The is a

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service operated by

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(JR Hokkaido) between and in

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via the

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since 4 March 2017. The ''Taisetsu'' train service name was also formerly used for express services operated by

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(JNR) and later by JR Hokkaido from June 1947 until March 1992.

Service outline

, two return services operate daily between and on the

, supplementing the ''

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'' limited express services operating between and Abashiri.

Stops

Trains stop at the following stations: - - () - () - - - - - - - Stations in brackets () are stations where not all trains stop at. * ''Taisetsu'' no. 2 does not stop at Shirataki. * ''Taisetsu'' no. 4 does not stop at Maruseppu

Rolling stock

Services are normally formed of four-car

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(DMU) trains formed as follows. All cars are no-smoking. File:JNR 183 series DMU 011.JPG, A KiHa 183 series four-car train on an ''Okhotsk'' service in 2009

History

1947-1963

The train service that was later to become the ''Taisetsu'' was first introduced on 29 June 1947 as an unnamed steam-hauled express service operating between and via and . The train received the name ''Taisetsu'' from 1 April 1951. This service ran until 31 May 1963, after which it was replaced by the ''

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'' service.

1963-1992

JNR 14 PCseries suhahu14 taisetsu sapporo

From 1 June 1963, the ''Taisetsu'' service operated as an express between Sapporo and Abashiri, via Asahikawa. This service was discontinued from the start of the revised timetable on 14 March 1992.

2017-

The ''Taisetsu'' name was revived from 4 March 2017 as a limited express service operating between and on the

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Taisetsu Named passenger trains of Japan Hokkaido Railway Company Railway services introduced in 1947 Railway services introduced in 2017 ja:オホーツク (列車)