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Nanki Nanki at Kuwana Station Overview Service type Limited express Status Operational First service 2 October 1972 Current operator(s) JR Central Former operator(s) JNR Route Termini Nagoya Shingu, Kii-Katsuura Stops 13 Distance travelled 231.1 km (143.6 mi) (Nagoya - Shingu) 246.0 km (152.9 mi) (Nagoya - Kii-Katsuura) Average journey time 3 hours 30 minutes approx (Nagoya - Shingu) 4 hours ...
The subsequent fleet of full-production sets entered service from 18 March 1993. [6] The entire fleet underwent life-extension refurbishment between 2004 and 2006. [5] Twice-refurbished 8000 series set in December 2024. Beginning in 2023, the fleet underwent another programme of refurbishment.
The C62 has achieved a level of fame due in part to the manga/anime series Galaxy Express 999, in which the express is pulled by an advanced space locomotive that is built to replicate a C62. The founders of Hudson Soft , rail fan brothers Yuji and Hiroshi Kudo, were fond of the C62 and other 4-6-4 locomotives, [ 8 ] so they named their company ...
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An E257-500 series 5-car set on a Shiosai service in January 2012. E259 series 6-car EMUs (since 16 March 2024) [4]; E257-500 series 5+5-car EMUs; Shiosai services are operated using Kamakura-based 6-car E259 series EMU and Makuhari-based 10-car E257-500 series EMU formations.
The express service was renamed "Rapid" (快速, kaisoku) service in March 1961. Initially, the operation of express/rapid services was limited to weekday peak periods only. Express service began on weekends on March 5, 1944; daytime non-peak operation began on November 9, 1959, but it was limited to weekdays only until April 28, 1966.
It operated its first international flight in May 2009 under a wet-lease agreement with JAL. On July 9, 2010, JAL Express pilot Ari Fuji became its first female airline flight captain. [7] [8] As of March 27, 2011, all of JAL Express flights were being operated as JAL flights, until the full merger of the two carriers in September 2014.
The M250 series (M250系, M250-kei), branded "Super Rail Cargo", is a freight electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Japan Freight Railway (JR Freight) in Japan. It entered service in 2004 with the objective of reducing emissions and carrying general freight for small package forwarders (such as special delivery services).