Kuroshio (train)
A 289 series EMU on a Kuroshio service in February 2016
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| Overview | |
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| Service type | Limited express |
| Status | Operational |
| First service | 1965 |
| Current operator(s) | JR West |
| Former operator(s) | JNR |
| Route | |
| Line used | Tokaido Main Line (JR Kyoto Line), Osaka Loop Line, Hanwa Line, Kisei Line (Kinokuni Line) |
| Technical | |
| 283 series, 287 series, 289 series | |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC |
The Kuroshio (くろしお?) is a limited express train service in Japan connecting Kyoto, Shin-Osaka, Tennōji, Wakayama, Kii-Tanabe, Shirahama, and Shingu via the Tokaido Main Line (JR Kyoto Line), Osaka Loop Line, Hanwa Line, and Kisei Line (Kinokuni Line), operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). This article covers the derivative limited express trains, "Super Kuroshio (スーパーくろしお?)" and "Ocean Arrow (オーシャンアロー?)", the names of which were discontinued from start of the revised timetable on 17 March 2012.
Kyoto - Shin-Osaka - (Nishikujo) - Tennoji - (Izumi-Fuchu) - (Hineno) - (Izumi-Sunagawa) - Wakayama - Kainan - (Minoshima) - (Fujinami) - (Yuasa) - Gobo - (Minabe) - Kii-Tanabe - Shirahama - Susami - Kushimoto - Koza - Taiji - Kii-Katsuura - Shingu
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