The was a

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 ...

train service in Japan operated by the

East Japan Railway Company The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are ...

(JR East) between and on the

Shinetsu Main Line The Shinetsu Main Line ( ja, 信越本線, ) is a railway line, consisting of three geographically separated sections, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Japan. It was originally one continuous line connecting and via . S ...

in Niigata Prefecture between March 1997 and 2002.

Rolling stock

Services were formed of Niigata-based 4- and 6-car

485 series The (and the earlier 481 and 483 series variants) is a Japanese limited express electric multiple unit (EMU) type introduced in 1964 by Japanese National Railways (JNR), and subsequently operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), ...

EMUs.

History

The ''Minori'' services commenced from the start of the revised timetable on 22 March 1997, with one working in each direction daily. 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 The is a high-speed Shinkansen railway line jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and West Japan Railway Company (JR West), connecting Tokyo with in the Hokuriku region of Japan. The first section, between and in Nagano Pr ...

. 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 The was a "Rapid" limited-stop train service in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) between and on the Shinetsu Main Line in Niigata Prefecture from 2002 until March 2015. Service pattern Services consisted of three t ...

'' rapid services operating between Niigata and .

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Minori Named passenger trains of Japan East Japan Railway Company Rail transport in Niigata Prefecture Railway services introduced in 1997 Railway services discontinued in 2002 1997 establishments in Japan 2002 disestablishments in Japan ja:くびき野 (列車)

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History

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