Uzushio (train)

Uzushio

2700 series DMU on an Uzushio service in 2024
Overview
Service type	Limited express
Status	Operational
First service	1988
Current operator(s)	JR Shikoku
Route
Termini	Tokushima Takamatsu
Stops	16
Distance travelled	74.5 km (46.3 mi) (Tokushima - Takamatsu)
Average journey time	1 hour 15 minutes approx (Tokushima - Takamatsu)
Service frequency	16.5 return workings daily
Line(s) used	Seto-Ōhashi Line, Kōtoku Line
On-board services
Class(es)	Standard only (reserved and non-reserved seats)
Catering facilities	None
Technical
Rolling stock	2600 series, 2700 series DMUs
Electrification	Diesel
Operating speed	130 km/h (81 mph) (2700 series) 120 km/h (75 mph) (2600 series) 110 km/h (68 mph) (Kiha 185 series)

The Uzushio (うずしお) is a limited express train service in Japan operated by Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku), which runs from Takamatsu to Tokushima.

The Uzushio service was introduced on 10 April 1988. ^[1]

Route

The main stations served by this service are as follows.

Takamatsu - Tokushima.

Rolling stock

• 2600 series 2-, or 4-car tilting DMUs (since 2017)
• 2700 series 2-, 3-, 4-, or 5-car tilting DMUs (since 2019)

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  A 2600 series DMU on an Uzushio service in 2018
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  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) ^[2]

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  A KiHa 181 series DMU on an Uzushio service in 1993
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  An N2000 series DMU on an Uzushio service in October 2008
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  A KiHa 185 series DMU on an Uzushio service in 2008

History

Uzushio services were introduced on 10 April 1988. ^[1] From May 1998, N2000 series tilting DMUs were introduced.

The train previously also ran to Okayama. 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. ^[2]

References

• 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

1. 列車名鑑1995[Train Name Directory 1995]. Japan: Railway Journal. August 1995.
2. "「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". 乗りものニュース (in Japanese). 14 March 2025. Retrieved 14 March 2025.

External links

• JR Shikoku Train Information (in Japanese)