Yakumo (train)
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 273 series train Yakumo | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Limited express |
| First service | 1972 |
| Current operator | JR West |
| Route | |
| Termini | Okayama Izumoshi |
| Stops | 11 |
| Service frequency | 15 return workings daily[1] |
| Lines used | |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock |
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381 series Carriage interior (Nov 2018).
381 series Yakumo pulls into a station (Dec 2018).
The Yakumo (やくも) is a limited express train service in Japan operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West), which runs from Okayama to Yonago, Matsue and Izumo in Shimane Prefecture.
This limited express train connects Okayama with Yonago in 2 hours, Okayama with Matsue in 2 hours and 30 minutes, and Okayama with Izumoshi in 3 hours. It stops at Okayama, Kurashiki, Sōja (3 trains a day in each direction), Bitchū-Takahashi, Niimi, Shōyama (every other train), Neu (every other train, alternating with Shōyama), Hōki-Daisen (mornings northbound, evenings southbound), Yonago, Yasugi, Matsue, Tamatsukuri-Onsen, Shinji, and Izumoshi.
Former rolling stock
- 273 series EMUs (from April 2024)[2]
- KiHa 181 series DMUs (from March 1972, until July 1982)[citation needed]
- 381 series EMUs (from July 1982 until 15 June 2024[3]) (4-, 6-, or 9- car formations[citation needed])
Formations
Services are formed as shown below:[1]
273 series
| Car No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | Green | Reserved | Reserved | Reserved | Reserved |
| Notes | Semi-compartment seats | Wheelchair-accessible seat | |||
Former
381 series
| Car No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | Green | Reserved | Reserved | Reserved |
- Until 5 April 2024, Car 1 was a panoramic green car on some services.[1]
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