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DeutschNanpū
 A 2700 series DMU on a Nanpū service in January 2022 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Limited express |
| First service | 1950 (Semi express) 1972 (Limited express) |
| Current operator(s) | JR Shikoku |
| Route | |
| Line(s) used | Seto-Ōhashi Line, Yosan Line, Dosan Line |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 2700 series DMUs |
| Operating speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) |
The Nanpū (南風, English: "south wind") is a limited express train service in Japan operated by Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku), which runs from Okayama to Kōchi. Trains are formed of 3-car or 2+3 car sets of 2700 series DMUs, and sometimes are coupled with Shimanto services between Tatotsu or Utazu and Kochi.[1][2]
Route
[edit]The main stations served by this service are as follows. Okayama - Tadotsu - Awa-Ikeda - Kōchi
Rolling stock
[edit]- 2700 series 3- or 5-car tilting DMUs (2019– )[citation needed]
Past rolling stock
[edit]- KiHa 181 series DMUs (1972–1990)
- KiHa 185 series DMUs (1986–1991)
- 2000/N2000 series tilting DMUs (1990–2021)
History
[edit]Nanpū services began as a semi express from the former Takamatsu Sanbashi Station to Kubokawa in Shikoku from 1 October 1950. From 1 October 1968, however, the name was used for express trains operating in Kyushu between Beppu and Nishi-Kagoshima. From 15 March 1972, the name returned to Shikoku, for limited express trains operating between Takamatsu and Nakamura.[3] New 2700 series trains started operation in 2019, and completely replaced all older 2000 series DMUs by March 2021.[2]
References
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- ^ JR新幹線＆特急列車ファイル (JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File). Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. 2008. p. 100. ISBN 978-4-330-00608-6.
- ^ a b "列車編成のご案内 (Train formation guide)" (PDF). JR Shikoku. 13 March 2021.
- ^ 列車名鑑1995 (Train Name Directory 1995). Japan: Railway Journal. August 1995.
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