Azusa (train)

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Azusa
E351 series Super Azusa EMU
Service type Limited Express
Operator JR East
Line used Chūō Main Line, Shinonoi Line
Started 1966
Rolling stock E351 series (Super Azusa) / E257 series EMUs

The Azusa (あずさ?) and Super Azusa (スーパーあずさ?) are limited express services operated by East Japan Railway (JR East), which run between Shinjuku and Matsumoto via the Chūō Main Line and Shinonoi Line.

The Azusa service started in 1966. The premier Super Azusa service commenced in December 1994 with the delivery of the first new E351 series tilting EMUs. Smoking was prohibited in all cars from March 18, 2007.

The name Azusa is taken from the Azusa River in Matsumoto, Nagano.

Contents

[edit] Route

[edit] Azusa

Shinjuku - Matsumoto - Minamiotari
(One train a day starts/terminates at Chiba)

[edit] Super Azusa

Shinjuku - Matsumoto - Hakuba

[edit] Formations

[edit] Azusa

←Shinjuku/Chiba Matsumoto/Minamiotari→
1 2 - 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Reserved Reserved - Non-reserved Non-reserved Non-reserved Reserved Reserved Re Grn Reserved Reserved Reserved

[edit] Super Azusa

←Shinjuku   Matsumoto/Hakuba→
1
Reserved		 2

Reserved

 3
Non-reserved		 4
Non-reserved		 - 5
Non-reserved		 6
Non-reserved		 7

Reserved

 8

Reserved

 9
Green		 10

Reserved

 11

Reserved

 12

Reserved

[edit] Stopping patterns

Azusa and Super Azusa stop at stations marked "●" and do not stop at stations marked "∥". The information is based on the schedule effective as of March 15, 2008.

Down trains
Train #
("S" = Super Azusa)		 S
1		 3 S
5		 7 9 S
11		 13 S
15		 17 S
19		 21 S
23		 25 27 S
29		 31 S
33		 35
Chiba ●
Funabashi ●
Kinshichō ●
Shinjuku ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Tachikawa ● ● ● ● ● ∥ ● ∥ ● ∥ ● ∥ ● ● ∥ ● ● ●
Hachiōji ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Ōtsuki ● ● ∥ ● ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ● ∥ ● ●
Enzan ∥ ● ∥ ● ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ●
Yamanashishi ∥ ● ∥ ● ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ●
Isawa-onsen ● ● ∥ ● ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ●
Kōfu ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Ryūō ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥
Nirasaki ● ● ∥ ● ● ∥ ● ∥ ∥ ∥ ● ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ● ∥ ●
Nagasaka ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ● ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥
Kobuchizawa ● ● ● ● ● ∥ ● ● ● ∥ ● ∥ ● ● ∥ ● ● ●
Fujimi ∥ ● ∥ ∥ ● ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ● ∥ ● ∥ ●
Chino ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Kami-suwa ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Shimo-suwa ∥ ● ∥ ∥ ● ∥ ● ∥ ● ∥ ● ∥ ∥ ● ∥ ● ∥ ●
Okaya ● ● ● ● ● ∥ ● ∥ ● ∥ ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Shiojiri ● ● ● ● ● ∥ ● ● ● ∥ ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Matsumoto ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Toyoshina ●
Hotaka ●
Shinano-matsukawa ∥
Shinano-ōmachi ●
Kamishiro ∥
Hakuba ●
Minami-otari ●
Up trains
Train #
("S" = Super Azusa)		 2 S
4		 S
6		 8 10 12 S
14		 16 S
18		 20 S
22		 24 26 S
28		 30 S
32		 34 S
36
Minami-otari ●
Hakuba ●
Kamishiro ∥
Shinano-ōmachi ●
Shinano-matsukawa ● ∥
Hotaka ● ●
Toyoshina ● ●
Matsumoto ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Siojiri ● ● ● ● ● ● ∥ ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Okaya ● ● ● ● ● ● ∥ ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Shimo-suwa ● ∥ ● ∥ ● ● ∥ ● ∥ ● ∥ ● ● ∥ ● ● ∥ ∥
Kami-suwa ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Chino ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Fujimi ● ∥ ∥ ● ∥ ∥ ∥ ● ∥ ● ∥ ● ∥ ∥ ● ∥ ∥ ∥
Kobuchizawa ● ● ● ● ● ● ∥ ● ∥ ● ∥ ● ● ● ● ● ∥ ●
Nagasaka ● ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥
Nirasaki ● ∥ ● ∥ ● ∥ ∥ ● ∥ ● ∥ ● ● ∥ ● ∥ ∥ ●
Ryūō ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥
Kōfu ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Isawa-onsen ● ∥ ∥ ● ● ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ● ●
Yamanashishi ● ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ● ∥
Enzan ● ∥ ∥ ∥ ● ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ● ∥
Ōtsuki ● ∥ ● ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ● ∥ ● ●
Hachiōji ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Tachikawa ● ● ● ● ● ● ∥ ● ∥ ● ∥ ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Mitaka ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ∥ ● ∥
Shinjuku ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Tokyo ● ∥
Kinshichō ●
Funabashi ●
Chiba ●

[edit] Rolling stock

E257 series EMU on Azusa service, April 2008
E257 series EMU on Azusa service, April 2008
183 series EMU in "Grade-up Azusa" livery around 1990
183 series EMU in "Grade-up Azusa" livery around 1990
183 series displaying Azusa headboard panel, November 2006
183 series displaying Azusa headboard panel, November 2006

[edit] Rolling stock currently used

[edit] Rolling stock previously used

  • 181 series 10-car EMUs (from 1966)
  • 165 series EMUs (from 1966)

[edit] References

[edit] External links


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