Monju (train)

Monju
183 series EMU on a Monju service at Amanohashidate Station, August 2009
Service type	Limited express
Operator	JR West
Line used	Fukuchiyama Line, Kitakinki Tango Railway
Maximum speed	120 km/h (75 mph)
Started	1996
Ended	2011
Rolling stock	183 series

The Monju (文殊^?) was a limited express train service operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in Japan from 1996 until March 2011. It operated between Shin-Osaka and Amanohashidate via the Fukuchiyama Line and Kitakinki Tango Railway, and was one of the services that made up JR West's "Big X Network".

Service pattern

As of December 2010, there was one return Monju service daily between Shin-Osaka and Amanohashidate, stopping at the following stations.^[1]

Shin-Osaka - Osaka - Amagasaki - Takarazuka - Sanda - Sasayamaguchi - Kaibara - Fukuchiyama - Ōe - Miyazu - Amanohashidate

Rolling stock

This service was operated with 4-car 183 series electric multiple unit trains based at Fukuchiyama Depot.^[2] Green (first class) car accommodation was provided in car 1.^[1]

History

The Maizuru service was introduced in March 1996.

From 18 March 2007, all cars were made non-smoking.^[3]

Maizuru services were discontinued from the start of the 12 March 2011 timetable revision.^[4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} JR Timetable, December 2010 issue, p.123
2. ^ JR新幹線＆特急列車ファイル [JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File]. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. 2008. p. 42. ISBN 978-4-330-00608-6. 
3. ^ JR電車編成表 2010夏 [JR EMU Formations - Summer 2010]. Japan: JRR. May 2010. p. 183. ISBN 978-4-330-14310-1. 
4. ^ "JR West March 2011 revised timetable details" (in Japanese) (pdf). West Japan Railway Company. 17 December 2010. http://www.westjr.co.jp/ICSFiles/afieldfile/2010/12/17/20101217_honsya.pdf. Retrieved 20 December 2010. 

External links

• JR West Monju 183 series train information (Japanese)