Shirasagi (train)

Services are normally operated using Kanazawa-based 681 series and 683-8000 series EMUs formed as 6-, 6+3-, or 6+3+3-car formations. Services were originally formed of 7-car 485 series, 489 series and 5-, 5+3-, ==Formations==

Services are formed as follows: ==History==

The Shirasagi service was first introduced on 25 December 1964. Services operated between Nagoya and Toyama. From the start of the revised timetable on 14 March 2015, with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen, all Shirasagi services were shortened for the first time to run between Nagoya and Kanazawa. From the start of the revised timetable on 16 March 2024, all Shirasagi services were shortened for the second time to run between Nagoya and Tsuruga with the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen. Non-reserved seating was also discontinued on all Shirasagi services on this date. ==See also==