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E001 series
Japanese hybrid diesel/electric luxury cruise train introduced in May 2017
Twilight Express
overnight train service in Japan which connected Osaka and Sapporo
Hokutosei
The was a limited express sleeping car train service in Japan which operated between Ueno Station in Tokyo and Sapporo Station in the northern island of Hokkaido, taking approximately 16.5 hours. It was operated jointly by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) from March 1988. The service became a seasonal service from the 14 March 2015 timetable revision, and was completely discontinued in August 2015, in preparation for the opening of the Hokkaido Shinkansen.
Sunrise Seto
Japanese overnight sleeper train service
Cassiopeia
luxury overnight limited express train service in Japan
Sunrise Izumo
Japanese overnight sleeper train service
Sakura
train
Mizuho
Japanese limited-stop shinkansen service
Blue Train
Japanese long-distance sleeper train
Alps
Train service in Japan
Akebono
overnight train service in Japan
Okhotsk
express train service between Sapporo and Abashiri, Japan
Hamanasu
former overnight express train in Northern Japan
Ginga
Japanese Train
Nihonkai
seasonal overnight train in Japan
Hokuriku
sleeping car train in Japan
Moonlight Nagara
Japanese seasonal rapid overnight train service (2009–2021)
Twilight Express Mizukaze
luxury cruising train service of JR West using Kiha 87 series
Kitaguni
The was an overnight train service that operated in Japan from October 1961 until January 2013. Operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West), it ran between and , taking approximately nine hours northbound and eight hours southbound. Reduced to seasonal operations in March 2012, the service was officially discontinued in January 2013.