The Odoriko (???) is a limited express train service in Japan operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), which runs between Tokyo and Izuky?-Shimoda or Shuzenji in Shizuoka Prefecture.
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Operations
Services are operated by 7-, 10-, and 10+5-car 185 series EMUs, making it the longest Limited Express train running in Japan (excluding shinkansen trains).
The word odoriko means a dancing girl in Japanese. The train service was named after the title of novel Izu no Odoriko (The Dancing Girl of Izu) by Yasunari Kawabata. The stage of the novel is the destination of the train, Izu Peninsula.
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History
The limited express service was inaugurated on 1 October 1981 following the introduction of the then-new 185 series EMUs, replacing the earlier Amagi limited express and Izu express services from Tokyo to Izu.
Super View Odoriko
The Super View Odoriko (??????????) is a deluxe version of the Odoriko introduced from 28 April 1990. It uses 251 series 10-car EMUs and runs between Tokyo or Ikebukuro and Izuky?-Shimoda. The service was originally scheduled to commence from the start of the revised timetable on 10 March 1990, but rolling stock delivery delays meant that services were substituted by regular Odoriko services using 185 series EMUs.
Formation
Super View Odoriko trains are formed as follows, with car 1 at the Izuky?-Shimoda end, and car 10 at the Tokyo and Shinjuku end.
Resort Odoriko
The Resort Odoriko (???????) operates between Tokyo and Izuky?-Shimoda on the Izu Ky?k? Line using Izuky? 2100 series "Alpha Resort 21" 8-car EMUs. The service normally consists of one return journey at weekends only.
Marine Express Odoriko
From 1 December 2012, seasonal Marine Express Odoriko (????????????) services were introduced, running between Tokyo and Izuky?-Shimoda using E259 series 6-car EMUs normally used on Narita Express services. The service normally consists of one return journey at weekends only.
See also
- List of named passenger trains of Japan
References
External links
- JR East 185 series Odoriko (in Japanese)
- JR East 251 series Super View Odoriko (in Japanese)
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