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The Shimanto (しまんと) is a limited express train service in Japan operated by Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku) and Tosa Kuroshio Railway which runs from Takamatsu to Kōchi with a few services continuing to Nakamura and Sukumo. Trains are formed of 2-car 2700 series DMUs, and sometimes are coupled with Nanpū services between Tadotsu or Utazu and Kochi.[1][2]
 A 2700 series DMU on a Shimanto service in 2021 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Limited express |
| First service | 1988 |
| Current operator(s) | JR Shikoku, Tosa Kuroshio Railway |
| Route | |
| Line(s) used | Yosan Line, Dosan Line, Nakamura Line, Sukumo Line |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 2700 series DMUs |
| Operating speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) |
The Shimanto service was introduced on 10 April 1988.[3]
Route
editThe main stations served by this service are as follows.
Rolling stock
edit- 2700 series 2-car tilting DMUs (2019– )[2]
Past rolling stock
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- KiHa 181 series DMUs (1988–1993)
- KiHa 185 series DMUs (1988–1993)
- 2000/N2000 series tilting DMUs (1989–2021)[citation needed]
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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