Uzushio (train)

Uzushio

An N2000 series DMU on an Uzushio service in October 2008
Overview
Service type	Limited express
First service	1988
Current operator(s)	JR Shikoku
Route
Line(s) used	Seto-Ōhashi Line, Kōtoku Line
Technical
Rolling stock	N2000 series, 185 series DMUs
Operating speed	130 km/h (80 mph)

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.

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-, 4-, or 5-car tilting DMUs (since 1998)
• 2600 series 2-, or 4-car tilting DMUs (since 2017)
• 2700 series 2-, 3-, 4-, or 5-car tilting DMUs (since 2019)

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  A KiHa 185 series DMU on an Uzushio service in 2008
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  2700 series DMU on an Uzushio service in 2019

Past rolling stock

• KiHa 181 series DMUs (1993)
• 2000 series tilting DMUs (1999–2011)

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  A KiHa 181 series DMU on an Uzushio service in 1993

History

Uzushio services were introduced on 10 April 1988. 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

External links

• JR Shikoku Train Information (in Japanese)