is the name given to railway rolling stock or train sets operated by the
JR Group
The Japan Railways Group, more commonly known as the or simply JR, consists of seven for-profit stock companies that took over most of the assets and operations of the government-owned Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. Mo ...
in Japan primarily for charters, special events, tourist excursions, and other similar purposes.
History
The "Joyful Train" concept can be traced back to 1960, when a 1935-vintage SuHaShi 29 dining car was converted into a Japanese-style ''o-zashiki'' train with ''
tatami
A is a type of mat used as a flooring material in traditional Japanese-style rooms. Tatamis are made in standard sizes, twice as long as wide, about 0.9 m by 1.8 m depending on the region. In martial arts, tatami are the floor used for traini ...
'' flooring and ''
shoji
A is a door, window or room divider used in traditional Japanese architecture, consisting of translucent (or transparent) sheets on a lattice frame. Where light transmission is not needed, the similar but opaque '' fusuma'' is used (oshiir ...
'' paper screens on the windows. This could be coupled to regular service trains for use by charter parties. A second car was similarly modified in April 1961.
Lines in operation
JR Hokkaido
DMU
JR East
Shinkansen
File:E3-700 R18 Toreiyu 1 20140719.jpg, ''Toreiyu Tsubasa'', July 2014
File:E3-700 R19 Genbi Shinkansen 20160910.jpg, ''Genbi Shinkansen'', September 2016
EMU
File:485Hana.JPG, ''Hana'', October 2006
File:Nnanohana2.JPG, ''New Nanohana'', July 2003
File:JRE-485-NODOKA.jpg, ''Nodoka'', August 2009
File:JRE-485-yu-K30.JPG, ''Resort Express Yū'', May 2006
File:JRE-485-Resort-Yamadori 110710.jpg, ''Resort Yamadori'', July 2011
File:485utage.JPG, ''Utage'', September 2006
File:JNR EC485 UTAGE inside.jpg, Interior of 485 series ''Utage''
DMU
Loco hauled
File:D51 498 SL Banetsu Monogatari 200110429.jpg, The ''Banetsu Monogatari'' trainset hauled by D51 498, April 2011
File:JR東日本 C58形239号機.JPG, C58 239 hauling the ''SL Ginga''
JR West
EMU
File:JRW 213-7000 La Malle de Bois 20160410.jpg, ''La Malle de Bois'' 213-7000 series, Spring 2016
File:JRW West Express Ginga Hiroshima 2020-04-16 (cropped).jpg, ''WEST EXPRESS Ginga'' 117-7000 series, April 2020
DMU
File:ベル・モンターニュ・エ・メール 11.jpg, ''Belles Montagnes el Mer'' KiHa 40 series, December 2015
File:Ametuchi-20180820.jpg, ''Ametuchi'' KiHa 47 series, August 2018
Loco hauled
File:SL Yamaguchi C57-1+35 series 2017-09-09 (36322212533).jpg, ''SL Yamaguchi'' 35-4000 series, September 2017
JR Shikoku
DMU
File:JRshikoku tetsudo hobby train kiha32 3.jpg, ''Tetsudo Hobby Train'', March 2014
JR Kyushu
EMU
File:36plus3 oita station.jpg, ''36 + 3'', October 2020
DMU
File:JR Kyushu Kiha 183-1000 ASO BOY.jpg, ''Aso Boy'', August 2011
JR Kyushu A-TRAIN 03.png, ''A-Train'', October 2011
File:Kiha47 Hayatono-Kaze Nippo-Line.jpg, ''Hayato no Kaze'', July 2009
File:JRKyushu DC kiha47 IbusukinoTamatebako.jpg, ''Ibusuki no Tamatebako'', February 2011
File:Yuhuinnomori.jpg, ''Yufuin no Mori'', August 2006
File:JRKyushu DMU kiha72-4.jpg, ''New Yufuin no Mori'', August 2008
File:JRKyushu DMU ARU RESSHA.jpg, ''Aru Ressha'', October 2015
Loco hauled
File:Seven Stars in Kyushu at Aso Station 20131103.jpg, The ''Seven Stars in Kyushu'' trainset hauled by DF200 7000, November 2013
Past Joyful Train sets
JNR
Loco hauled
File:JNR miyabi.jpg, ''Miyabi'' 14-800 series car
JR Hokkaido
DMU
File:Furano exp.jpg, ''Furano Express'' KiHa 80 series DMU, 1990
File:DC80-mountlake ohnuma.jpg, ''Mountain Lake Onuma'' KiHa 80 series DMU
File:Tomamusahoroexp.jpg, ''Tomamu & Sahoro Express'' KiHa 80 series DMU, 1992
File:Kiha59_alkon.jpg, '' Alpha Continental Express'' KiHa 59 series
The is a diesel multiple unit train type operated by Japanese National Railways and then later operated by JR Hokkaido, JR West, and JR East between 1985 and 2010, and by the Philippine National Railways (PNR) on the Metro South Commuter and ...
