Shiokaze (train)

Shiokaze (train)

Infobox j-rail service
name="Shiokaze"



caption=8000 series train on "Shiokaze" service
type=Limited express
operator=JR Shikoku
lines=Seto-Ōhashi Line, Yosan Line, Uchiko Line
maxspeed= 120 km/h
startyear=1972
endyear=
stock=8000 series EMU, 2000 series DMU
The nihongo|"Shiokaze"|しおかぜ is a limited express train service in Japan operated by JR Shikoku which runs from Okayama to Matsuyama and Uwajima.

Route

The main stations served by this service are as follows.

Okayama - Tadotsu - Iyo-Saijō - Matsuyama - Uwajima

Rolling stock

* 8000 series 3- or 5-car tilting EMUs (Okayama - Matsuyama services, coupled with "Ishizuchi" services)
* 2000 series 4- or 5-car tilting DMUs (Okayama - Uwajima services, coupled with "Ishizuchi" services)

Past rolling stock

* KiHa 181 series DMUs (from 1972)
* KiHa 185 series DMUs (from 1986)

History

* 1972: "Shiokaze" services start between Takamatsu and Uwajima and between Takamatsu and Matsuyama.
* 1986: KiHa 185 series DMUs introduced, and "Shiokaze" becomes "L Tokkyū" service.
* November 1990: 2000 series tilting DMUs introduced.
* July 1992: 8000 series tilting EMUs introduced.
* 15 March 2008: All cars made no-smoking.

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

* [http://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/01_trainbus/syaryou/carinfo.shtm JR Shikoku Train Information] ja icon


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