Uwakai

Uwakai

2000 series train on Uwakai service
Overview
Service type	Limited express
First service	1990
Current operator(s)	JR Shikoku
Route
Line used	Yosan Line, Uchiko Line
Technical
Rolling stock	2000 series DMUs
Operating speed	120 km/h (75 mph) (max.)

The Uwakai (宇和海) is a limited express train service in Japan operated by JR Shikoku which runs from Matsuyama to Uwajima.

The Uwakai service was introduced on 21 November 1990.^[1]

Route

The main stations served by this service are as follows.

Matsuyama - Uchiko - Uwajima

Rolling stock

• 2000 series 3- or 4-car tilting DMUs (from 1993)

Past rolling stock

• KiHa 181 series DMUs (1990 - 1993)
• KiHa 185 series DMUs (1990 - 1993)

History

• November 1990: Uwakai services start between Matsuyama and Uwajima.
• March 1993: 2000 series tilting DMUs introduced.

References

External links

• JR Shikoku Train Information (Japanese)

Mass transit in Shikoku
Railways	Asa Kaigan Asatō Line Iyotetsu ■ Takahama Line ■ Yokogawara Line ■ Gunchū Line Takamatsu-Kotohira (Kotoden) ■ Kotoden Kotohira Line ■ Kotoden Nagao Line ■ Kotoden Shido Line Tosaden Tosaden Kōtsū Sanbashi Line Tosaden Kōtsū Ino Line Tosaden Kōtsū Gomen Line Tosa Kuroshio Nakamura Line Asa Line Sukumo Line
JR lines	Dosan Honshi-Bisan Seto-Ōhashi Kōtoku Mugi Naruto Tokushima Uchiko Yodo Yosan
JR trains	Ashizuri Ishizuchi Marine Liner Muroto Nanpū Shimanto Shiokaze Tsurugisan Uwakai Uzushio
Arial Lifts	Shikoku Cable Yakuri Cable Tairyūji Ropeway Unpenji Ropeway Kankakei Ropeway Hashikurasan Ropeway Bizan Ropeway Ishizuchi Tozan Ropeway Matsuyamajō Ropeway
Aviation	Airports Kōchi Matsuyama Takamatsu Tokushima Heliports Komatsushima (JSDF)
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Misc	IruCa
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