Kinosaki (train)
287 series EMU on a Kinosaki (4 cars) and Maizuru (3 cars) service, April 2011
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| Overview | |
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| Service type | Limited express |
| First service | 1962 |
| Current operator(s) | JR West |
| Route | |
| Line used | Sanin Main Line |
| Technical | |
| 287 series, 289 series EMUs | |
| Operating speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) |
The Kinosaki (きのさき?) is a limited express train service operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). One of the services making up JR West's "Big X Network", it connects Kyoto Station and Kinosaki Onsen Station via the Sanin Main Line. The color associated with the service is purple, also the line color of the Sagano Line which it uses for part of its journey.
Kyoto - Nijō - Kameoka - Sonobe - Hiyoshi - Ayabe - Fukuchiyama - Wadayama - Yōka - Ebara - Toyooka - Kinosaki Onsen
Kinosaki services are operated with 287 series electric multiple unit (EMU) trains based at Fukuchiyama Depot. Some services operate as combined Kinosaki and Maizuru services. The 287 series EMUs were introduced on these services from 12 March 2011, replacing 183 series sets.
289 series EMUs converted from former dual-voltage 683 series trainsets were introduced on Kinosaki services from 31 October 2015, replacing the remaining JNR-era 381 series trains.
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