Noto Kagaribi


The Noto Kagaribi is a limited express train service operated by West Japan Railway Company between and 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 and, supplementing the Thunderbird services truncated with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension from to 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 end. All cars are no-smoking.
Car No.123
AccommodationReservedReservedNon-reserved

History

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