Services are normally formed of a 6-car 485 serieslimited express-type electric multiple unit (EMU) set number G55/58 based at Sendai Depot, sometimes substituted by a 6-car 583 series EMU (set N1/2).[1][3] Prior to 25 February 2012, services were normally operated by Sendai-based 6-car 485 series set A1/2.[3][4]
485 series set A1/2 in "Akabē" livery on an Aizu Liner service, May 2010
485 series set A1/2 repainted in JNR livery on an Aizu Liner service, June 2011
583 series EMU set N1/2 on an Aizu Liner working, September 2008
Formations
Trains are formed as shown below, with car 1 at the Kōriyama end. Cars 5 and 6 are reserved-seating cars.[1]
485 series
Car No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
Numbering
KuHa 481
MoHa 484
MoHa 485
MoHa 484
MoHa 485
KuHa 481
Accommodation
Non-reserved
Non-reserved
Non-reserved
Non-reserved
Reserved
Reserved
583 series
Car No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
Numbering
KuHaNe 583
MoHaNe 582
MoHaNe 583
MoHaNe 582
MoHaNe 583
KuHaNe 583
Accommodation
Non-reserved
Non-reserved
Non-reserved
Non-reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Interior of a 583 series set, with fixed 4-seat bays, May 2008
History
In June 2011, the Sendai-based 6-car 485 series EMU set A1/2 normally used on Aizu Liner services was repainted from its previous "Akabē" livery into JNR beige and maroon, returning to service from 2 June 2011.[5]
From 25 February 2012, set A1/2 was replaced by 6-car set 485 series set G55/58, a refurbished set, transferred from Oyama Depot and previously used on Nikkō and Kinugawa services.[3]
A 485 series EMU on an Aizu rapid service in April 2015
Regular Aizu Liner services were discontinued from the start of the revised timetable introduced on 14 March 2015.[6] Seasonal rapid services, named simply Aizu operate during busy holiday periods, which used six-car 485 series EMU trainsets until the timetable revision in March 2020, at which point the service began to be operated with E721 series EMUs equipped with a reserved seat section.[7]
^ abc"あいづライナー”に485系ラッピング車両 [Decorated 485 series for "Aizu Liner"]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
^JR電車編成表 2012冬 [JR EMU Formations - Winter 2012]. Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. October 2011. p. 26. ISBN978-4-330-25611-5.
^快速“あいづライナー"，485系国鉄色編成で運転開始 [JNR-liveried 485 series enters service on "Aizu Liner" rapid]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 5 June 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
^2015年3月ダイヤ改正について [March 2015 timetable revision details] (PDF). News release (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company, Sendai Division. 19 December 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original(PDF) on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
^春の臨時列車のお知らせ [Details of additional spring train services] (PDF). News release (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company, Sendai Division. 23 January 2015. p. 4. Archived from the original(PDF) on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
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