Shimanto (train)

Shimanto

2000 series Shimanto, 1994
Overview
Service type	Limited express
First service	1988
Current operator(s)	JR Shikoku
Route
Line used	Yosan Line, Dosan Line, Nakamura Line, Sukumo Line
Technical
Rolling stock	N2000 series, 2000 series DMUs
Operating speed	120 km/h (75 mph)

The Shimanto (しまんと) is a limited express train service in Japan operated by Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku) which runs from Takamatsu to Kōchi, Nakamura, and Sukumo. Trains are formed of 3-car 2000 series DMUs, and often run coupled with Nanpū services.^[1]

The Shimanto service was introduced on 10 April 1988.^[2]

Route

The main stations served by this service are as follows.

Takamatsu - Tadotsu - Kōchi - Nakamura - Sukumo

Rolling stock

• 2000 series 2- or 3-car tilting DMUs (Takamatsu - Kōchi services, coupled with Nanpū services)

Past rolling stock

• KiHa 181 series DMUs (1988 - 1993)
• KiHa 185 series DMUs (1988 - 1993)

References

Mass transit in Shikoku Railways Asa Kaigan Asatō Line Iyo ■ Takahama Line ■ Yokogawara Line ■ Gunchū Line Takamatsu-Kotohira (Kotoden) ■ Kotoden Kotohira Line ■ Kotoden Nagao Line ■ Kotoden Shido Line Tosaden Tosaden Kōtsū Sanbashi Line Tosaden Kōtsū Ino Line Tosaden Kōtsū Gomen Line Tosa Kuroshio Nakamura Line Asa Line Sukumo Line JR lines Dosan Honshi-Bisan Seto-Ōhashi Kōtoku Mugi Naruto Tokushima Uchiko Yodo Yosan JR trains Ashizuri Ishizuchi Marine Liner Muroto Nanpū Shimanto Shiokaze Tsurugisan Uwakai Uzushio Arial Lifts Shikoku Cable Yakuri Cable Tairyūji Ropeway Unpenji Ropeway Kankakei Ropeway Hashikurasan Ropeway Bizan Ropeway Ishizuchi Tozan Ropeway Matsuyamajō Ropeway Airports Kōchi Matsuyama Takamatsu Tokushima Misc IruCa Japan transit: Tokyo Osaka Nagoya Fukuoka Hakone Fuji Izu Hokkaido Toyama Okayama Shikoku Sendai Hiroden Metro systems Shinkansen trams (list) aerial lifts (list)