Service type Limited express Current operator(s) JR West Start Osaka | First service 15 March 1972 Former operator(s) JNR | |
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Locale Tokaido Main Line, Sanyo Main Line, Bantan Line, Sanin Main Line | ||
The Hamakaze (はまかぜ) is a limited express train service in Japan operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West), which runs from Osaka to Kasumi and Tottori.
Contents
Station stops
Osaka - Sannomiya - Kobe - Akashi - (Kakogawa) - Himeji - Fukusaki - Teramae - Ikuno - Wadayama - Yōka - Ebara - Toyooka - Kinosaki-Onsen - Takeno - (Satsu) - Kasumi - Hamasaka - Iwami - Tottori
Rolling stock
New 130 km/h KiHa 189 series 3-car DMU sets were introduced on Hamakaze services from 7 November 2010.
Prior to November 2010, services were operated by 4-car KiHa 181 series DMU formations, lengthened to 5 or 7 cars in busy seasons.
Formations
As of March 2012, trains are formed as shown below, with car 3 at the Osaka end.
Hamakaze 2 and 5
History
The Hamakaze service was introduced by Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 15 March 1972.
All cars were made no-smoking from 1 June 2009.