Overview
The is a limited express train service in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), which runs between in Tokyo and . The train requires a reservation to board. The train use to run until Manza-Kazawaguchi.
Rolling stock
Since the start of the revised timetable on 18 March 2023, Kusatsu/Shima services have been formed of E257 EMUs, which replaced the modified 651-1000 series EMUs, which also replaced the previous 185 series trains.
History
The Kusatsu service began on 1 June 1960 as a semi express between Ueno and Naganohara (now Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi). This was upgraded to become a limited express service from 14 March 1985. From the start of the revised timetable on 15 March 2014, the 185 series EMUs used on these services were replaced by modified 651-1000 series EMUs displaced from Super Hitachi services on the Joban Line.
Kusatsu 50th anniversary
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