Yakumo (train)
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Yakumo | |
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381 series train Yakumo | |
Overview | |
Service type | Limited express |
First service | 1972 |
Current operator(s) | JR West |
Route | |
Line used | Sanyo Main Line, Hakubi Line, Sanin Main Line |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | 381 series EMU |
The Yakumo (やくも) is a limited express train service in Japan operated by JR West which runs from Okayama to Matsue and Izumoshi.
This limited express train connects Okayama with Yonago in 2 hours, Okayama with Matsue in 2 hours and 30 minutes, and Okayama with Izumoshi in 3 hours.
Rolling stock
- 381 series EMUs
Former rolling stock
- KiHa 181 series DMUs
History
The Yakumo service was first introduced on 22 September 1959, as a semi-express service operating between Yonago and Hakata in Kyushu.[1]
References
- ↑ 列車名鑑1995 [Train Name Directory 1995]. Japan: Railway Journal. August 1995. p. 130.
External links
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- JR West Yakumo information (Japanese)
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