Twilight Express Special Run Hoax

[cteno4]

Apparently there was a hoax on twitter for a special run of the twilight express from Sagoshima-Chuo to Nigata to mesh with an AKB-48 event. Service was listed as faster than it could be done with a loco hauled train! JR East did not comment on the groups name due to trademark.

 

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ChT_nXNVEAAebm8.jpg

 

https://twitter.com/search?q=トワイライトエクスプレスさくら

 

http://www.jrniigata.co.jp/Scripts/press/20160601jikokusyousai.pdf

 

From Profit of the Way on yahoo JRforum.

 

jeff

[bikkuri bahn]

But as detailed in the last pdf above, JR East will run extra trains on the Joetsu Shinkansen, and an overnight train from Ueno, a rapid "Starlight Ueno".  Speculation that an E653 based out of Niigata Depot will be used.