Overview | |
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Service type | Limited express |
Status | Operational |
Locale | Japan |
Predecessor | Seto |
First service | 10 July 1998 |
Current operator(s) | JR Central, JR West |
Website | https://www.sunriseexpresstickets.com |
Route | |
Termini | Tokyo Takamatsu |
Distance travelled | 804.7 km (500.0 mi) |
Average journey time | approx. 9 hours 30 minutes |
Service frequency | 1 return working daily |
Train number(s) | Westbound: 5031M Eastbound: 5032M |
Line(s) used | JR East: JT Tōkaidō Main Line, Tōkaidō Freight Line JR Central: Tōkaidō Main Line |
On-board services | |
Seating arrangements | None |
Sleeping arrangements | Private compartments/open-plan sleeping areas |
Catering facilities | None |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | 285 series EMUs |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Electrification | 1,500 V DC |
Operating speed | 130 km/h (80 mph) |
The Sunrise Seto (サンライズ瀬戸, Sanraizu Seto) is an overnight sleeping car train service in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central), West Japan Railway Company (JR West), and Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku) since July 1998.[1][2]