Hokutosei
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The Hokutosei (北斗星) was a limited express sleeping car train service in Japan which operated between Ueno Station in Tokyo and Sapporo Station in the northern island of Hokkaido, taking approximately 16½ hours. It was operated jointly by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) from March 1988. The service became a seasonal service from the 14 March 2015 timetable revision, and was completely discontinued in August 2015, in preparation for the opening of the Hokkaido Shinkansen.
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Service type | Limited express |
Status | Discontinued |
Locale | Japan |
First service | 13 March 1988 |
Last service | 22 August 2015 |
Former operator(s) | JR East and JR Hokkaido |
Route | |
Termini | Ueno Sapporo |
Line(s) used | Tohoku Main Line, Iwate Ginga Railway Line, Aoimori Railway, Tsugaru-Kaikyō Line, Hakodate Main Line, Muroran Main Line, Chitose Line, Hakodate Main Line |
On-board services | |
Catering facilities | Dining car |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | 24 series sleeping cars EF510-500 electric locomotive ED79 electric locomotive DD51 diesel locomotives |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Electrification | 1,500 V DC / 20 kV AC (50 Hz) |
Operating speed | 110 km/h (70 mph) |
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