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The Kamoshika (かもしか, lit. "Japanese serow") was a limited express train service in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) which ran between Akita and Aomori via the Ōu Main Line.[1] The service was discontinued from December 2010.

Kamoshika

A Kamoshika service at Aomori Station in September 2007
Overview
Service type	Limited express
Status	Discontinued
First service	1986 (Express) 1997 (Limited express)
Last service	2010
Successor	Tsugaru
Former operator(s)	JNR JR East
Route
Termini	Akita Aomori
Distance travelled	185.8 km (115.5 mi)
Average journey time	2 hours 36 minutes
Service frequency	6 daily
Line(s) used	Ōu Main Line
On-board services
Class(es)	Green + standard
Technical
Rolling stock	485 series EMU
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	20 kV AC
Operating speed	95 km/h (60 mph)

Service pattern

There were three services in each direction daily.

Rolling stock

Trains were normally formed of three-car 485 series EMUs based at Akita depot, sometimes strengthened to six cars during busy seasons. Green car (first class) accommodation was included in car 1.[1]

The trains were formed as follows, with car 1 at the Akita end.[2]

Car No.	1	2	3
Numbering	KuRoHa 481	MoHa 484	KuMoHa 485
Accommodation	Green/Ordinary	Ordinary	Ordinary

History

The Kamoshika was first introduced on 1 November 1986 as an express service operating between Kami-Suwa, Iida, and Nagano. This service was discontinued from the start of the revised timetable on 13 March 1988.[3]

The Kamoshika name was revived from March 1997 as a limited express service operating between Akita and Aomori, replacing the former Tazawa limited express service which ran between Morioka and Aomori via Akita before the Akita Shinkansen was opened.[4]

From the start of the revised timetable on 4 December 2010, the Kamoshika services were discontinued, replaced by Tsugaru services, formerly operating between Hachinohe and Hirosaki, which were rerouted to operate between Aomori and Akita.[5]

See also

• List of named passenger trains of Japan

References

External links

• JR East 485 series "Kamoshika" (in Japanese)

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