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The Yakumo (やくも) is a limited express train service in Japan operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West), which runs from Okayama to Yonago, Matsue and Izumo in Shimane Prefecture.
 273 series train Yakumo | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Limited express |
| First service | 1972 |
| Current operator(s) | JR West |
| Route | |
| Termini | Okayama Izumoshi |
| Stops | 11 |
| Service frequency | 15 return workings daily[1] |
| Line(s) used | |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock |
|
381 series Carriage interior (Nov 2018).
381 series Yakumo pulls into a station (Dec 2018).
This limited express train connects Okayama with Yonago in 2 hours, Okayama with Matsue in 2 hours and 30 minutes, and Okayama with Izumoshi in 3 hours. It stops at Okayama, Kurashiki, Sōja, Bitchū-Takahashi, Niimi, Shōyama, Yonago, Yasugi, Matsue, Tamatsukuri-Onsen, Shinji, and Izumoshi.
Rolling stock
edit- 273 series EMUs (from April 2024)[2]
Former rolling stock
edit- KiHa 181 series DMUs (from March 1972, until July 1982)[citation needed]
- 381 series EMUs (from July 1982 until 15 June 2024[3]) (4-, 6-, or 9- car formations[citation needed])
Formations
editServices are formed as shown below:[1]
273 series
edit| Car No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | Green | Reserved | Reserved | Reserved | Reserved |
| Notes | Semi-compartment seats | Wheelchair-accessible seat | |||
Former
edit381 series
edit| Car No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | Green | Reserved | Reserved | Reserved |
- Until 5 April 2024, Car 1 was a panoramic green car on some services.[1]
History
editThe Yakumo service was first introduced on 22 September 1959, as a semi-express service operating between Yonago and Hakata in Kyushu.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Yakumo vehicle information". JR Odekake Net (in Japanese). West Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ JR西日本，273系“やくも”の運転を4月6日から順次開始 [JR West to introduce new 273 series "Yakumo" trains from 6 April]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "「国鉄特急型電車」定期運用は終焉へ 381系約50年の生涯を振り返る!" [Regular service of the "Japanese National Railways Limited Express train" comes to an end - looking back at the 50-year life of the 381 series!]. RM News (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ 列車名鑑1995 [Train Name Directory 1995]. Japan: Railway Journal. August 1995. p. 130.
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Yakumo (train).
- JR West Yakumo information (in Japanese)