Raichō
485 series Raichō train with panorama cab car, December 2006
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| Overview | |
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| Service type | Limited express |
| First service | 1964 |
| Last service | 2011 |
| Current operator(s) | JR West |
| Route | |
| Line used | Tokaido Line (JR Kyoto Line), Kosei Line, Hokuriku Line |
| Technical | |
| 485 series | |
The Raichō (雷鳥?) was a limited express train operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) between Osaka and Kanazawa in Japan until March 2011, using portions of the Tōkaidō Main Line, Kosei Line, and Hokuriku Main Line.
The characters mean literally "thunder/lightning" and "bird" in Japanese, but the compound word 雷鳥 (raichō) is the name of Lagopus muta, the Rock Ptarmigan, not a mythological creature. The raichō bird inhabits the Tateyama Mountain Range and is the prefectural bird of Toyama, Nagano, and Gifu Prefectures.
Stations in parentheses were not served by all services.
Osaka - Shin-Osaka - Kyoto - (Katata: Raicho 8 only) - (Omi-Imazu: Raicho 33 only) - Tsuruga - Takefu - Sabae - Fukui - Awaraonsen - Kagaonsen - Komatsu - - Kanazawa
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