Uzushio (train)
The Uzushio (うずしお) is a limited express train service in Japan operated by Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku), which runs from Tokushima to Takamatsu, Kochi and Okayama.
![]() 2700 series DMU on an Uzushio service in 2019 | |
Overview | |
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Service type | Limited express |
Status | Operational |
First service | 1988 |
Current operator(s) | JR Shikoku |
Route | |
Start | Tokushima |
Stops | 16 |
End | Takamatsu, Okayama |
Distance travelled | 74.5 km (46.3 mi) (Tokushima - Takamatsu) 146.3 km (90.9 mi) (Tokushima - Okayama) |
Average journey time | 1 hour 15 minutes approx (Tokushima - Takamatsu) |
Service frequency | 16.5 return workings daily |
Line(s) used | Seto-Ōhashi Line, Kōtoku Line |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | Standard only |
Catering facilities | None |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | 185 series, 2600 series, 2700 series DMUs |
Electrification | Diesel |
Operating speed | 130 km/h (81 mph) (2700 series) 120 km/h (75 mph) (2600 series) 110 km/h (68 mph) (185 series) |
The Uzushio service was introduced on 10 April 1988.[1]
Rolling stock
- KiHa 185 series 2-, 3-, or 4-car DMUs (since 1988)
- 2600 series 2-, or 4-car tilting DMUs (since 2017)
- 2700 series 2-, 3-, 4-, or 5-car tilting DMUs (since 2019)
- A KiHa 185 series DMU on an Uzushio service in 2008
Past rolling stock
- KiHa 181 series DMUs (1993)
- 2000 series tilting DMUs (1999–2011)
- N2000 series tilting DMUs (1998–2020)
- A KiHa 181 series DMU on an Uzushio service in 1993
- An N2000 series DMU on an Uzushio service in October 2008
History
Uzushio services were introduced on 10 April 1988.[1] From May 1998, N2000 series tilting DMUs were introduced.
References
- JR Timetable, August 2008 issue
- "JR新幹線&特急列車ファイル" (JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File), published 2008 by Kōtsū Shimbun
- 列車名鑑1995 [Train Name Directory 1995]. Japan: Railway Journal. August 1995.
External links
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