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Service type
  
Current operator(s)
  
JR Shikoku

First service
  
1988

Track gauge
  
1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

Ishizuchi

Line used
  
Rolling stock
  
8000 series EMUs, 8600 series EMUs, N2000 series, 2000 series DMUs

The Ishizuchi (いしづち) is a limited express train service in Japan operated by JR Shikoku, which runs from Takamatsu to Iyo-Saijō, Matsuyama and Uwajima.

Contents

Map of Mount Ishizuchi, Komatsucho Ishizuchi, Saijo, Ehime Prefecture 799-1112, Japan

The Ishizuchi service was introduced on 10 April 1988.

Route

The main stations served by this service are as follows.

Takamatsu - Tadotsu - Iyo-Saijō - Matsuyama - Uwajima

Rolling stock

  • 8000 series 2- or 3-car tilting EMUs (Takamatsu - Matsuyama services, coupled with Shiokaze services)
  • N2000 series 5-car tilting DMUs (Takamatsu - Iyo-Saijō services)
  • 2000 series 2- or 3-car tilting DMUs (Takamatsu - Uwajima services, coupled with Shiokaze services)
  • 8600 series 2- or 4-car tilting EMU formations since 23 June 2014
  • Past rolling stock

  • KiHa 181 series DMUs (1988 - 1993)
  • KiHa 185 series DMUs (1988 - 1993)
  • References

    Ishizuchi Wikipedia


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