 285 series EMU on a Sunrise Seto service, 2019 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Limited express |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | Japan |
| Predecessor | Seto |
| First service | 10 July 1998 |
| Current operator(s) | JR Central, JR West |
| Route | |
| Termini | Tokyo Takamatsu |
| Distance travelled | 804.7 km (500.0 mi) |
| Average journey time | approx. 9 hours 30 minutes |
| Service frequency | 1 return working daily |
| Train number(s) | Westbound: 5031M Eastbound: 5032M |
| Line(s) used | JR East: JT Tōkaidō Main Line, Tōkaidō Freight Line JR Central: |
| On-board services | |
| Seating arrangements | None |
| Sleeping arrangements | Private compartments/open-plan sleeping areas |
| Catering facilities | None |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 285 series EMUs |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC |
| Operating speed | 130 km/h (80 mph) |
The Sunrise Seto (サンライズ瀬戸, Sanraizu Seto) 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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Haraguchi, Takayuki (2009). Encyclopedia of JR's Railway Cars: ＪＲ全車輌. Japan: Sekai Bunka. p. 34. ISBN 978-4-418-09905-4.