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(EMU) train type operated jointly by

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(JR Central) and

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(JR-West) on the overnight ''

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'' and ''

Sunrise Seto The is an overnight sleeping car train service in Japan operated jointly by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) and West Japan Railway Company (JR West) since July 1998. Operations The ''Sunrise Seto'' runs daily between and in Kagaw ...

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services in Japan. These EMUs were introduced from 10 July 1998 to replace ageing locomotive-hauled " Blue Train" coaches which once operated on separate ''Seto'' and ''Izumo'' services between Tokyo,

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and the

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Livery

The trains are finished in a livery of "Morning Glow" red and "Morning Mist" beige with "Sun Rise" gold lining.

Formations

, the fleet consists of five sets, numbered I1 to I5. I1 to I3 are owned by

JR-West , also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, and ...

, and are classified 285-0 series. Sets I4 and I5 are owned by

JR Central is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu (Nagoya) region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and in Japanese as JR Tōkai ( ja, JR東海, links=no). ''Tōkai'' is a reference to the geographical ...

, and are classified 285-3000 series (the individual cars are numbered in the 3000 range). All sets, I1 to I5, are composed as follows, with two motored ("M") cars and five non-powered trailer ("T") cars. Car 7 and 14 is at the Tokyo (eastern) end. The cars of JR Central sets I4 and I5 are numbered in the -3000 series. The motor cars are each fitted with one WPS28A single-arm

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. The motor cars in sets I1 and I3 each have two.

Interior

Each car includes toilet facilities. File:JRW series285 Single Twin.JPG, B single-twin berths File:Jr285 single.jpg, B single berths File:JRW series285 'Nobinobi Seat' (Upper section).JPG, ''Nobinobi'' floor space (Upper) File:JRW series285 'Nobinobi Seat' (Lower berth).JPG, ''Nobinobi'' floor space (Lower) File:JRW series285 Lounge.JPG, Mini saloon area

Fleet details

The individual build details of the fleet are as shown below.

History

The trains entered service on 10 July 1998, with set I4 forming the down ''Sunrise Izumo'', set I5 forming the down ''Sunrise Seto'', set I3 forming the up ''Sunrise Izumo'', and set I2 forming the up ''Sunrise Seto''.

References

External links

JR Central 285 series
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