The Chizu Express HOT7000 series (智頭急行HOT7000系) is a diesel multiple unit (DMU) tilting train type operated by the third-sector operating company Chizu Express and West Japan Railway Company (JR West) on Super Hakuto limited express services between Kyoto, Tottori, and Kurayoshi in Japan since December 1994.[2]

The designation "HOT" is derived from the initials of the three prefectures along the route served: Hyogo Prefecture, Okayama Prefecture, and Tottori Prefecture.[1]

Formation

Trains are normally formed as five-car sets, sometimes lengthened to six cars.[3]

History

The first trains entered service on 3 December 1994.[1]

Smoking compartments were added to cars 1 and 5 from 1 June 2008.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d 年鑑'95日本の鉄道 [Yearbook 1995: Japanese Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Railway Journal. April 1995. p. 664.
  2. ^ Takai, Kunpei (30 June 2014). Morokawa, Hisashi; Hattori, Akihiro (eds.). 全国私鉄超決定版電車・機関車・気動車1700 全国私鉄超決定版 電車・機関車・気動車1700 [Nationwide Private Railway Ultimate Edition: 1700 EMUs, Locomotives, and DMUs] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Sekaibunka-sha. p. 250. ISBN 978-4-418-14219-4.
  3. ^ JR気動車客車編成表 2013 [JR DMU & Coaching Stock Formations - 2013] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 30 June 2013. p. 27. ISBN 978-4-330-37813-8.
  4. ^ JR新幹線＆特急列車ファイル [JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 2008. p. 92. ISBN 978-4-330-00608-6.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HOT7000_series
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