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{{Short description|Japanese limited express train service}}
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{{Infobox rail service
{{Infobox rail service
| name = ''Minakami''
| name = ''Minakami''
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| type = [[Limited express]]
| type = [[Limited express]]
| first = 1964 (Semi express)<BR>1997 (Limited express)
| first = 1964 (Semi express)<BR>1997 (Limited express)
| last =
| last = 2010
| operator = [[JR East]]
| operator = [[JR East]]
| start = {{ja-stalink|Ueno}}
| start = {{STN|Ueno}}
| stops =
| stops = 14 Stations
| end = {{ja-stalink|Minakami}}
| end = {{STN|Minakami}}
| line_used = [[Tōhoku Main Line]], [[Takasaki Line]], [[Joetsu Line]]
| line_used = [[Tōhoku Main Line]], [[Takasaki Line]], [[Joetsu Line]]
| stock = [[185 series]] EMUs
| stock = [[E653 series]] EMUs
| speed = {{convert|110|km/h|mph|abbr=on|disp=5}}<ref name="kotsu2008"/>
| speed = {{convert|110|km/h|mph|abbr=on|round=5}}<ref name="kotsu2008">{{cite book | title = ＪＲ新幹線＆特急列車ファイル |trans-title=JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File| publisher = Kōtsū Shimbun | date = 2008 | location = Japan | page = 72| isbn = 978-4-330-00608-6}}</ref>
}}
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The {{nihongo|'''''Minakami'''''|水上}} is a [[limited express]] train service in Japan operated by the [[East Japan Railway Company]] (JR East) between [[Ueno Station|Ueno]] in Tokyo and [[Minakami Station|Minakami]] in [[Gunma Prefecture]].<ref name="ikaros2000">{{cite book | title = {{noitalic|こだわりの新幹線＆特急列車ガイド}} | trans_title = In-depth Shinkansen & Limited Express Guide| publisher = Ikaros | date = 2000 | location = Japan | page = 86 | isbn = 4-87149-284-2}}</ref>
The {{nihongo|'''''Minakami'''''|水上}} was a [[limited express]] train service in Japan operated by the [[East Japan Railway Company]] (JR East) between [[Ueno Station|Ueno]] in Tokyo and [[Minakami Station|Minakami]] in [[Gunma Prefecture]].<ref name="ikaros2000">{{cite book | title = こだわりの新幹線＆特急列車ガイド |trans-title=In-depth Shinkansen & Limited Express Guide| publisher = Ikaros | date = 2000 | location = Japan | page = 86 | isbn = 4-87149-284-2}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The ''Minakami'' service (written in ''[[hiragana]]'' as "みなかみ") began as a semi-express service between Ueno and Minakami from 1 October 1964. This operated until 30 September 1965, after which the train was renamed ''Okutone''.<ref name="meikan1995">{{cite book | title = {{noitalic|列車名鑑1995}} |trans_title= Train Name Directory 1995| publisher = Railway Journal| date = August 1995 | location = Japan| page = 130| isbn = }}</ref>
The ''Minakami'' service (written in ''[[hiragana]]'' as "みなかみ") began as a semi-express service between Ueno and Minakami from 1 October 1964. This operated until 30 September 1965, after which the train was renamed ''Okutone''.<ref name="meikan1995">{{cite book | title = 列車名鑑1995 |trans-title= Train Name Directory 1995| publisher = Railway Journal| date = August 1995 | location = Japan| page = 130}}</ref>


The name was revived from 1 October 1997 (this time written in ''[[kanji]]'' as "水上") following the renaming of the former ''[[Tanigawa (train)|Tanigawa]]'' limited express service.<ref name="ikaros2000"/>
The name was revived from 1 October 1997 (this time written in ''[[kanji]]'' as "水上") following the renaming of the former ''[[Tanigawa (train)|Tanigawa]]'' limited express service.<ref name="ikaros2000"/>


