Tamba (train)
Overview | |
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Service type | Limited express |
First service | 1960 |
Last service | 2011 |
Former operator(s) | JR West |
Route | |
Line(s) used | San'in Main Line |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | 183 series |
Operating speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) |
The Tamba (たんば) was a limited express train service operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in Japan. It operated from 1960 to 2011 between Kyoto and Fukuchiyama via the San'in Main Line, and was one of the services that make up JR West's "Big X Network". The colour associated with the service was blue.
Station stops
[edit]Kyoto – Nijō – Kameoka – Sonobe – (Hiyoshi) – (Goma) – (Wachi) – Ayabe – Fukuchiyama
Stations in parentheses were not served by all trains.[1]
Rolling stock
[edit]This service was operated with 4-car 183 series electric multiple unit trains based at Fukuchiyama Depot. Some trains operated coupled with 3-car Maizuru sets between Kyoto and Ayabe.[2] Some services had an entire Green (first class) car as car 1, while some services had only half of car 1 providing Green car accommodation.[1]
History
[edit]The Tamba (
From 16 March 1996, the Tamba name was revived for new limited express services operating between Kyoto and Fukuchiyama following the electrification of the Sanin Main Line.[3] From 18 March 2007, all cars were made non-smoking.[5] From the start of the 12 March 2011 timetable revision, Tamba services were absorbed into Kinosaki services.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b JR Timetable, December 2010 issue, p.124-125
- ^ 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. - ^ a b c Teramoto, Mitsuteru (23 July 2001).
国鉄 ・JR列車 名 大 辞典 [JNR & JR Train Name Encyclopedia]. Tokyo, Japan: Chuoshoin Publishing Co., Ltd. pp. 344–346. ISBN 4-88732-093-0. - ^
列車 名鑑 1995 [Train Name Directory 1995]. Japan: Railway Journal. August 1995. p. 127. - ^ 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 Tamba 183 series train information (in Japanese)