Overview | |
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Service type | Limited express |
Status | Operational |
Locale | Shikoku, Japan |
Predecessor | Yoshinokawa |
First service | 16 March 1996 |
Current operator(s) | JR Shikoku |
Route | |
Termini | Tokushima Awa-Ikeda |
Stops | 10 |
Distance travelled | 74.0 km (46.0 mi) |
Average journey time | 1 hour 15 minutes approx |
Service frequency | 7 return workings daily |
Line(s) used | Kōtoku Line, Tokushima Line, Dosan Line |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | Standard class only |
Disabled access | Yes |
Seating arrangements | Unidirectional 2+2 |
Sleeping arrangements | None |
Catering facilities | None |
Observation facilities | None |
Entertainment facilities | None |
Other facilities | Toilet |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | KiHa 185 series DMU |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Electrification | Diesel |
Operating speed | 110 km/h (68 mph)[1] |
Track owner(s) | JR Shikoku |
The Tsurugisan (剣山) is a limited express train service in Japan operated by Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku), which runs between Tokushima and Awa-Ikeda via Anabuki. The train is named after Mount Tsurugi, the second-highest mountain in Shikoku.[2]
Route
The stations served by this service are as follows:[3]
Tokushima - Kuramoto - (Ishii) - Kamojima - (Awa-Kawashima) - Awa-Yamakawa - Anabuki - Sadamitsu - Awa-Kamo - Awa-Ikeda
Stations in brackets () are stations where not all trains stop at.
- Down Tsurugisan no. 5, up no. 6 and up no. 10 services do not stop at Ishii.
- Tsurugisan no. 10 does not stop at Awa-Kawashima.
Rolling stock
Services are formed of 2-car KiHa 185 series diesel multiple unit (DMU) trains, based at Takamatsu Depot.[1] Some trains are lengthened to three cars at busy periods.[1]
History
Tsurugisan services were introduced from the start of the 16 March 1996 timetable revision, operating between Tokushima and Kochi, and replacing some of the earlier Yoshinokawa (よしの川) express services.[2]
See also
- Tsurugi (train), another train service
References
- 1 2 3 JR新幹線&特急列車ファイル [JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File]. Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 2008. p. 102. ISBN 978-4-330-00608-6.
- 1 2 Teramoto, Mitsuteru (23 July 2001). 国鉄・JR列車名大辞典 [JNR & JR Train Name Encyclopedia]. Tokyo, Japan: Chuoshoin Publishing Co., Ltd. pp. 368–369. ISBN 4-88732-093-0.
- ↑ JR Timetable. Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 2014. p. 111. EAN 4910053110341.
External links
- JR Shikoku train information (in Japanese)