Odoriko

Odoriko
E257-2000 series Odoriko, August 2021
Overview
Service typeLimited express
LocaleTokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Shizuoka Prefecture
First service
  • 1 October 1981 (Odoriko)
  • 28 April 1990 (Super View Odoriko)
  • 1 December 2012 (Marine Express Odoriko)
  • 14 March 2020 (Saphir Odoriko)
Last service13 March 2020 (Super View Odoriko; Marine Express Odoriko)
Current operator(s)
Former operator(s)JNR
Route
TerminiTokyo or Ikebukuro
Izukyu-Shimoda or Shuzenji
Line(s) used
On-board services
Class(es)Standard + Green
Technical
Rolling stock
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC overhead
Operating speed
  • 110 km/h (70 mph) (Odoriko)
  • 120 km/h (75 mph) (Saphir Odoriko)

Odoriko (Japanese: 踊り子, lit.'dancing girl') is a limited express train service in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central), Izukyu Corporation, and Izuhakone Railway, which runs between Tokyo and Izukyū-Shimoda or Shuzenji in Shizuoka Prefecture.