Shiokaze (train)
{{short description|Train service operated by JR Shikoku}}
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{{for|the heritage railway train in Kitakyushu with the same name|Mojikō Retro Scenic Line}}
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{{Infobox rail service
| name = Shiokaze
| image =8000_siokaze.jpg
| caption = 8000 series train on a Shiokaze service in May 2007
| type = Limited express
| first = 1972
| last =
| operator = JR Shikoku
| line_used = Seto-Ōhashi Line, Yosan Line
| stock = 8000 series EMU, 8600 series EMU
| speed = 130 km/h (81 mph) (max)
}}
The {{nihongo|Shiokaze|しおかぜ|extra=English: "sea breeze"}} is a limited express train service in Japan operated by JR Shikoku which runs from {{STN|Okayama|x}} to {{STN|Matsuyama|x|Ehime}}.
Route
The main stations served by this service are as follows. Stations in parentheses indicate that not all Shiokaze serves the station. The limited express Ishizuchi connects with Shiokaze from Utazu station.
{{STN|Okayama|x}} - {{STN|Kojima|x}} - {{STN|Utazu|x}} - {{STN|Marugame|x}} - {{STN|Tadotsu|x}} - ({{STN|Takuma|x}}) - ({{STN|Takase|x|Kagawa}}) - {{STN|Kan'onji|x}} - {{STN|Kawanoe|x}} - {{STN|Iyo-Mishima|x}} - {{STN|Niihama|x}} - {{STN|Iyo-Saijo|x}} - {{STN|Nyugawa|x|Ehime}} - {{STN|Imabari|x}} - ({{STN|Iyo-Hojo|x}}) - {{STN|Matsuyama|x|Ehime}}
Rolling stock
- 8000 series 5-, or 8-car tilting EMUs (Okayama - Matsuyama services, coupled with Ishizuchi services)
- 8600 series 5-, 7-, or 8-car tilting EMUs[http://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/03_news/press/2015%2012%2018.pdf JR Shikoku March 2016 Timetable Revisions (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 December 2015.]
=Past rolling stock=
- KiHa 181 series DMUs (1972–1993)
- KiHa 185 series DMUs (1986–1990)
- 2000 series tilting DMUs (1990–2016)
History
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- 1972: Shiokaze services start between Takamatsu and Uwajima and between Takamatsu and Matsuyama.
- 1986: KiHa 185 series DMUs introduced, and Shiokaze becomes L Tokkyū service.
- November 1990: 2000 series tilting DMUs introduced.
- July 1992: 8000 series tilting EMUs introduced.
- 15 March 2008: All cars made no-smoking.
- 26 March 2016: 8600 series tilting EMUs to be introduced on four daily round-trip services. 2000 series trains will be withdrawn.
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References
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- JR Timetable, August 2008 issue
- "JR新幹線&特急列車ファイル" (JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File), published 2008 by Kōtsū Shimbun
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External links
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- [http://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/01_trainbus/syaryou/carinfo.shtm JR Shikoku Train Information] {{in lang|ja}}
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Category:Named passenger trains of Japan