Mt. Fuji (train)
The Mt. Fuji is a "Romancecar" limited express train operated by Odakyu Electric Railway between and via the Odakyu Odawara Line and JR Central's Gotemba Line.
Route
Mt. Fuji services stop at the following stations:– – – – – – –
- The outbound Mt. Fuji No. 1 and No. 3 travel to Gotemba, and the inbound Mt. Fuji No. 6 travels to Shinjuku at the evening stop at Suruga-Oyama. When boarding a Mt. Fuji train at Suruga-Oyama, a limited express ticket must be purchased from onboard train crew.
Rolling stock
- Odakyu 60000 series MSE 6-car EMUs
Past
- and DMUs
- Odakyu 3000 series SSE EMUs
- JR Central 371 series 7-car EMU
- Odakyu 20000 series RSE 7-car EMUs
History
Kyushu ''Asagiri''
The Asagiri name was first used from 1 May 1959 for a JNR semi-express operating between and in Kyushu. This service was upgraded to "Express" status from 5 March 1966. It was discontinued from 1 October 1980.Gotemba Line ''Asagiri''
A second Asagiri service, initially written in kanji as "" commenced on 2 July 1959 as a semi-express operating between and. The Asagiri, together with the Nagao, supplemented the Ginrei and Fuyō Shinjuku—Gotemba semi-express services, which commenced on 1 October 1955.Asagiri services were upgraded to "express" status from 1 July 1968 following electrification and the introduction of Odakyu 3000 series SE EMUs. The four names were also merged into "" in hiragana. It became a "Limited express" from 16 March 1991 with the introduction of new JR Central 371 series and Odakyu 20000 series RSE 7-car EMUs, operating between Shinjuku and Numazu.