Nikkō (train)
A 253-1000 series EMU, February 2011
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| Overview | |
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| Service type | Limited express |
| Locale | Yamanote Freight Line, Tōhoku Main Line, Tōbu Nikkō Line |
| First service | 1956 (Semi express) 1963 (Express) 2006 (Limited express) |
| Current operator(s) | JR East/Tobu Railway |
| Former operator(s) | JNR |
| Route | |
| Start | Shinjuku |
| End | Tōbu Nikkō |
| Technical | |
| 253-1000 series, Tobu 100 series EMUs | |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC overhead |
| Operating speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) |
The Nikkō (日光?) and Spacia Nikkō (スペーシア日光?) are limited express train services in Japan operated jointly by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Tobu Railway between Shinjuku in Tokyo and Tōbu Nikkō in .
Nikkō and Spacia Nikkō services stop at the following stations.
Since 4 June 2011, services are formed of refurbished 253-1000 series 6-car EMU sets.Tobu 100 series Spacia EMUs may also be substituted on these services, in which case they are named Spacia Nikkō. Prior to 4 June 2011, JR East services were formed of a dedicated 6-car 485 series EMU set, which was occasionally substituted by a reserve 189 series set nicknamed Ayano (彩野?).
Tobu 100 series Spacia EMU, October 2007
JR East 485 series EMU at Omiya Station on a Nikko service, March 2011
189 series Ayano set used as a spare for Nikko services, September 2010
The Nikkō service began as a semi-express service between Ueno in Tokyo and Nikkō from 10 October 1956 using KiHa 44800 series DMUs. Following electrification of the line, new 157 series EMUs were introduced from 22 September 1959. These ran as 6-car sets, lengthened to 8 cars during busy seasons. The 157 series sets were subsequently modified with the addition of air-conditioning, and transferred to Tōkaidō Main Line duties.
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