Noto Kagaribi

*Noto Kagaribi*
	Limited Express "Noto Kagaribi" entering Morimoto Station
Overview
Service type	Limited express
Status	Operational
Locale	Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
First service	14 March 2015
Current operator(s)	JR West
Route
Termini	Kanazawa; Wakura-Onsen
Service frequency	5 return services daily
Line(s) used	IR Ishikawa Railway Line, Nanao Line
On-board services
Class(es)	Ordinary + Green
Technical
Rolling stock	681 series, 683 series
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Noto Kagaribi (能登かがり火) is a limited express train service operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) between Kanazawa and Wakura-Onsen in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, via the IR Ishikawa Railway Line and Nanao Line since 14 March 2015.

Service outline

Five return services operate daily between Kanazawa and Wakura-Onsen, supplementing the Thunderbird services truncated with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension from Nagano to Kanazawa on 14 March 2015.^[1]

The name, meaning "Noto bonfire", is intended to evoke an image of the bonfires and torches that form part of the summer festivals on the Noto Peninsula.^[1]

Rolling stock

The services use 681 series and 683 series EMUs.^[2]

Formations

Trains are generally formed as shown below, with car 1 at the Wakura-Onsen (northern) end. All cars are no-smoking.^[3]

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6
Accommodation	Green	Reserved	Reserved	Reserved	Non-reserved	Non-reserved

History

The name of the new train services was officially announced by JR West's Kanazawa Division on 7 October 2014.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b 北陸新幹線開業で金沢駅発着の特急「ダイナスター」「能登かがり火」誕生! [New "Dinostar" and "Noto Kagaribi" limited expresses from Kanazawa with opening of Hokuriku Shinkansen]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
^ ^a ^b 北陸の新特急「能登かがり火」「ダイナスター」　ＪＲ西 [New "Dinostar" and "Noto Kagaribi" Hokuriku limited expresses]. Asahi Shimbun Digital (in Japanese). Japan: The Asahi Shimbun Company. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
^ JR Timetable. Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. February 2015. EAN 4910053110259.

External links

JR West press release (October 2014) (in Japanese)
Service outline (in Japanese)

[mynavi20141007-1] 北陸新幹線開業で金沢駅発着の特急「ダイナスター」「能登かがり火」誕生! [New "Dinostar" and "Noto Kagaribi" limited expresses from Kanazawa with opening of Hokuriku Shinkansen]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.

[asahi20141008-2] 北陸の新特急「能登かがり火」「ダイナスター」　ＪＲ西 [New "Dinostar" and "Noto Kagaribi" Hokuriku limited expresses]. Asahi Shimbun Digital (in Japanese). Japan: The Asahi Shimbun Company. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.

[tt201502-3] JR Timetable. Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. February 2015. EAN 4910053110259.

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