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Uzushio (train)

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Service type
  
Limited express

Current operator(s)
  
JR Shikoku

First service
  
1988

Operating speed
  
130 km/h (80 mph)

Uzushio (train)

Line used
  
Seto-Ōhashi Line, Kōtoku Line

Rolling stock
  
N2000 series, 185 series DMUs

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 and Okayama.

Contents

The Uzushio service was introduced on 10 April 1988.

Route

The main stations served by this service are as follows.

Okayama - Takamatsu - Tokushima.

Rolling stock

  • KiHa 185 series 2-, 3-, or 4-car DMUs (since 1988)
  • N2000 series 2-, 3-, or 5-car tilting DMUs (since 1998)

    • Past rolling stock

  • KiHa 181 series DMUs (1993)
  • 2000 series tilting DMUs (1999 - 2012)

    • History

    Uzushio services were introduced on 10 April 1988. From May 1998, N2000 series tilting were DMUs introduced.

    References

    Uzushio (train) Wikipedia
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