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Kuroshio
A 289 series EMU on a Kuroshio service in February 2016
Overview
Service typeLimited express
StatusOperational
First service1965
Current operator(s)JR West
Former operator(s)JNR
Route
Line(s) usedTokaido Main Line (JR Kyoto Line), Osaka Loop Line, Hanwa Line, Kisei Line (Kinokuni Line)
Technical
Rolling stock283 series, 287 series, 289 series
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC

The Kuroshio (くろしお) is a limited express train service in Japan connecting Kyoto, Shin-Osaka, Tennōji, Wakayama, Kii-Tanabe, Shirahama, and Shingu via the Tokaido Main Line (JR Kyoto Line), Osaka Loop Line, Hanwa Line, and Kisei Line (Kinokuni Line), operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). This article covers the derivative limited express trains, "Super Kuroshio (スーパーくろしお)" and "Ocean Arrow (オーシャンアロー)", the names of which were discontinued from start of the revised timetable on 17 March 2012.

Station stops

Kyoto - Shin-Osaka - (Nishikujo) - Tennoji - (Izumi-Fuchu) - (Hineno) - (Izumi-Sunagawa) - Wakayama - Kainan - (Minoshima) - (Wakayama) - (Yuasa) - Gobo - (Minabe) - Kii-Tanabe - Shirahama - Susami - Kushimoto - Koza - Taiji - Kii-Katsuura - Shingu

  • (): limited stop
  • As trains go direct from the Loop Line to the Umeda Freight Line and Shin-Osaka, no trains go to Osaka Station.

Rolling stock

New 287 series EMUs were introduced on Kuroshio services from start of the revised timetable on 17 March 2012. From the same date, the Super Kuroshio and Ocean Arrow service names were discontinued, with services integrated with Kuroshio services.[2]

New 289 series series EMUs converted from former dual-voltage 683 series trainsets were introduced on Kuroshio services from 31 October 2015, replacing the last remaining JNR-era 381 series trains.[3] The 289 series fleet consists of five six-car sets and three three-car sets (39 vehicles in total).[1]

Former rolling stock

Formations

  • Green: Green car (first class)
  • White: Standard car (second class)
  • O: Observation car
  • G (green car), R (standard car): Reserved seats
  • NR (standard car only): Non-reserved seats
  • No smoking available.
Direction
left: Shirahama, Shingū
right: Shin-Osaka, Kyoto
  • The services are sometimes operated as 9-car formation between Kyoto and Shirahama.
283 series
(Ocean Arrow type)
1 2 3 4 5 6
O, G NR NR R R R
  • Women-only seats are available in Car 5.
287 series
1 2 3 4 5 6
G R NR NR R R R
  • Women-only seats are available in Car 5.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c JR西日本289系、683系を形式変更し「くろしお」などに投入! 381系は廃車に. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ 平成24年春ダイヤ改正について (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). Japan: West Japan Railway Company Wakayama Branch. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2012. {{cite press release}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ JR西日本 289系 10月31日から運転開始. Tetsudo Hobidas (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ くろしお381系引退へ…パンダシートも見納め. Yomiuri Online (in Japanese). Japan: The Yomiuri Shimbun. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)