| Status | Discontinued |
|---|---|
| Locale | Shinetsu Main Line |
| First | 22 March 1997 |
| Last | 30 November 2002 |
| Successor | Kubikino |
| Formeroperator | JR East |
| Class | Standard + Green |
| Stock | 485 series EMUs |
| El | 1,500 V DC overhead |
The Minori (みのり) was a limited express train service in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) between and on the Shinetsu Main Line in Niigata Prefecture between March 1997 and 2002.[1]
Rolling stock
Services were formed of Niigata-based 4- and 6-car 485 series EMUs.[2][3]
History
The Minori services commenced from the start of the revised timetable on 22 March 1997, with one working in each direction daily.[4]
Services were increased to three workings in each direction daily from 1 October 1997, with two services in each direction operating between Niigata and , absorbing earlier Akakura express services and coinciding with the opening of the Nagano Shinkansen.[2] Services to and from Nagano were subsequently cut back due to poor loadings, reduced to two workings in each direction daily between Niigata and Takada from 1 December 2001. The Minori services were discontinued from the start of the revised timetable on 1 December 2002, being replaced by new Kubikino rapid services operating between Niigata and .[1]
See also
References
- ^ Haraguchi, Takayuki (2009). Encyclopedia of JR's Railway Cars: ＪＲ全車輌. Japan: Sekai Bunka. p. 218. ISBN 978-4-418-09905-4.
- ^ JR電車編成表 '98夏号 [JR EMU Formations – Summer 1998]. Japan: JRR. July 1998. p. 25. ISBN 4-88283-029-9.
- ^ JR電車編成表 '02夏号 [JR EMU Formations – Summer '02]. Japan: JRR. June 2002. p. 27. ISBN 4-88283-037-X.
- ^ JR特急10年の歩み [10 Years of JR Limited Express Trains]. Japan: Kousai Shuppansha. May 1997. p. 146. ISBN 4-330-45697-4.