Hokuriku University Alumni
Hokuriku may refer to: * ''Hokuriku'' (train), a sleeping car train in Japan * Hokuriku Shinkansen, a high-speed railway line connecting Tokyo with Kanazawa * The Hokuriku region in Japan * ALO's Hokuriku was a Japanese football club based in Toyama, the capital city of Toyama Prefecture. They played in the Japan Football League, and their team colour was blue. Their nickname ''ALO's'' derives from ''Antelopes.'' '' Hokuriku'' refers to the regio ...

Hokuriku (train)
The was a " Blue Train" limited express A limited express is a type of express train service. It refers to an express service that stops at a limited number of stops in comparison to other express services on the same or similar routes. Japan The term "limited express" is a common ... sleeper train service formerly operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR) and later by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), which ran between Ueno Station in Tokyo and Kanazawa Station, Kanazawa via the Shinetsu Main Line and Hokuriku Main Line. The journey took more than seven hours."JR Timetable" December 2008 issue The service was discontinued on 13 March 2010. Rolling stock The train was formed of 14 series sleeping cars based at JR East's Oku Depot in Tokyo, typically consisting of 8 cars. The train was hauled by a JR East Nagaoka-based JNR Class EF64, EF64-1000 DC electric locomotive between Ueno and Nagaoka, where the train reversed, and by a JR East Nagaoka-based JNR Class EF81, ...
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