Noto Kagaribi

Noto Kagaribi

300px A 683-4000 series EMU, December 2009
Overview
Service type	Limited express
Status	Operational
Locale	Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
First service	14 March 2015
Current operator(s)	JR West
Route
Start	Kanazawa
End	Wakura-Onsen
Service frequency	5 return services daily
Line used	IR Ishikawa Railway Line, Nanao Line
On-board services
Class(es)	Ordinary + Green
Technical
Rolling stock	681 series, 683 series
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Noto Kagaribi (能登かがり火) is a limited express train service operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) between Kanazawa and Wakura-Onsen in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, via the IR Ishikawa Railway Line and Nanao Line since 14 March 2015.

Service outline

Five return services operate daily between Kanazawa and Wakura-Onsen, supplementing the Thunderbird services truncated with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension from Nagano to Kanazawa on 14 March 2015.

The name, meaning "Noto bonfire", is intended to evoke an image of the bonfires and torches that form part of the summer festivals on the Noto Peninsula.

Rolling stock

The services use 681 series and 683 series EMUs.

Formations

Trains are generally formed as shown below, with car 1 at the Wakura-Onsen (northern) end. All cars are no-smoking.

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6
Accommodation	Green	Reserved	Reserved	Reserved	Non-reserved	Non-reserved

History

The name of the new train services was officially announced by JR West's Kanazawa Division on 7 October 2014.

See also

• List of named passenger trains of Japan

External links

• JR West press release (October 2014) (Japanese)
• Service outline (Japanese)