Hokutosei - Rolling Stock

Rolling Stock

Car diagram as of 12 March 2011
Hokutosei
Car Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Smoking
Seats BC B B2 B2 B1 B1/L D A2 SA1
B1		 SA1
B2		 B EG/C
Legend
SA1 = Type A Royal: private one-person compartment
A2 = Type A Twin Deluxe: private two-person compartment
B = Type B Open: four-person compartment with no doors
B2 = Type B Duet: private two-person compartment
B1 = Type B Solo: private single-person compartment
BC = Type B Compartment: four-person compartmentwith doors
L = Mini-lobby (with shower room)
D = "Grand Chariot" dining car
EG/C = Generator car/freight car
= No smoking

The train is formed of 24 series sleeping cars based at JR East's Oku Depot in Tokyo and JR Hokkaido's Sapporo Depot, typically consisting of 12 cars including a KaNi24 generator car. From Ueno to Aomori the train is hauled by a Class EF510-500 dual-voltage electric locomotive, by a JR Hokkaido ED79 AC locomotive between Aomori and Hakodate, and by a pair of JR Hokkaido DD51 diesel locomotives between Hakodate and Sapporo.

  • The Hokutosei hauled by a pair of JR Hokkaido DD51 diesel locomotives in Hokkaido, February 2010

  • EF510-501, May 2010

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