The is a limited express train service in Japan operated by the third-sector railway operator Chizu Express and West Japan Railway Company (JR West), which runs between and in Tottori Prefecture at a maximum speed of .
Stops
Trains stop at the following stations:
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Stations in brackets () are stations where not all trains stop at.
Only Super Hakuto no 13 stops at Kōbe, Nishi-Akashi, and Kakogawa Only Super Hakuto no 1 and 3 stop at Aioi Super Hakuto no 9 and 13 terminate at Tottori
Rolling stock
Super Hakuto HOT7000 series tilting DMUs (since 3 December 1994)
Hakuto KiHa 181 series DMUs (3 December 1994 - November 1997)
Formation Services are normally formed of five-car HOT7000 series sets, as shown below, with car 5 at the Kyoto end. All cars are non-smoking, although cars 1 and 5 have smoking rooms.
Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 Numbering HOT7010 HOT7030 HOT7040 HOT7050 HOT7000 Accommodation Non-reserved Non-reserved Reserved Reserved Green Reserved Facilities Smoking room Toilet Universal access toilet Toilet Smoking room
Car 5 is sometimes replaced by a HOT7020 car with a gangwayed cab end.
History Super Hakuto services commenced on 3 December 1994. Initially, Hakuto services using JR West KiHa 181 series DMUs were also operated over the same route, but these were discontinued from November 1997, from which date all six return services daily became Super Hakuto operating at a maximum speed of 130 km/h.
All cars were made non-smoking from 1 June 2008, from which time smoking rooms were added to cars 1 and 5.
References
External links
Chizu Express Super Hakuto JR West Super Hakuto HOT7000 series train information