Ishizuchi
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| Ishizuchi | |
|---|---|
 8000 series train on Ishizuchi service | |
| Overview | |
| Service type | Limited express |
| First service | 1988 |
| Current operator(s) | JR Shikoku |
| Route | |
| Line used | Yosan Line, Uchiko Line |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 8000 series EMU, N2000 series, 2000 series DMUs |
| Operating speed | 130 km/h (80 mph) (max.) |
The Ishizuchi (いしづち) is a limited express train service in Japan operated by JR Shikoku which runs from Takamatsu to Iyo-Saijō, Matsuyama and Uwajima.
The Ishizuchi service was introduced on 10 April 1988.[1]
Route
The main stations served by this service are as follows.
Takamatsu - Tadotsu - Iyo-Saijō - Matsuyama - Uwajima
Rolling stock
- 8000 series 2- or 3-car tilting EMUs (Takamatsu - Matsuyama services, coupled with Shiokaze services)
- N2000 series 5-car tilting DMUs (Takamatsu - Iyo-Saijō services)
- 2000 series 2- or 3-car tilting DMUs (Takamatsu - Uwajima services, coupled with Shiokaze services)
- 8600 series 2-car tilting EMUs from June 2014[2]
Past rolling stock
KiHa 185 series DMU on an Ishizuchi service in 1989
- KiHa 181 series DMUs (from 1988)
- KiHa 185 series DMUs (from 1988)
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
- ↑ 列車名鑑1995 (Train Name Directory 1995). Japan: Railway Journal. August 1995.
- ↑ "ＪＲ四国の予讃線に新特急電車 １４年６月から" [New limited express trains for JR Shikoku Yosan Line from June 2014]. 47 News (in Japanese). Japan: Press Net Japan Co., Ltd. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
External links
- JR Shikoku Train Information (Japanese)
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