Ayame (train)
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The is a limited express
train operated by East Japan Railway Company
(JR East), which runs from to and via .
From the start of the revised timetable on 10 December 2005, Ayame services were made entirely no-smoking.
Limited express
A limited express is a type of express train service. It refers to an express service that stops at a limited number of stops in comparison to other express services on the same or similar routes.- Japan :...
train operated by East Japan Railway Company
East Japan Railway Company
is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
(JR East), which runs from to and via .
Service pattern
There are two return Ayame workings daily: one return working between Tokyo and Kashima-Jingu, and one between Tokyo and Chōshi. The services operate as all-stations "Local" services between Sawara and Kashima-Jingu or Chōshi.History
The Ayame service was first introduced on 10 March 1975, initially as one return working daily between Tokyo and Kashima-Jingu.From the start of the revised timetable on 10 December 2005, Ayame services were made entirely no-smoking.
Rolling stock
- E257-500 series 5-car EMUs (from December 2005)
Rolling stock used in the past
- 183 series183 seriesThe is a limited express EMU introduced in 1972 by Japanese National Railways , and currently operated by East Japan Railway Company and West Japan Railway Company...
6-car EMUs