Due to opening of Hokuriku shinkansen extension between Kanazawa and Tsuruga, you should expect following changes in Hokuriku and other JR West areas:
* increased number of shinkansen services on Hokuriku shinkansen;
* re-classification of *Tsurugi* to use all of its existing cars (including Gran Class) – note that *Tsurugi* setups will not support office cars
* turning all of the limited express services: Thunderbird, Shirasagi, Super Hakuto, Super Inaba and Yakumo into reserved seats only;
Please note following limited express route changes:
| Name | Maximum route |
| :– | :– |
| Thunderbird | Osaka – Tsuruga |
| Shirasagi | Nagoya – Tsuruga |
| Super Hakuto | Kyoto – Kurayoshi |
| Super Inaba | Okayama – Tottori |
| Yakumo | Okayama – Izumo |
For the train nerds out there, please also note that 381 series Limited Express Yakumo train sets will be withdrawn from operations by 6 April 2024.
Source: JR West
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