Super Oki

Super Oki

3-car KiHa 187 series DMU on a Super Oki service, August 2008
Overview
Service type Limited express
Status Operational
Locale Honshu, Japan
First service 7 July 2001
Current operator(s) JR West
Route
Line used Sanin Main Line, Yamaguchi Line
On-board services
Class(es) Standard class only
Catering facilities None
Technical
Rolling stock KiHa 187 series DMU
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification Diesel
Operating speed 120 km/h (75 mph)[1]

The Super Oki (スーパーおき) is a limited express train service in Japan operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) since July 2001.[1] It runs from Tottori and Yonago to Shin-Yamaguchi.[1]

Station stops

Tottori - Kurayoshi - Yonago - Yasugi - Matsue - (Tamatsukuri-Onsen) - (Shinji) - Izumoshi - Ōdashi - (Yunotsu) - Gōtsu - (Hashi) - Hamada - (Miho-Misumi) - Masuda - Nichihara - Tsuwano - Tokusa - Mitani - Yamaguchi - Yudaonsen - Shin-Yamaguchi

Rolling stock

Super Oki services are normally formed of two-car KiHa 187 series tilting DMU sets, sometimes lengthened to three or four cars during busy seasons.[1] One car consists of reserved seating, and the other is non-reserved.[2]

Formation

Two-car trains are formed as shown below, with car 1 at the Shin-Yamaguchi end. All cars are no-smoking.[2]

Car No. 1 2
Accommodation Reserved Non-reserved

History

The Super Oki services were introduced on 7 July 2001.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 JR新幹線＆特急列車ファイル [JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File]. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. 2008. p. 94. ISBN 978-4-330-00608-6.
  2. 1 2 JR Timetable October 2012 issue. p.99
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