Odoriko

Odoriko
185 series Odoriko, March 2007
Service type	Limited express
Operator	JR East
Line used	Tōkaidō Main Line, Itō Line, Izu Kyūkō Line, Sunzu Line
Maximum speed	120 km/h (75 mph) (Super View Odoriko)
Started	1981
Rolling stock	185 series EMU 251 series EMU (Super View Odoriko)

The Odoriko (踊り子^?) is a limited express train service in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), which runs between Tokyo and Izukyū-Shimoda or Shuzenji in Shizuoka Prefecture.

Operations

Services are currently operated by 7-, 10-, and 10+5-car 185 series EMUs, making it the longest Limited Express train running in Japan (excluding shinkansen trains).^[1]

The word odoriko means a girl dancer in Japanese. The train service was named after the title of novel Izu no Odoriko (The Dancing Girl of Izu) by Yasunari Kawabata. The stage of the novel is the destination of the train, Izu Peninsula.

History

The limited express service was inaugurated on 1 October 1981 following the introduction of the then-new 185 series EMUs, replacing the earlier Amagi limited express and Izu express services from Tokyo to Izu.^[2]

Super View Odoriko

251 series Super View Odoriko

The Super View Odoriko (スーパービュー踊り子^?) is a deluxe version of the Odoriko introduced from 10 March 1990.^[2] It uses 251 series 10-car EMUs and runs between Tokyo or Ikebukuro and Izukyū-Shimoda.^[1]

Formation

Izukyū Shimoda←				→Tokyo
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Observation Reserved	Reserved	Reserved	Reserved	Reserved	Reserved	Reserved	Reserved	Reserved	Observation Reserved
Salon room	Reserved Private room								Child room

Resort Odoriko

Izukyū 2100 series Resort Odoriko

The Resort Odoriko (リゾート踊り子^?) operates between Tokyo and Izukyū-Shimoda on the Izu Kyūkō Line using Izukyū 2100 series "Alpha Resort 21" 8-car EMUs. The service normally consists of one return journey at weekends only.^[1]

References

• JR Timetable, March 2008 issue
• Satō, Yoshihiko (June 1990). "スーパー・リゾートトレイン JR東日本251系 "スーパービュー踊り子"". Japan Railfan Magazine (Japan: Kōyūsha Co., Ltd.) 30: p.13. 
• Ōkuma, Takao (February 2008). "１８５系電車の登場の背景とそのメカニズム". Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun) 37: p.12–46. 

1. ^ ^{a b c} JR新幹線＆特急列車ファイル [JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File]. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. 2008. ISBN 978-4-330-00608-6. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Miyake, Toshihiko (December 2011). "伊豆への優等列車のあゆみ [History of premier trains to Izu]". Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun) 40 (332): p.24-31. 

External links

• JR East 185 series Odoriko (Japanese)
• JR East 251 series Super View Odoriko (Japanese)