:Tango Explorer

{{short description|Japanese limited express train service (1990–2011)}}

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{{Unreferenced|date=November 2009}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}

{{Infobox rail service

| box_width =

| name = Tango Explorer

| logo =

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| image = KTR001Series01.jpg

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| caption = Tango Explorer at Nishi-Maizuru Station

| type = Intercity rail, Limited express

| status = Discontinued

| locale = Ōsaka, Hyōgo, Kyōto Prefectures

| first = 1990

| last = 2011

| operator =

| formeroperator= Kitakinki Tango Railway, JR West

| ridership =

| start = {{STN|Shin-Osaka|x}}

| stops = 21

| end = {{STN|Miyazu|x}}, {{STN|Toyooka|x|Hyōgo}}

| distance = {{convert|207.3|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| journeytime = 3 hours 19 minutes

| frequency = Two round trips daily

| class = Unreserved, reserved, and Green class seating

| stock = Kitakinki Tango Railway KTR001 series DMU

| gauge = {{RailGauge|1067mm}}

| el = Diesel

| speed =

| map =

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{{Nihongo|Tango Explorer|タンゴエクスプローラー|Tango-ekusupurōrā|}} was a limited express service operated by Kitakinki Tango Railway and West Japan Railway Company (JR West) between {{STN|Shin-Osaka|x}} and {{STN|Miyazu|x}} and/or {{STN|Toyooka|x|Hyōgo}} stations. The term also referred to the KTR001 series (currently used for Tango Relay services between Fukuchiyama and Toyooka) rolling stock itself. "Tango" refers to the {{Nihongo|Tango|丹後}} region of northern Kyoto Prefecture.

Prior to 1999, the Tango Explorer operated from Kyoto Station, but with the introduction of the Tango Discovery service, Tango Explorer services begi at Shin-Osaka.