Tsurugi (train service)


The Tsurugi is a local high-speed Shinkansen service on the Hokuriku Shinkansen operated by the West Japan Railway Company. It operates between and in Japan. The Shinkansen service was introduced on 14 March 2015, although the name Tsurugi was previously used for a limited-express overnight "Blue Train" sleeping car service operated by Japanese National Railways and later by JR West from 1961 until 1994. The service is named after Mount Tsurugi.

Service outline

, 25 return Tsurugi services operate daily as a shuttle between and, with some services stopping at every station en route. Trains operate at a maximum speed of.

Rolling stock

Tsurugi services are operated using JR East E7 series and JR West W7 series 12-car train sets based at Nagano and Hakusan depots respectively.

History

Sleeping car ''Tsurugi''

The Tsurugi service was first introduced on 1 October 1961 as a limited express service operating between and. Regular Tsurugi services were discontinued from the start of the revised timetable on 4 December 1994.

Shinkansen ''Tsurugi''

From 14 March 2015, the name Tsurugi was reinstated for use on all-stations shuttle services operating between Toyama and Kanazawa following the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen beyond Nagano. Services were extended to Tsuruga when the Hokuriku Shinkansen was extended on 16 March 2024.