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The Sunrise Izumo was intended to attract more passengers to train transportation by introducing newly designed trains and by reducing the journey time. Ridership on overnight trains in Japan continues to decline, and from March 2009, the Sunrise Izumo and Sunrise Seto became the only overnight sleeping car trains to operate west of Tokyo via ...
The Sunrise Izumo (サンライズ出雲, Sanraizu Izumo) is an overnight sleeping car train service in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) and West Japan Railway Company (JR West) since July 1998. [1] [2]
The first Blue Train was known as the Asakaze.It ran between Hakata and Tokyo beginning in 1956; air-conditioned cars were added two years later. As was the case with sleeper train services in other parts of the world, the Blue Trains acquired a romantic aspect and, at the peak of their popularity in the late 1970s, appeared in many novels.
The name of the train is derived from the seven prefectures of Kyushu and the fact that the train is made up of seven coaches. [3] The dedicated diesel locomotive, DF200-7000, for the train was built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Kobe, based on the JR Freight Class DF200 locomotive, modified for use in Kyushu and finished in a livery of deep ...
The E001 series (E001形), branded Train Suite Shiki-shima (TRAIN SUITE 四季島, Toran Suīto Shikishima, pronounced [toɾaɰ̃sɯiꜜːto ɕi̥kiɕima], TRON SWEET in English) is a hybrid electric/diesel deluxe sleeping-car excursion train operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) since 1 May 2017. [1]
This train won the 42nd Blue Ribbon Award in 1999. The 285 series ( 285系 , 285-kei ) is a sleeper electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated jointly by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) and West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) on the overnight Sunrise Izumo and Sunrise Seto limited express services in Japan.
Pages in category "Night trains of Japan" ... Hayabusa (sleeper train) Hayabusa (train) Hokuriku (train) Hokutosei; I. Izumo (train) K. Kitaguni; M. Mizuho (train ...
Mizuho service at Kumamoto, hauled by an ED76 electric locomotive, 1987. The Mizuho was first introduced on 1 October 1961 as a seasonal limited express sleeper train service, which ran from Tokyo to Kumamoto in Kyushu, supplementing the three existing limited express services, Asakaze, Sakura, and Hayabusa, operating between Tokyo and Kyushu. [6]