Shimanto_(train)

<i>Shimanto</i> (train)

Shimanto (train)

Japanese limited express train service

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]

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The Shimanto service was introduced on 10 April 1988.[3]

Route

The main stations served by this service are as follows.

Takamatsu - Tadotsu - Kōchi - Nakamura - Sukumo

Rolling stock

Past rolling stock

A 2000 series DMU on a Shimanto service in 1994

References

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  1. [1]
    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.
  2. [2]
    "列車編成のご案内 (Train formation guide)" (PDF). JR Shikoku. 13 March 2021.
  3. [3]
    列車名鑑1995 (Train Name Directory 1995). Japan: Railway Journal. August 1995.


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