Tamba (train)

Tamba

183 series train on a Tamba service at Kyoto Station, March 2006
Overview
Service type	Limited express
First service	1960
Last service	2011
Current operator(s)	JR West
Route
Line used	Sanin Main Line
Technical
	183 series
Operating speed	120 km/h (75 mph)

The Tamba (たんば) was a limited express train service operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in Japan. It operated between Kyoto and Fukuchiyama via the Sanin Main Line, and was one of the services that make up JR West's "Big X Network". The color associated with the service was blue.

Kyoto - Nijō - Kameoka - Sonobe - (Hiyoshi) - (Goma) - (Wachi) - Ayabe - Fukuchiyama

Stations in parentheses were not served by all trains.

This service was operated with 4-car 183 series electric multiple unit trains based at Fukuchiyama Depot. Some trains operated coupled with 3-car Maizuru sets between Kyoto and Ayabe. Some services had an entire Green (first class) car as car 1, while some services had only half of car 1 providing Green car accommodation.

The Tamba (丹波) service was first introduced on 1 June 1960 as a "semi express" service operating between Osaka and Kinosaki (now Kinosaki Onsen). It was upgraded to become an "express" service from 5 March 1966. It was however discontinued from 1 November 1986. The name Tamba comes from the feudal-era Tamba Province, which was situated in what is now northern Kyoto Prefecture and northeastern Hyōgo Prefecture.