&sq=&lang=&file=File:289%EF%BC%BFkuroshio.jpg) A 289 series EMU on a Kuroshio service in February 2016 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Limited express |
| Status | Operational |
| First service | 1 March 1965 |
| Current operator(s) | JR West |
| Former operator(s) | JNR |
| Route | |
| Termini | Kyoto, Shin-Ōsaka Wakayama, Kainan, Kii-Tanabe, Shirahama, Shingū |
| Stops | 22 |
| Distance travelled | 315.5 km (196.0 mi) (Kyoto – Shingū) |
| Average journey time | 4 hours 15 minutes approx (Shin-Ōsaka – Shingū) |
| Service frequency | 16 return workings daily |
| Line(s) used | Tokaido Main Line (JR Kyoto Line), Osaka Loop Line, Hanwa Line, Kisei Line (Kinokuni Line) |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | Standard + Green |
| Disabled access | Yes |
| Sleeping arrangements | None |
| Catering facilities | None |
| Observation facilities | Yes |
| Entertainment facilities | None |
| Other facilities | Toilets, Woman-only seats |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 283 series, 287 series, 289 series |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC |
| Operating speed | 130 km/h (81 mph) |
| Track owner(s) | JR West |
The Kuroshio (くろしお) is a limited express train service in Japan connecting Kyoto, Shin-Osaka, Tennōji, Wakayama, Kii-Tanabe, Shirahama, and Shingu via the Tokaido Main Line (JR Kyoto Line), Osaka Loop Line, Hanwa Line, and Kisei Line (Kinokuni Line), operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). This article also covers the derivative limited express trains, "Super Kuroshio (スーパーくろしお)" and "Ocean Arrow (オーシャンアロー)", the names of which were discontinued from start of the revised timetable on 17 March 2012.