- Hakuchō (train)
Infobox j-rail service
name="Hakuchō"
caption=485-3000 series "Hakuchō", January 2003
type=Limited Express
operator=JR East, JR Hokkaidō
lines=
maxspeed=140 km/h
startyear=2002
endyear=
stock=485-3000 series ("Hakuchō") / 789 series ("Super Hakuchō") EMUsThe nihongo|"Hakuchō"|白鳥|Hakuchō and nihongo|"Super Hakuchō"|スーパー白鳥|Sūpā Hakuchō are
Japan eselimited express train services which operate between Hachinohe andHakodate . The services are operated byEast Japan Railway Company (JR East) andHokkaidō Railway Company (JR Hokkaidō) respectively. The services commenced in December 2002, coinciding with the opening of theTōhoku Shinkansen extension from Morioka to Hachinohe."Hakuchō"
The "Hakuchō" services operate between Hachinohe and Hakodate using refurbished JR East 485-3000 series 6- and 8-car EMUs.
The "Hakuchō" name actually dates back to 1960, as the name of a service which ran from Osaka to Aomori until March 2001. The name was reused for the new services starting in 2002 by popular demand.
"Super Hakuchō"
The "Super Hakuchō" services operate between Hachinohe and Hakodate using JR Hokkaidō
789 series 6- and 8-car EMUs.References
* JR Timetable, August 2008 issue
* "ＪＲ新幹線＆特急列車ファイル" (JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File), published 2008 by Kōtsū ShimbunExternal links
* [http://www.jreast.co.jp/train/express/485.html JR East 485 series "Hakuchō"] (Japanese)
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