This article contains lists of named passenger trains in Japan.
Daytime trains
Limited express (partial list)
| Train Name |
Railroad |
Train Endpoints |
Operated |
| Aizu |
JR East |
Kōriyama - Aizu-Wakamatsu |
1968-2002 |
| Akagi |
JR East |
Ueno, Shinjuku - Takasaki, Maebashi |
1982 |
| Ayame |
JR East |
Tokyo - Narita, Kashima Jingu, Chōshi |
1975- |
| Azusa / Super Azusa |
JR East |
Shinjuku, Tokyo, Chiba - Matsumoto, Minami-Otari |
1966- |
| Hitachi / Super Hitachi / Fresh Hitachi |
JR East |
Ueno - Katsuta, Iwaki, Sendai |
1969- |
| Inaho |
JR East |
Niigata - Sakata, Akita, Aomori |
1969- |
| Hakuchō / Super Hakuchō |
JR East / JR Hokkaido |
Hachinohe, Aomori - Hakodate |
2002- |
| Hokuetsu |
JR East |
Niigata - Kanazawa |
1969- |
| Kaiji |
JR East |
Tokyo, Shinjuku - Kōfu, Ryūō |
1988- |
| Kamoshika |
JR East |
Akita - Aomori |
1997- |
| Kinugawa / Spacia Kinugawa |
JR East / Tōbu |
Shinjuku - Kinugawa Onsen |
2006- |
| Kusatsu |
JR East |
Ueno - Manza-Kagawaguchi |
1985- |
| Narita Express |
JR East |
Tokyo area - Narita Airport |
1991- |
| Nikkō |
JR East / Tōbu |
Shinjuku - Tōbu-Nikko |
2006- |
| Odoriko / Super View Odoriko |
JR East |
Tokyo, Shinjuku, Ikebukuro - Ito, Shimoda |
1981- |
| Sazanami |
JR East |
Tokyo - Kimizu, Tateyama |
1972- |
| Shiosai |
JR East |
Tokyo, Shinjuku - Sakura, Chōshi |
1975- |
| Ohayo Tochigi, Hometown Tochigi |
JR East |
Shinjuku - Utsunomiya, Kuroiso |
1995- |
| Tsugaru |
JR East |
Hachinohe - Hirosaki |
2002- |
| Wakashio |
JR East |
Shinjuku - Katsuura, Awa-Kamogawa |
1972- |
| Asagiri |
JR Central / Odakyu |
Shinjuku - Numazu |
1991- |
| Fujikawa |
JR Central |
Kōfu - Shizuoka |
1996- |
| Hida |
JR Central |
Nagoya - Takayama, Toyama |
1968- |
| Inaji |
JR Central |
Toyohashi - Iida |
1996- |
| Nanki |
JR Central |
Nagoya - Kii-katsuura |
1978- |
| Shinano |
JR Central |
Osaka, Nagoya - Nagano |
1968- |
| Tokai |
JR Central |
Tokyo - Shizuoka |
1996-2007 |
| Super Inaba |
JR West |
Okayama - Tottori |
1993- |
| Haruka |
JR West |
Kyoto/Shin-Ōsaka - Kansai Airport |
1993- |
| Kinosaki |
JR West |
Kyoto - Kinosaki Onsen |
|
| Kita-Kinki |
JR West |
Shin-Osaka, Fukuchiyama - Toyooka, Kinosaki Onsen |
1986- |
| Kuroshio, Super Kuroshio, Ocean Arrow |
JR West |
Kyoto, Shin-Osaka, Tennoji - Wakayama, Shirahama, Shingu |
|
| Ohayo Express, Oyasumi Express |
JR West |
Fukui - Kanazawa - Toyama, Nanao |
|
| Super Oki |
JR West |
Tottori - Yonago, Shin-Yamaguchi |
|
| Super Matsukaze |
JR West |
Tottori - Masuda |
|
| Raichō / Thunderbird |
JR West |
Osaka - Kanazawa, Toyama, Uozu, Wakura Onsen |
|
| Shirasagi |
JR West |
Nagoya, Maibara - Kanazawa, Toyama, Tomari, Wakura Onsen |
|
| Lilac |
JR Hokkaido |
Sapporo - Asahikawa |
1980-2007 |
| Okhotsk |
JR Hokkaido |
Sapporo - Abashiri |
1972- |
| Super Hokuto / Hokuto |
JR Hokkaido |
Hakodate - Sapporo |
1965- |
| Super Kamui |
JR Hokkaido |
Sapporo - Asahikawa |
2007- |
| Super Ozora |
JR Hokkaido |
Sapporo - Kushiro |
1961- |
| Super Soya, Sarobetsu |
JR Hokkaido |
Sapporo - Wakkanai |
2000- |
| Super Tokachi, Tokachi |
JR Hokkaido |
Sapporo - Obihiro |
1990- |
| Super White Arrow |
JR Hokkaido |
New Chitose Airport/Sapporo - Asahikawa |
1986-2007 |
| Suzuran |
JR Hokkaido |
Muroran - Sapporo |
1992- |
| Ashizuri |
JR Shikoku |
Kochi - Nakamura |
|
| Ishizuchi |
JR Shikoku |
Takamatsu - Matsuyama, Uwajima |
|
| Nanpū |
JR Shikoku |
Okayama - Kochi, Nakamura, Sukumo |
|
| Shimanto |
JR Shikoku |
Takamatsu - Kochi, Sukumo |
|
| Shiokaze |
JR Shikoku |
Okayama - Iyo-Saijo, Matsuyama, Uwajima |
|
| Uzushio |
JR Shikoku |
Okayama, Takamatsu - Tokushima |
|
| Uwakai |
JR Shikoku |
Matsuyama - Uwajima |
|
| Ariake |
JR Kyushu |
Mojiko, Kokura, Hakata - Kumamoto, Higo-Otsu, Hikari-no-mori |
1967- |
| Huis Ten Bosch |
JR Kyushu |
Hakata - Huis Ten Bosch |
1992- |
| Kaio |
JR Kyushu |
Hakata - Nogata |
2001- |
| Kamome |
JR Kyushu |
Hakata - Nagasaki |
1961- |
| Kirameki |
JR Kyushu |
Hakata - Kokura, Mojiko |
2001- |
| Kirishima |
JR Kyushu |
Miyazaki, Kokubu - Kagoshima-Chuo |
1995- |
| Kumagawa |
JR Kyushu |
Kumamoto - Hitoyoshi |
|
| Kyushu Odan Express |
JR Kyushu |
Beppu - Hitoyoshi |
2004- |
| Midori |
JR Kyushu |
Hakata - Sasebo |
|
| Relay Tsubame |
JR Kyushu |
Hakata - Shin-Yatsushiro |
2004- |
| Sonic |
JR Kyushu |
Hakata - Ōita |
1997- |
| Yufu, Yufuin-no-mori |
JR Kyushu |
Hakata - Ōita |
|
Night trains
Limited express
Express
| Train Name |
Railroad |
Train Endpoints |
Operated |
| Daisen |
|
Osaka - Yonago (via Tottori) |
|
| Ginga |
JR West |
Tokyo - Osaka |
-March 14, 2008 (departure) |
| Hamanasu |
JR Hokkaido |
Aomori - Sapporo |
|
| Kitaguni |
JR West |
Osaka - Niigata |
|
| Noto |
JR East |
Ueno - Kanazawa |
|
Rapid service
| Train Name |
Railroad |
Train Endpoints |
Operated |
| Moonlight Echigo |
JR East |
Shinjuku - Niigata |
|
| Moonlight Nagara |
JR Central |
Tokyo - Ōgaki |
|
See also
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