Tokachi (train)
{{Short description|Japanese passenger train service}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox rail service
| name = Tokachi
| image = KiHa261-1000 Super-Tokachi Obihiro 20071018.jpg
| image_width = 300px
| caption = KiHa 261-1000 series DMU on a Super Tokachi service at Obihiro Station, October 2007
| type = Limited express
| status = Operational
| locale = Hokkaido
| predecessor =
| first = 1 February 1962 (Express)
1 September 1990 (Limited express)
27 July 1991 (Super Tokachi)
| last =
| successor =
| operator = JR Hokkaido
| formeroperator= JNR
| ridership =
| start = {{STN|Sapporo|x}}
| stops = 11
| end = {{STN|Obihiro|x}}
| distance = {{convert|220.2|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| journeytime = 2 hours 30 minutes approx
| frequency = 5 return services daily
| trainnumber =
| class = Standard + Green
| access = Yes
| seating =
| catering = None
| observation = None
| entertainment= None
| sleeping = None
| otherfacilities= Toilets
| stock = KiHa 261 series, KiHa 283 series DMUs
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1067mm}}
| el = Diesel
| speed = {{convert|120|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}
| owners = JR Hokkaido
| routenumber =
| map =
| map_state =
}}
The {{Nihongo|Tokachi|とかち}} is a limited express train service between {{STN|Sapporo|x}} and {{STN|Obihiro|x}} via the Hakodate and Nemuro Main Lines in Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). As of November 2013, there are five trains per day running in both directions, with the fastest journey taking 2 hours 25 minutes (Super Tokachi 4).JR Timetable, October 2009 issue
Stops
Trains stop at the following stations:
{{STN|Sapporo|x}} - {{STN|Shin-Sapporo|x}} - {{STN|Minami-Chitose|x}} - {{STN|Oiwake|x|Hokkaido}} - {{STN|Shin-Yubari|x}} - {{STN|Shimukappu|x}} - {{STN|Tomamu|x}} - {{STN|Shintoku|x}} - {{STN|Tokachi-Shimizu|x}} - {{STN|Memuro|x}} - {{STN|Obihiro|x}}
Rolling stock
Super Tokachi services are formed of 4-car (originally 5-car) KiHa 261 series and 5-car KiHa 283 series diesel multiple unit (DMU) trains.{{cite web |url= http://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/train/tr005_03.html|script-title=ja:特急スーパーとかち（261系・283系） 列車ガイド|trans-title=Super Tokachi (261/283 series) Train guide|date= 21 July 2011|publisher= Hokkaido Railway Company|location= Japan |language= ja|access-date= 23 February 2012}}
=Formations=
All cars are no-smoking.
==KiHa 261 series==
| class="wikitable" |
| Car No.
| style="background: #E6FFE6" | 1 || style="background: #FFF2E6"| 2 || style="background: #FFF2E6"| 3 || 4 |
|---|
| Accommodation
| style="background: #F5FFF5"| Green || style="background: #FFFAF5"| Reserved || style="background: #FFFAF5"| Reserved || Non-reserved |
==KiHa 283 series (Past)==
| class="wikitable" |
| Car No.
| style="background: #E6FFE6" | 1 || style="background: #FFF2E6"| 2 || style="background: #FFF2E6"| 3 || 4 || 5 |
|---|
| Accommodation
| style="background: #F5FFF5"| Green || style="background: #FFFAF5"| Reserved || style="background: #FFFAF5"| Reserved || Non-reserved || Non-reserved |
=Past=
File:Kiha183 tokati sapporo.jpg|KiHa 183 series Tokachi service, September 1990
File:Kiha183 supertokati.jpg|KiHa 183 series Super Tokachi service, 1993
File:JRH-kiha183 Limited-express Tokachi.jpg|KiHa 183 series Tokachi service, August 2009
File:Kiha261-1000 ST1203 Tokachi.jpg|KiHa 261 series Tokachi service, September 2021
History
The service commenced as the express {{Nihongo|Tokachi|十勝}} on 1 February 1962, operating between {{STN|Sapporo|x}} and {{STN|Obihiro|x}}. The service continued until 30 September 1968.{{cite book | title = 列車名鑑1995 |trans-title=Train Name Directory 1995| publisher = Railway Journal| date = August 1995 | location = Japan| page = 127}}
The name was revived from 1 September 1990 as the Limited express {{Nihongo|Tokachi|とかち}} using KiHa 183 series DMUs. From 27 July 1991, four Tokachi services were upgraded to become Super Tokachi using KiHa 183 series DMU sets including bilevel Green cars.
From 1 October 2007, new 5-car KiHa 261-1000 series tilting DMUs were introduced on Super Tokachi services, with KiHa 283 series tilting DMUs also used on some services.{{cite book | title = JR新幹線＆特急列車ファイル|trans-title=JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File| publisher = Kōtsū Shimbun | date = 2008 | location = Japan | page =114 | isbn = 978-4-330-00608-6}}
From 1 October 2009, the remaining two Tokachi return services daily were upgraded to Super Tokachi using KiHa 261-1000 series DMUs.Rail Magazine: [http://rail.hobidas.com/rmn/archives/2009/10/jr183_5.html キハ183系特急〈とかち〉消滅 (KiHa 183 series Tokachi disappear) (1 October 2009)]. Retrieved on 1 October 2009. {{in lang|ja}} However, the service was returned to simply Tokachi from the start of the revised timetable on 14 March 2020.{{cn|date=March 2023}}
Discontinuation of catering services
From 1 November 2014, the refreshment trolley service and Green car complimentary drink service were discontinued, with refreshments sold instead in car 1.{{cite web |url= http://news.mynavi.jp/news/2014/10/28/353/|title= JR北海道、特急「スーパーとかち」車内販売&グリーン車サービス年内で終了 |trans-title=JR Hokkaido to end on-board sales and Green car service on Super Tokachi limited express|date= 28 October 2014 |work= Mynavi News|publisher= Mynavi Corporation|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 30 October 2014}} The refreshment service was discontinued entirely from 1 January 2015.
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Tokachi (train)}}
- [http://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/train/tr005_01.html JR Hokkaido Super Tokachi train information] {{in lang|ja}}
{{Hokkaidō transit}}