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Tsugaru (train)

The Tsugaru (つがる) is a limited express train service in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), which runs from Aomori to Hirosaki and Akita via the Ōu Main Line.

Four return workings operate daily between Aomori and Akita, with two return workings between Aomori and Ōdate during busy seasons.

Tsugaru services stop at the following stations:

Akita - Hachirōgata - Moritake - Higashi-Noshiro - Futatsui - Takanosu - Ōdate - Ikarigaseki - Ōwani-Onsen - Hirosaki - Namioka - Shin-Aomori - Aomori

Services are normally formed of 4-car E751 series electric multiple units (EMUs) based at Aomori depot, with Aomori-based 4-car 485-3000 series EMUs also used on some additional services during busy seasons.

Trains are formed as shown below, with car 1 at the Akita end. All cars are no-smoking.

The Tsugaru (津軽) was first introduced on 1 October 1954 as an express service operating between Ueno in Tokyo and Aomori via Niitsu and Akita. From 19 November 1956, the train was amended to run via Fukushima and Akita. This service was discontinued from the start of the revised timetable on 1 December 1993.

The Tsugaru name was revived from 1 December 2002 as a limited express service operating between Hachinohe and Hirosaki, superseding the former Hatsukari limited express service which ran between Morioka and Aomori up until the opening of the Tōhoku Shinkansen extension to Hachinohe. Services were formed of 6-car 485-3000 series and E751 series EMUs based at Aomori depot, with JR Hokkaido 789 series EMUs used on some services.

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