page_title: Hokuetsu
hierarchical_section_title: Hokuetsu
caption_attribution_description: 日本語: 北陸本線、倶利伽羅峠駅付近を走行する、新潟車両センター所属の485系3000番台R25編成による特急｢北越」（公道から撮影） English: JR East 485-3000 series EMU set R25 on a Hokuetsu limited express service on the Hokuriku Main Line
context_page_description: The Hokuetsu was a limited express train service in Japan formerly operated by Japanese National Railways and later by East Japan Railway Company between Kanazawa and Niigata from 1970 until March 2015.
context_section_description: The Hokuetsu (北越) was a limited express train service in Japan formerly operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR) and later by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) between Kanazawa and Niigata from 1970 until March 2015.
caption: A 485-3000 series EMU on a Hokuetsu service, September 2014
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