Asagiri (train)
An Odakyu 60000 series EMU on an Asagiri service, April 2012
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| Overview | |
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| Service type | Limited express |
| Locale | Honshu, Japan |
| First service | 1 May 1959 (Semi-express) 1 July 1968 (Express) 16 March 1991 (Limited express) |
| Current operator(s) | Odakyu Electric Railway |
| Former operator(s) | JNR, JR Central |
| Route | |
| Start | Shinjuku |
| End | Gotemba |
| Service frequency | 3/4 return workings daily |
| Line used | Odakyū Odawara Line, JR Central Gotemba Line |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | Monoclass |
| Seating arrangements | 2+2 forward facing |
| Catering facilities | Vending machines only |
| Technical | |
| Odakyu 60000 series MSE EMUs | |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC overhead |
| Operating speed | 110 km/h (70 mph) |
The Asagiri (あさぎり?) is a limited express train service in Japan operated by the private railway operator Odakyu Electric Railway, which runs from Odakyu's Tokyo terminus at Shinjuku to Gotemba via the Odakyū Odawara Line and JR Central's Gotemba Line.
Asagiri services stop at the following stations.Shinjuku - Shin-Yurigaoka - Sagami-Ono - Hon-Atsugi - Hadano - Matsuda - (Suruga-Oyama) - Gotemba
KiHa 5000 series DMU car
KiHa 5100 series DMU car
Odakyu 3000 series SSE, 1991
JR Central 371 series, October 2009
Odakyu 20000 series RSE, October 2009
The Asagiri (あさぎり?) service was first introduced on 1 May 1959 as a JNR semi-express operating between Moji and Amagase in Kyushu. This was upgraded to "Express" status from 5 March 1966. It was discontinued from 1 October 1980.
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