DMU in 1994
JR East
EMU
File:JRE-EC165-Nanohana.jpg, ''Nanohana'' 165 series EMU, 1990
File:JNR panoramaexpress alps.jpg, ''Panorama Express Alps'' 165 series EMU, 1990
File:JRE-485-Seseragi.jpg, ''Seseragi'' 485 series EMU, May 2009
File:JRE-EC165-Shuttle-Maihama.jpg, ''Shuttle Maihama'' 165 series EMU, 1990
File:JRE-485-Yamanami.jpg, ''Yamanami'', January 2010
File:Seat of Yamanami.jpg, Interior of 485 series ''Yamanami''
DMU
File:JR East diesel multiple units Furusato Hana.jpg, KiHa 48 ''Furusato'' operating as a 2-car formation in November 2007
Loco hauled
File:JR East nostalgic view train.jpg, The ''Nostalgic View Train'' circa 1992
JR Central
EMU
File:IMG Kokutetsu117-0Soyokaze.jpg, The ''Train117'' in August 2010
File:JRC-EC-165-700.jpg, The ''Yū Yū Tōkai'' joyful train on Yamakita station in 1992
DMU
File:KiHa80 Resort Liner 1989.jpg, ''Resort Liner'' KiHa 80 series DMU in 1989
Loco hauled
JR West
EMU
File:JRW-Super-Saloon-Yumeji-kuro213.jpg, ''Super Saloon Yumeji'' 211/213 series, January 2007
DMU
Loco hauled
File:12-800 series Tabiji Hiroshima 20070930.jpg, Loco-hauled 12-800 series ''Tabiji'' set on its final run in September 2007
JR Shikoku
Loco hauled
JR Kyushu
DMU
File:Aso1962 20061212.jpg, ''Aso 1962'', December 2006
File:Kiha183-1000 Holland Village Express.jpg, ''Holland Village Express'' KiHa 183-1000 series in 1990
File:JR kyusyu kiha183-1000 siebold.jpg, ''Siebold'' KiHa 183-1000 series in 2000
File:Toro-Q KiHa 65 36 Minami-Oita 20080712.jpg, ''Toro-Q'' set led by KiHa 65 36 in July 2008
File:JNR Kiha 183-1000-Kagoshima Main Line-Dazaifu-20090904-162502.jpg, ''Yufu DX'' in September 2009
File:KiHa183-1000 Yufuin no Mori II Hakata 19980700.jpg, ''Yufuin no Mori II'' KiHa 183-1000 series in July 1998
Loco hauled
See also
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Excursion train
An excursion train is a chartered train run for a special event or purpose. Examples are trains to major sporting event, trains run for railfans or tourists, and special trains operated by the railway company for employees and prominent customer ...
References
Further reading
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External links
JR East Joyful Trains{{in lang, ja
Diesel multiple units of Japan
Electric multiple units of Japan
Railway coaches of Japan