Uzushio (train)
{{short description|Japanese limited express train service}}
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{{Infobox rail service
| name = Uzushio
| image = JRS Series2700-2765 Uzushio-3.jpg
| caption = 2700 series DMU on an Uzushio service in 2024
| type = Limited express
| start = Tokushima
| stops = 16
| end = Takamatsu
| frequency = 16.5 return workings daily
| distance = 74.5 km (46.3 mi) (Tokushima - Takamatsu)
| journeytime = 1 hour 15 minutes approx (Tokushima - Takamatsu)
| first = 1988
| status = Operational
| last =
| operator = JR Shikoku
| class = Standard only (reserved and non-reserved seats)
| catering = None
| line_used = Seto-Ōhashi Line, Kōtoku Line
| stock = 2600 series, 2700 series DMUs
| speed = 130 km/h (81 mph) (2700 series)
120 km/h (75 mph) (2600 series)
110 km/h (68 mph) (Kiha 185 series)
| el = Diesel
}}
The {{nihongo|Uzushio|うずしお}} is a limited express train service in Japan operated by Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku), which runs from {{STN|Takamatsu|x|Kagawa}} to {{STN|Tokushima|x}}.
The Uzushio service was introduced on 10 April 1988.{{cite book | title = 列車名鑑1995 |trans-title=Train Name Directory 1995| publisher = Railway Journal| date = August 1995 | location = Japan}}
Route
The main stations served by this service are as follows.
{{STN|Takamatsu|x|Kagawa}} - {{STN|Tokushima|x}}.
Rolling stock
- 2600 series 2-, or 4-car tilting DMUs (since 2017)
- 2700 series 2-, 3-, 4-, or 5-car tilting DMUs (since 2019)
File:JR shikoku 2600 takamatsu Station 20180421.jpg|A 2600 series DMU on an Uzushio service in 2018
File:JR shikoku 2700series DMU 2706+2756 at tokushima.jpg|A 2700 series DMU on an Uzushio service in 2019
Most trains are operated by 2700 series, while some are operated by 2600 series.
=Past rolling stock=
- KiHa 181 series DMUs (1993)
- 2000 series tilting DMUs (1999–2011)
- N2000 series tilting DMUs (1998–2020)
- KiHa 185 series 2-, 3-, or 4-car DMUs (1988–2025){{Cite web |date=2025-03-14 |title=「日本一の気動車特急」に異変！「もう瀬戸大橋は渡りません」 2回も進行方向が変わる“珍列車”に幕 |url=https://trafficnews.jp/post/529386 |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=乗りものニュース |language=ja}}
File:Kiha181 uzusio.jpg|A KiHa 181 series DMU on an Uzushio service in 1993
File:JRS DC N2000 uzushio.jpg|An N2000 series DMU on an Uzushio service in October 2008
File:JRS DC kiha185 uzushio.jpg|A KiHa 185 series DMU on an Uzushio service in 2008
History
Uzushio services were introduced on 10 April 1988. From May 1998, N2000 series tilting DMUs were introduced.
The train previously also ran to {{STN|Okayama|x}}. On 15 March 2025, two daily return services running 146.3 km (90.9 mi) across the Great Seto Bridge between Tokushima and Okayama were discontinued, and the KiHa 185 series trains were taken out of service.
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
{{Commons category|Uzushio (train, JR Shikoku)}}
- [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
Category:Shikoku Railway Company
Category:Railway services introduced in 1988
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