- The
Hokutosei (北斗星) was a
limited express sleeping car
train service in ****an
which operated between Ueno
Station in
Tokyo and
Sapporo Station in the...
- the Tokyo-Sapporo route,
making rail more
expensive in comparison. The
Hokutosei overnight train service began after the
completion of the
Seikan Tunnel;...
-
replaced its
fleet of EF81
locomotives formerly used to haul C****iopeia and
Hokutosei overnight sleeping car
trains from June 2010.
These were the
first locomotives...
- 14, 1988
Kushiro S. Ueda, H.
Kaneda · 9.2 km MPC · JPL 5374
Hokutosei 1989 AM1
Hokutosei January 4, 1989
Kitami M. Yanai, K.
Watanabe · 39 km MPC · JPL...
- Star No. 3
Express Leaving Ueno (Part 1)" Transliteration: "Ueno-hatsu
Hokutosei Sango (Zenpen)" (****anese: 上野発北斗星3号（前編）) Nana
Harada N/A May 10, 1999 (1999-05-10)...
- in the "
Hokutosei"
livery of blue with a gold
stripe and
shooting star logo.
These were used in
pairs for
hauling sleeper trains (
Hokutosei, C****iopeia...
-
locomotive A GWR Star class,
steam locomotive A logo displa**** on many
Hokutosei locomotives, including: JNR
class DD51, a diesel-hydraulic locomotive...
- p****enger
trains like Hakuchō and
Super Hakuchō and
sleeper trains like
Hokutosei, C****iopeia,
Twilight Express and
Hamanasu by the 21
March 2015. Today...
-
original on
January 17, 2024.
Retrieved January 17, 2024. "北斗星（２月２３日付）" [
Hokutosei (February 23rd)].
Akita Sakigake Shimpō (in ****anese).
February 23, 2024...
-
running through to the
Utsunomiya Line. Ohayō Tochigi・Hometown
Tochigi Hokutosei, C****iopeia (once or
twice daily night trains) Two
trains bound for Koga...
