Okhotsk (train)

Okhotsk
KiHa 183 series DMU forming an Okhotsk service, January 2009
Service type	Limited express
Operator	JR Hokkaido
Line used	Hakodate Main Line, Soya Main Line, Sekihoku Main Line
Maximum speed	100 km/h (60 mph)
Started	1972
Rolling stock	KiHa 183 series DMU

The Okhotsk (オホーツク, Ohōtsuku^?) is a limited express train service in Japan operated by JR Hokkaido which runs between Sapporo and Abashiri.^[1] It operates at a maximum speed of 110 km/h.^[2] It is named after the Sea of Okhotsk.

Sleeper service

14 series sleeping car in an Okhotsk formation at Sapporo station, March 2008

From 1992, the former Taisetsu (大雪^?) express overnight sleeper service was integrated with the Okhotsk, featuring a sleeping car sandwiched in the DMU formation. From March 2006, this became a seasonal-only train, and the overnight service (Okhotsk 81 & 82) was discontinued entirely from 16 March 2008.^[3]

See also

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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. 116. ISBN 978-4-330-00608-6. 
2. ^ "Express Trains". JR Hokkaido, Asahikawa Branch. http://www.jrasahi.co.jp/global/english/expresstrains.htm. Retrieved 26 March 2011. 
3. ^ Discontinuation of sleeping car service, 18 April 2008 (Japanese)