | |
Start | Shinjuku |
End | Gotemba |
Service frequency | 3/4 return workings daily |
Line used | Odakyū Odawara Line, JR Central Gotemba Line |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | Monoclass |
Seating arrangements | 2+2 forward facing |
Catering facilities | Vending machines only |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | Odakyu 60000 series MSE EMUs |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Electrification | 1,500 V DC overhead |
Operating speed | 110 km/h (70 mph) |
The Asagiri (あさぎり?) is a limited express train service in Japan operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway, which runs from Odakyu's Tokyo terminus at Shinjuku to Gotemba via the Odakyū Odawara Line and JR Central's Gotemba Line.[1]
Contents
Route
Asagiri services stop at the following stations.[2] Shinjuku - Shin-Yurigaoka - Sagami-Ono - Hon-Atsugi - Hadano - Matsuda - (Suruga-Oyama) - Gotemba
- Some trains do not stop at Suruga-Oyama.
Rolling stock
- Odakyu 60000 series MSE 6-car EMUs (since 17 March 2012)
Past
- Odakyu KiHa 5000 series and KiHa 5100 series DMUs (July 1959 – June 1968)[3]
- Odakyu 3000 series SSE EMUs (July 1968 – March 1991)
- JR Central 371 series 7-car EMU (March 1991 – 16 March 2012)
- Odakyu 20000 series RSE 7-car EMUs (March 1991 – 16 March 2012)
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KiHa 5000 series DMU car
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KiHa 5100 series DMU car
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Odakyu 3000 series SSE, 1991
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JR Central 371 series, October 2009
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Odakyu 20000 series RSE, October 2009
History
Kyushu Asagiri
The Asagiri (あさぎり?) service was first introduced on 1 May 1959 as a JNR semi-express operating between Moji and Amagase in Kyushu.[4] This 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 "朝霧" commenced on 2 July 1959 as a semi-express operating between Shinjuku and Gotemba.[4] The Asagiri, together with the Nagao (長尾?), supplemented the Ginrei (銀嶺?) and Fuyō (芙蓉?) 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 "あさぎり" 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]
References
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External links
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