A 683-4000 series EMU on a Thunderbird service, December 2009
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Overview | |
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Service type | Limited express |
Status | Operational |
Locale | Japan |
First service | 1995 |
Current operator(s) | JR West |
Route | |
Line used | Tokaido Line (JR Kyoto Line), Kosei Line, Hokuriku Line, Nanao Line |
Technical | |
681 series, 683 series | |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
The Thunderbird (サンダーバード Sandābādo?) is a limited express train service operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) between Osaka and Wakuraonsen in Japan, using portions of the Tokaido Main Line, Kosei Line, Hokuriku Main Line, and Nanao Line.
Stations in parentheses are not served by all services.
Osaka – Kanazawa: Osaka - Shin-Osaka - Kyoto - (Katata) - (Omi-Imazu) - (Tsuruga) - (Takefu) - (Sabae) - Fukui - (Awaraonsen) - (Kagaonsen) - (Komatsu) - (Matto) - Kanazawa
Kanazawa – Wakuraonsen: Kanazawa - (Tsubata) - (Unoke) - (Takamatsu) - Hakui - (Yoshikawa) - Nanao - Wakuraonsen