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The Banetsu Monogatari (lit. "Ban'etsu Story") is a locomotive-hauled Joyful Train operated by the East Japan Railway Company since April 1999.

Overview[]

The Banetsu Monogatari is a locomotive-hauled Joyful Train which began operation on 29 April 1999, mainly on the Ban'etsu West Line. The train starts at Niitsu and ends at Aizu-Wakamatsu Station. The train is formed of seven 12 series passenger cars, all hauled by JNR Class C57 locomotive C57 180.

The set is comprised of seven cars converted at the Sakata Refurbishment Works. The set is formed in the following formation:

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Numbering SuHaFu 12 101 OHa 12 313 OHa 12 314 OHa 12 1701 OHa 12 316 OHa 12 315 SuRoFu 12 102
Facilities Observation car, children's play area ("Stoat Room"), WC WC WC Lounge Sales counter, WC WC Green observation car, WC

The set was originally painted in chocolate brown and cream and entered service in a 6-car formation. OHa 12 1701, a lounge car, was inserted in 2000. The set was repainted blue with cream to evoke the colors of the Orient Express in 2007, and was further repainted to brown and sienna in 2014 after a major rebuild.

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JR East Joyful Trains
Active Locomotive hauled Banetsu Monogatari
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JR East Joyful Trains
Active Locomotive hauled Banetsu Monogatari
Dual-current EMU Nagomi
DMU High Rail 1375Koshino Shu∗KuraOykotPokémon with You TrainResort Shirakami: KumageraTOHOKU EMOTIONView Coaster Kazekko
Hybrid HinabiKairiResort View FurusatoResort Shirakami: AoikeResort Shirakami: BunaSatono
Withdrawn Locomotive-hauled EdoFureaiFureai MichinokuKutsurogiNagoyakaOrient SaloonOzashiki ResshaRomanSalon Express TokyoShirakabaSL GingaSuper Express RainbowYasuragiYutori
AC EMU FruiTea FukushimaGenbi ShinkansenToreiyu Tsubasa
DC EMU AlphaAyanoIzu CraileNanohanaPanorama Express AlpsShikisaiShuttle Maihama
Dual-current EMU HanaIrodoriKirakira UetsuNew NanohanaNO.DO.KAResort Express YūResort YamadoriSeseragiSylphideUtageYamanamiZipangu
DMU Akita CruiseCarpet ShaCruising TrainEdelweissElegance AckyFurusatoGraciaKenjiKira Kira MichinokuKoganeObakoResort MinoriResort UminekoSalon Express ArcadiaUmineko
Hybrid Resort Asunaro
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