Nanpū

*Nanpū*
	A 2700 series DMU on a Nanpū service in January 2022
Overview
Service type	Limited express
First service	1950 (Semi express); 1972 (Limited express)
Current operator(s)	JR Shikoku
Route
Line(s) used	Seto-Ōhashi Line, Yosan Line, Dosan Line
Technical
Rolling stock	2700 series DMUs
Operating speed	120 km/h (75 mph)

The Nanpū (南風, English: "south wind") is a limited express train service in Japan operated by Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku), which runs from Okayama to Kōchi. Trains are formed of 3-car or 2+3 car sets of 2700 series DMUs, and sometimes are coupled with Shimanto services between Tatotsu or Utazu and Kochi.^[1]^[2]

Route[edit]

The main stations served by this service are as follows. Okayama - Tadotsu - Awa-Ikeda - Kōchi

Rolling stock[edit]

2700 series 3- or 5-car tilting DMUs (2019– )^{[citation needed]}

Past rolling stock[edit]

KiHa 181 series DMUs (1972–1990)
KiHa 185 series DMUs (1986–1991)
2000/N2000 series tilting DMUs (1990–2021)

History[edit]

Nanpū services began as a semi express from the former Takamatsu Sanbashi Station to Kubokawa in Shikoku from 1 October 1950. From 1 October 1968, however, the name was used for express trains operating in Kyushu between Beppu and Nishi-Kagoshima. From 15 March 1972, the name returned to Shikoku, for limited express trains operating between Takamatsu and Nakamura.^[3] New 2700 series trains started operation in 2019, and completely replaced all older 2000 series DMUs by March 2021.^[2]

References[edit]

^ JR新幹線＆特急列車ファイル (JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File). Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. 2008. p. 100. ISBN 978-4-330-00608-6.
^ ^a ^b "列車編成のご案内 (Train formation guide)" (PDF). JR Shikoku. 13 March 2021.
^ 列車名鑑1995 (Train Name Directory 1995). Japan: Railway Journal. August 1995.

[kotsu2008-1] JR新幹線＆特急列車ファイル (JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File). Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. 2008. p. 100. ISBN 978-4-330-00608-6.

[:0-2] "列車編成のご案内 (Train formation guide)" (PDF). JR Shikoku. 13 March 2021.

[meikan1995-3] 列車名鑑1995 (Train Name Directory 1995). Japan: Railway Journal. August 1995.

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