From the start of the revised timetable on 4 December 2010, the ''Minakami'' will cease to be a regular service, operating only during busy seasons.<ref name="jre20100924">{{Cite press release | title = ２０１０年１２月
From the start of the revised timetable on 4 December 2010, the ''Minakami'' will cease to be a regular service, operating only during busy seasons.<ref name="jre20100924">{{Cite press release | title = ２０１０年１２月 ダイヤ改正について (Details of December 2010 Timetable Revision) | publisher = JR East | date = 24 September 2010 | url = http://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2010/20100916.pdf | access-date = 25 September 2010 |language = ja}}</ref>
ダイヤ改正について (Details of December 2010 Timetable Revision) | publisher = JR East | date = 24 September 2010 | url = http://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2010/20100916.pdf | accessdate = 25 September 2010 |language = Japanese}}</ref>


==Rolling stock==
==Rolling stock==
Services are formed of 7-car [[E653 series]] EMU formations.
Services are formed of 7-car [[185 series]] EMU formations, sometimes coupled with ''[[Akagi (train)|Akagi]]'' services.<ref name="kotsu2008">{{cite book | title = {{noitalic|ＪＲ新幹線＆特急列車ファイル}} | trans_title = JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File| publisher = Kōtsū Shimbun | date = 2008 | location = Japan | page = 72| isbn = 978-4-330-00608-6}}</ref>

==Former rolling stock==

[[651 series]]
(?-2023)
These trains operated with 7 coaches

[[185 series]]
(1985-2010)


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Minakami (train)}}
{{Commons category|Minakami (train)}}
* [http://www.jreast.co.jp/train/express/185akagi.html JR East 185 series ''Akagi''/''Kusatsu''/''Minakami''] {{ja icon}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080203125328/http://www.jreast.co.jp/train/express/185akagi.html JR East 185 series ''Akagi''/''Kusatsu''/''Minakami''] {{in lang|ja}}


{{JR East trains}}
{{JR East trains}}


{{Authority control}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}

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[[Category:Named passenger trains of Japan]]
[[Category:Named passenger trains of Japan]]
[[Category:East Japan Railway Company]]
[[Category:East Japan Railway Company]]
[[Category:Railway services introduced in 1964]]
[[Category:Railway services introduced in 1964]]
[[Category:1964 establishments in Japan]]

Latest revision as of 11:07, 16 October 2024

Minakami
185-200 series EMU on a Minakami service, December 2006
Overview
Service typeLimited express
First service1964 (Semi express)
1997 (Limited express)
Last service2010
Current operator(s)JR East
Route
TerminiUeno
Minakami
Stops14 Stations
Line(s) usedTōhoku Main Line, Takasaki Line, Joetsu Line
Technical
Rolling stockE653 series EMUs
Operating speed110 km/h (70 mph)[1]

The Minakami (水上) was a limited express train service in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) between Ueno in Tokyo and Minakami in Gunma Prefecture.[2]

History

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The Minakami service (written in hiragana as "みなかみ") began as a semi-express service between Ueno and Minakami from 1 October 1964. This operated until 30 September 1965, after which the train was renamed Okutone.[3]

The name was revived from 1 October 1997 (this time written in kanji as "水上") following the renaming of the former Tanigawa limited express service.[2]

From the start of the revised timetable on 4 December 2010, the Minakami will cease to be a regular service, operating only during busy seasons.[4]

Rolling stock

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Services are formed of 7-car E653 series EMU formations.

Former rolling stock

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651 series (?-2023) These trains operated with 7 coaches

185 series (1985-2010)

References

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  1. ^ ＪＲ新幹線＆特急列車ファイル [JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File]. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. 2008. p. 72. ISBN 978-4-330-00608-6.
  2. ^ a b こだわりの新幹線＆特急列車ガイド [In-depth Shinkansen & Limited Express Guide]. Japan: Ikaros. 2000. p. 86. ISBN 4-87149-284-2.
  3. ^ 列車名鑑1995 [Train Name Directory 1995]. Japan: Railway Journal. August 1995. p. 130.
  4. ^ "２０１０年１２月 ダイヤ改正について (Details of December 2010 Timetable Revision)" (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). JR East. 24 September 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
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