Muroto (train)

*Muroto*
	Kiha 185 series train on a Muroto service in May 2010
Overview
Service type	Limited express
Status	Discontinued
First service	1962 (Semi express); 1966 (Express); 1999 (Limited express);
Last service	14 March 2025
Former operator	JR Shikoku
Route
Termini	Tokushima; Mugi
Stops	11
Distance travelled	67.7 km (42.1 mi) (Tokushima-Mugi);
Average journey time	1 hour 15 minutes approx
Service frequency	1 return working daily
Line used	Mugi Line
On-board services
Class	Standard only
Disabled access	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	None
Catering facilities	None
Observation facilities	None
Entertainment facilities	None
Other facilities	Toilet
Technical
Rolling stock	KiHa 185 series DMUs
Electrification	Diesel
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph)
Track owner	JR Shikoku

StatusDiscontinued

First service

Last service14 March 2025^[1]

The Muroto (むろと) was a limited express service in Japan operated by JR Shikoku. It ran from Tokushima to Mugi, and continued on from Mugi to Awa-Kainan as a Local service.

The Muroto service was introduced on 13 March 1999 and discontinued on 15 March 2025.

v t e Transit in Shikoku
JR Shikoku	Dosan Honshi-Bisan Seto-Ōhashi Kōtoku Mugi Naruto Tokushima Uchiko Yodo Yosan
Heavy rail lines	Asatō Iyotetsu ■ Takahama ■ Yokogawara ■ Gunchū Kotoden ■ Kotohira ■ Nagao ■ Shido Tosa Kuroshio Nakamura Asa Sukumo
Tram and light rails	Iyotetsu Jōhoku Jōnan Ōtemachi Honmachi Hanazono Tosaden Sanbashi Ino Gomen
Cable car and aerial tramways	Shikoku Cable Yakuri Cable Tairyūji Ropeway Unpenji Ropeway Kankakei Ropeway Hashikurasan Ropeway Bizan Ropeway Ishizuchi Tozan Ropeway Matsuyamajō Ropeway
Airports	Kōchi Matsuyama Takamatsu Tokushima
Ferries	Uwashima Unyu Ferry Jumbo Ferry Nankai Ferry Setonaikai Kisen Matsuyama Kokura Ferry First Beach
Card	IruCa
Japan transit: Tokyo Keihanshin Chūkyō Fukuoka–Kitakyushu Hokkaido Aomori Sendai Akita Niigata Toyama Nagano Hakone–Fuji–Izu Okayama Hiroshima Shikoku Metro systems Shinkansen monorails (list) trams (list) aerial lifts (list)

Rolling stock

Overview
Kiha 185 series train on a Muroto service in May 2010
Service type	Limited express
Status	Discontinued
First service	1962 (Semi express) 1966 (Express) 1999 (Limited express)
Last service	14 March 2025^[1]
Former operator	JR Shikoku
Route
Termini	Tokushima Mugi
Stops	11
Distance travelled	67.7 km (42.1 mi) (Tokushima-Mugi)
Average journey time	1 hour 15 minutes approx
Service frequency	1 return working daily
Line used	Mugi Line
On-board services
Class	Standard only
Disabled access	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	None
Catering facilities	None
Observation facilities	None
Entertainment facilities	None
Other facilities	Toilet
Technical
Rolling stock	KiHa 185 series DMUs
Electrification	Diesel
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph)
Track owner	JR Shikoku