Nanpū

Nanpū
2000 series train Nanpū
Service type	Limited express
Operator	JR Shikoku
Started	1950 (Semi express) 1972 (Limited express)
Rolling stock	N2000 series, 2000 series DMUs

The Nanpū (南風^?) is a limited express train service in Japan operated by JR Shikoku which runs from Okayama to Kōchi and Sukumo. Trains are usually formed of 3-car 2000 series DMUs, and often run coupled with Shimanto services.^[1]

History

Nanpu services began as a semi express from the former Takamatsu Sanbashi Station to Kubokawa in Shikoku from 1 October 1950. From 1 October 1968, however, the name was used for express trains operating in Kyushu between Beppu and Nishi-Kagoshima. From 15 March 1972, the name returned to Shikoku, for limited express trains operating between Takamatsu and Nakamura.^[2]

References

1. ^ JR新幹線＆特急列車ファイル (JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File). Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. 2008. p. 100. ISBN 978-4-330-00608-6. 
2. ^ 列車名鑑1995 (Train Name Directory 1995). Japan: Railway Journal. August 1995.