Aizu Liner

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Aizu Liner
485-G55・G58 Aizu-LINER.JPG
Refurbished 485 series set G55/58 on an Aizu Liner service, March 2012
Overview
Service type Rapid
Locale Fukushima Prefecture
Current operator(s) JR East
Route
Start Kōriyama
End Aizu-Wakamatsu
Average journey time 1 hour
Service frequency 3 return services daily
Line used Banetsu West Line
On-board services
Class(es) Standard only
Technical
Rolling stock 485 series/583 series EMUs
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification 20,000 V AC overhead
Operating speed 95 km/h (60 mph)

The Aizu Liner (あいづライナー?) is a limited-stop "Rapid" train service in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) between Kōriyama and Aizu-Wakamatsu on the Banetsu West Line in Fukushima Prefecture.[1]

Service pattern

Services consist of three trains in each direction daily. Some trains are extended to run to and from Kitakata during busy seasons.[2]

Station stops

Services stop at the following stations. Not all services stop at Kikuta Station.[2]

Kōriyama - Kikuta - Bandai-Atami - Inawashiro - Bandaimachi - Aizu-Wakamatsu

Rolling stock

Services are normally formed of a 6-car 485 series limited express-type electric multiple unit (EMU) set number G55/58 based at Sendai Depot, sometimes substituted by a 6-car 583 series EMU (set N1/2).[1][3] Prior to 25 February 2012, services were normally operated by Sendai-based 6-car 485 series set A1/2.[3][4]

  • 485 Rapid Aizu-Liner at Aizuwakamatsu Station in Spiring.jpg

    485 series set A1/2 in "Akabē" livery on an Aizu Liner service, May 2010

  • 485 Aizu Liner Aizu-Wakamatsu 20110618.jpg

    485 series set A1/2 repainted in JNR livery on an Aizu Liner service, June 2011

  • 583 series EMU set N1/2 on an Aizu Liner working, September 2008

Formations

Trains are formed as shown below, with car 1 at the Kōriyama end. Cars 5 and 6 are reserved-seating cars.[1]

485 series

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6
Numbering KuHa 481 MoHa 484 MoHa 485 MoHa 484 MoHa 485 KuHa 481
Accommodation Non-reserved Non-reserved Non-reserved Non-reserved Reserved Reserved

583 series

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6
Numbering KuHaNe 583 MoHaNe 582 MoHaNe 583 MoHaNe 582 MoHaNe 583 KuHaNe 583
Accommodation Non-reserved Non-reserved Non-reserved Non-reserved Reserved Reserved
  • 583 interior Aizu Liner 20080523.jpg

    Interior of a 583 series set, with fixed 4-seat bays, May 2008

History

In June 2011, the Sendai-based 6-car 485 series EMU set A1/2 normally used on Aizu Liner services was repainted from its previous "Akabē" livery into JNR beige and maroon, returning to service from 2 June 2011.[5]

From 25 February 2012, set A1/2 was replaced by 6-car set 485 series set G55/58, a refurbished set, transferred from Oyama Depot and previously used on Nikkō and Kinugawa services.[3]

File:JNR Kuha481-1015 20150418 01.jpg
A 485 series EMU on an Aizu rapid service in April 2015

Regular Aizu Liner services were discontinued from the start of the revised timetable introduced on 14 March 2015.[6] Seasonal rapid services, named simply Aizu, however operate during busy holiday periods, using six-car 485 series EMU trainsets.[7]

See also

References

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External links

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