Kuroshio (train)
| Kuroshio | |
|---|---|
|
A 287 series EMU | |
| Overview | |
| Service type | Limited express |
| Status | Operational |
| First service | 1965 |
| Current operator(s) | JR West |
| Former operator(s) | JNR |
| Route | |
| Line used | Tokaido Main Line (JR Kyoto Line), Osaka Loop Line, Hanwa Line, Kisei Line (Kinokuni Line) |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 381 series, 283 series, 287 series |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC |
The Kuroshio (くろしお) is a limited express train service in Japan connecting Kyoto, Shin-Osaka, Tennōji, Wakayama, Kii-Tanabe, Shirahama, and Shingu via the Tokaido Main Line (JR Kyoto Line), Osaka Loop Line, Hanwa Line, and Kisei Line (Kinokuni Line), operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). This article covers the derivative limited express trains, "Super Kuroshio (スーパーくろしお)" and "Ocean Arrow (オーシャンアロー)", the names of which were discontinued from start of the revised timetable on 17 March 2012.
Station stops
Kyoto - Shin-Osaka - (Nishikujo) - Tennoji - (Izumi-Fuchu) - (Hineno) - (Izumi-Sunagawa) - Wakayama - Kainan - (Minoshima) - (Fujinami) - (Yuasa) - Gobo - (Minabe) - Kii-Tanabe - Shirahama - Susami - Kushimoto - Koza - Taiji - Kii-Katsuura - Shingu
- (): limited stop
- As trains go direct from the Loop Line to the Umeda Freight Line and Shin-Osaka, no trains go to Osaka Station.
Rolling stock used
- 381 series EMUs (since 1978)[1]
- 283 series EMUs[1]
- 287 series EMUs[1]
New 287 series EMUs were introduced on Kuroshio services from start of the revised timetable on 17 March 2012. From the same date, the Super Kuroshio and Ocean Arrow service names were discontinued, with services integrated with Kuroshio services.[2]
During 2015, the 381 series EMUs are to be replaced by a fleet of new 289 series EMUs converted from former 683 series EMUs made surplus since the March 2015 timetable revision. The 289 series fleet will consist of five six-car sets and three three-car sets (39 vehicles in total).[1]
Formations
- Green: Green car (first class)
- White: Standard car (second class)
- O: Observation car
- G (green car), R (standard car): Reserved seats
- NR (standard car only): Non-reserved seats
- No smoking available.
- Direction
- left: Shirahama, Shingū
- right: Shin-Osaka, Kyoto
- The services are sometimes operated as 9-car formation between Kyoto and Shirahama.
- Women-only seats are unavailable for the Kuroshio 2 and 35.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O, G | NR | NR | R | R | R |
- Women-only seats are available in Car 5.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | R | NR | NR | R | R | R |
- Women-only seats are available in Car 5.
See also
References
- ↑ 平成24年春ダイヤ改正について [Spring 2012 Timetable Revision] (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). Japan: West Japan Railway Company Wakayama Branch. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
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