Sunrise Izumo
285 series EMU on a Sunrise Izumo service, April 2013
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Limited express |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | Japan |
| Predecessor | Izumo |
| First service | 10 July 1998 |
| Current operator(s) | JR Central, JR West |
| Route | |
| Start | Tokyo |
| End | Izumoshi |
| Distance travelled | 953.6 km (592.5 mi) |
| Average journey time | approx. 12 hours |
| Service frequency | 1 return working daily |
| On-board services | |
| Seating arrangements | None |
| Sleeping arrangements | Private compartments/open-plan sleeping areas |
| Catering facilities | None |
| Technical | |
| 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 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.
The Sunrise Izumo runs daily between Tokyo and Izumoshi in Shimane Prefecture, taking approximately 12 hours for the 953.6 km (592.5 mi) journey. The service operates in conjunction with the Sunrise Seto service to Takamatsu between Tokyo and Okayama. From Tokyo, the combined 14-car train departs at 22:00, and stops at Yokohama, Atami, Numazu, Fuji, Shizuoka, Hamamatsu (final evening stop), Himeji (first morning stop), and arrives at Okayama at 06:27, where the train splits. Between Okayama and Izumoshi, the 7-car Sunrise Izumo train stops at Kurashiki, Niimi, Yonago, Yasugi, Matsue, and Shinji, before arriving in Izumoshi at 09:58. The return working from Izumoshi departs at 18:55, and is coupled with the Sunrise Seto from Takamatsu at Okayama Station, departing together at 22:33, and arriving at Tokyo Station at 07:08.
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