Muroto (train)
Kiha 185 series train on a Muroto service in May 2010 | |
Overview | |
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Service type | Limited express |
Status | Operational |
First service | 1962 (Semi express) 1966 (Express) 1999 (Limited express) |
Current operator(s) | JR Shikoku |
Route | |
Termini | Tokushima Mugi |
Stops | 11 |
Distance travelled |
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Average journey time | 1 hour 15 minutes approx |
Service frequency | 1 return working daily |
Line(s) used | Mugi Line |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | Standard only |
Disabled access | Yes |
Sleeping arrangements | None |
Catering facilities | None |
Observation facilities | None |
Entertainment facilities | None |
Other facilities | Toilet |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | KiHa 185 series DMUs |
Electrification | Diesel |
Operating speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) (max) |
Track owner(s) | JR Shikoku |
The Muroto (むろと) is a limited express train service in Japan operated by JR Shikoku which runs from Tokushima to Mugi and from Mugi to Awa-Kainan as a Local service.
The Muroto service was introduced on 13 March 1999.
Route
[edit]The stations served by this service are as follows:
Tokushima - Awa-Tomida - Minami-Komatsushima - Hanoura - Anan - Awa-Tachibana - Kuwano - Aratano - Yuki - Hiwasa - Mugi - (Sabase) - (Asakawa) - (Awa-Kainan)
Between Mugi and Awa-Kainan, the train runs as a Local service.
Rolling stock
[edit]- KiHa 185 series 2- car DMUs (from 1999)
History
[edit]Muroto services began as a semi express from Takamatsu to Mugi in Shikoku from 18 July 1962. From 5 March 1966, however, the name was used for express trains operating. From 13 March 1999, the name was used for limited express trains operating between Tokushima and Kaifu.
References
[edit]- 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
External links
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- JR Shikoku Train Information (in Japanese)