Sunrise Izumo

Sunrise Izumo
285 series EMU on a Sunrise Izumo service, October 2022
Overview
Service typeLimited express
StatusOperational
LocaleJapan
PredecessorIzumo
First service10 July 1998
Current operator(s)JR Central, JR West
Route
TerminiTokyo
Izumoshi
Distance travelled953.6 km (592.5 mi)
Average journey timeapprox. 12 hours
Service frequency1 return working daily
Train number(s)Westbound: 5031M → 4031M
Eastbound: 4032M → 5032M
Line(s) usedJR East: JT Tōkaidō Main Line, Tōkaidō Freight Line

JR Central: Tōkaidō Main Line

JR West:  A  Tōkaidō Main Line,  A   S   W  San'yō Main Line,  V  Hakubi Line,  A   D  San'in Main Line
On-board services
Seating arrangementsNone
Sleeping arrangementsPrivate compartments/open-plan sleeping areas
Catering facilitiesNone
Technical
Rolling stock285 series EMUs
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC
Operating speed130 km/h (81 mph)

The Sunrise Izumo (サンライズ出雲, Sanraizu Izumo) is an overnight sleeping car train service in Japan operated jointly by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) and West Japan Railway Company (JR West) since July 1998.[1][2]

  1. ^ JR新幹線&特急列車ファイル [JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File]. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. 2008. p. 124. ISBN 978-4-330-00608-6.
  2. ^ Haraguchi, Takayuki (2009). Encyclopedia of JR's Railway Cars: JR全車輌. Japan: Sekai Bunka. p. 34. ISBN 978-4-418-09905-4.

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