| 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.
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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.
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]
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]
| 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 | |||||||
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]
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