Monju (train)
![]() 183 series EMU on a Monju service at Amanohashidate Station, August 2009 | |
Overview | |
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Service type | Limited express |
First service | 1996 |
Last service | 2011 |
Current operator(s) | JR West |
Route | |
Line(s) used | Fukuchiyama Line, Kitakinki Tango Railway |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | 183 series |
Operating speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) (max.) |
The Monju (
Service pattern
[edit]As of December 2010, there was one return Monju service daily between Shin-Osaka and Amanohashidate, stopping at the following stations.[1]
Shin-Osaka – Osaka – Amagasaki – Takarazuka – Sanda – Sasayamaguchi – Kaibara – Fukuchiyama – Ōe – Miyazu – Amanohashidate
Rolling stock
[edit]This service was operated with 4-car 183 series electric multiple unit trains based at Fukuchiyama Depot.[2] Green (first class) car accommodation was provided in car 1.[1]
History
[edit]The Monju service was introduced in March 1996.
From 18 March 2007, all cars were made non-smoking.[3]
Monju services were discontinued from the start of the 12 March 2011 timetable revision.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b JR Timetable, December 2010 issue, p.123
- ^ JR
新幹線 &特急 列車 ファイル [JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File]. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. 2008. p. 42. ISBN 978-4-330-00608-6. - ^ JR
電車 編成 表 2010夏 [JR EMU Formations – Summer 2010]. Japan: JRR. May 2010. p. 183. ISBN 978-4-330-14310-1. - ^ "JR West March 2011 revised timetable details" (PDF) (in Japanese). West Japan Railway Company. 17 December 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
External links
[edit]- JR West Monju 183 series train information (in Japanese)