The Dinostar (ダイナスター, Dainasutā) was a limited express train service operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) between Fukui and Kanazawa in Japan via the Hokuriku Main Line from 14 March 2015 until 15 March 2024.

[2] The name was a portmanteau derived from the English words "dinosaur" for which Fukui is famous and "star".

[4] From the start of the revised timetable introduced on 26 March 2016, some services (Dinostar 1 and 6) operated as three-car formations with no Green car.

[5] The name of the new train services was officially announced by JR West's Kanazawa Division on 7 October 2014.

[3] From the start of the revised timetable that took place on 16 March 2024, all Dinostar services were discontinued with the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen to Tsuruga.