Ishikari (train)

The Ishikari (いしかり) was a limited express train service in Japan operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR)　between Sapporo and Asahikawa in Hokkaido, Japan, between 1975 and 1980.[1]

Ishikari

Overview
Service type	Limited express
Status	Discontinued
Locale	Hokkaido
First service	18 July 1975
Last service	1980
Successor	Lilac
Former operator(s)	JNR
Route
Start	Sapporo
End	Asahikawa
On-board services
Class(es)	Standard class only
Technical
Rolling stock	485 series EMUs
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	20 kV AC overhead

Rolling stock

Services were formed of 485-1500 series EMUs, and were the first limited express trains formed of electric multiple units to operate in Hokkaido. The 485 series EMUs proved to be unsuited to the harsh weather conditions of Hokkaido, with frequent cancellations, and were later replaced by new 781 series 6-car EMUs.[2]

Formation

The typical 6-car formation was as shown below as of 25 June 1980, with car 1 at the Sapporo end.[3]

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6
Numbering	KuMoHa 781	SaHa 780	MoHa 781	SaHa 780	MoHa 781	KuHa 780

History

Ishikari services were introduced on 18 July 1975,[4] and continued until the start of 1 October 1980 timetable revision, when the services were replaced by new Lilac services.[1][2]

References

1. 列車名鑑1995 [Train Name Directory 1995]. Japan: Railway Journal. August 1995. p. 123.
2. 日本と世界の鉄道カタログ [Japan and World Railway Catalogue]. Japan: Seibido Publishing. August 1991. p. 79. ISBN 4-415-03383-0.
3. Miyake, Toshihiko (August 2012). "札幌周辺における国鉄・JRの電化と列車の変遷" [JNR and JR electrification and train changes in the Sapporo area]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 41 no. 340. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. pp. 24–33.
4. Haraguchi, Takayuki (2009). Encyclopedia of JR's Railway Cars: JR全車輌. Japan: Sekai Bunka. p. 219. ISBN 978-4-418-09905-4.