Shiokaze (train)
Train service operated by JR Shikoku
title: "Shiokaze (train)" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["named-passenger-trains-of-japan", "shikoku-railway-company", "railway-services-introduced-in-1972"] description: "Train service operated by JR Shikoku" topic_path: "geography/japan" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiokaze_(train)" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Train service operated by JR Shikoku ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox rail service"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Shiokaze |
| image | 8000_siokaze.jpg |
| caption | 8000 series train on a Shiokaze service in May 2007 |
| type | Limited express |
| first | 1972 |
| operator | JR Shikoku |
| line_used | Seto-Ōhashi Line, Yosan Line |
| stock | 8000 series EMU, 8600 series EMU |
| speed | 130 km/h (81 mph) (max) |
| :: |
| name = Shiokaze | image =8000_siokaze.jpg | caption = 8000 series train on a Shiokaze service in May 2007 | type = Limited express | first = 1972 | last = | operator = JR Shikoku | line_used = Seto-Ōhashi Line, Yosan Line | stock = 8000 series EMU, 8600 series EMU | speed = 130 km/h (81 mph) (max) The Shiokaze is a limited express train service in Japan operated by JR Shikoku which runs from to .
Route
The main stations served by this service are as follows. Stations in parentheses indicate that not all Shiokaze serves the station. The limited express Ishizuchi connects with Shiokaze from Utazu station.
-
-
-
-
- () - () - - - - - - - - () -
-
-
-
Rolling stock
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/JRS-2000-2005.jpg" caption="2000 series DMU on a ''Shiokaze'' service at Tadotsu Station in January 2008"] ::
- 8000 series 5-, or 8-car tilting EMUs (Okayama - Matsuyama services, coupled with Ishizuchi services)
- 8600 series 5-, 7-, or 8-car tilting EMUs
Past rolling stock
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b2/Kiha181_siokaze.jpg" caption="KiHa 181 series DMU on a ''Shiokaze'' service in 1985"] ::
- KiHa 181 series DMUs (1972–1993)
- KiHa 185 series DMUs (1986–1990)
- 2000 series tilting DMUs (1990–2016)
History
- 1972: Shiokaze services start between Takamatsu and Uwajima and between Takamatsu and Matsuyama.
- 1986: KiHa 185 series DMUs introduced, and Shiokaze becomes L Tokkyū service.
- November 1990: 2000 series tilting DMUs introduced.
- July 1992: 8000 series tilting EMUs introduced.
- 15 March 2008: All cars made no-smoking.
- 26 March 2016: 8600 series tilting EMUs to be introduced on four daily round-trip services. 2000 series trains will be withdrawn.
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
References
- [http://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/03_news/press/2015%2012%2018.pdf JR Shikoku March 2016 Timetable Revisions (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 December 2015.]
::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page. ::