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Wakashio
Japanese limited express train service / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Wakashio (わかしお) is a limited express train service in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It runs from Tokyo to Kazusa-Ichinomiya and Awa-Kamogawa on the Bōsō Peninsula in Chiba Prefecture.
This article is about the train service. For other uses, see Wakashio (disambiguation).
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![]() An E257-500 series unit on a Keiyo Line Wakashio service | |
Overview | |
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Service type | Limited express |
Locale | Chiba Prefecture |
First service | 15 July 1972 |
Current operator(s) | JR East |
Former operator(s) | JNR |
Route | |
Termini | Tokyo Awa-Kamogawa |
Distance travelled | 132.5 km (82.3 mi) |
Service frequency | 12 return trips daily |
Line(s) used | Keiyo Line, Sotobo Line |
On-board services | |
Catering facilities | Trolley service |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | 255 series, E257-500 series EMUs |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Electrification | 1,500 V DC overhead |
Operating speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) |
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