Sunrise Seto
285 series EMU on a Sunrise Seto service, May 2009
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Limited express |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | Japan |
| Predecessor | Seto |
| First service | 10 July 1998 |
| Current operator(s) | JR Central, JR West |
| Route | |
| Start | Tokyo |
| End | Takamatsu |
| Distance travelled | 804.7 km (500.0 mi) |
| Average journey time | approx. 9 hours 30 minutes |
| 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 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.
The Sunrise Seto runs daily between Tokyo and Takamatsu in Kagawa Prefecture on the island of Shikoku, taking approximately 9 hours 30 minutes for the 804.7 km (500.0 mi) journey. The service operates in conjunction with the Sunrise Izumo service to Izumoshi 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, with the Sunrise Izumo half of the train heading to Izumoshi. Between Okayama and Takamatsu, the 7-car Sunrise Seto train stops at Kojima and Sakaide, before arriving in Takamatsu at 07:27.
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