Ashizuri (train)
{{Short description|Japanese limited express train service}}
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{{Infobox rail service
| name = Ashizuri
| image = JR_Series2000-2153_Ashizuri.jpg
| caption = A 2000 series DMU on an Ashizuri service in 2021
| type = Limited express
| first = 1961 (Semi express)
1966 (Express)
1990 (Limited express)
| last =
| operator = JR Shikoku, Tosa Kuroshio Railway
| line_used = Dosan Line, Nakamura Line, Sukumo Line
| stock = N2000 series, 2000 series DMUs
| speed = 120 km/h (75 mph)
}}
The {{nihongo|Ashizuri|あしずり}} is a limited express train service in Japan operated by Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku), which runs from {{STN|Kōchi|x|Kōchi}} to {{STN|Nakamura|x}} and {{STN|Sukumo|x}}.
The Ashizuri service was introduced on 21 November 1990.{{cite book |title=ジェー・アール・アール「JR年表」『JR気動車客車編成表』 |date=August 1, 1991 |publisher=交通新聞社 |isbn=978-4-882-83112-9 |page=195 |edition=1991}}
Route
The main stations served by this service are as follows.
{{STN|Kōchi|x|Kōchi}} - {{STN|Nakamura|x}} - {{STN|Sukumo|x}}
Rolling stock
- 2000 series 2- 3- or 4-car tilting DMUs (from 1993)
=Past rolling stock=
- KiHa 181 series DMUs (1990–1993)
- KiHa 185 series DMUs (1990–1993)
History
Ashizuri services began as a semi express from {{STN|Takamatsu|x|Kagawa}} to {{STN|Kubokawa|x}} in Shikoku from 15 April 1961. From 5 March 1966, the name was used for express trains operating. From 21 November 1990, the name was used for limited express trains operating between Kōchi and {{STN|Nakamura|x}}.{{cite book | title = 列車名鑑1995 (Train Name Directory 1995)| publisher = Railway Journal| date = August 1995 | location = Japan}}
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Category:Named passenger trains of Japan