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The is a tilting limited express electric multiple unit (EMU) train operated by
File:JR shikoku 8000series 8001 niihama.jpg, Streamlined end of set 8001 in original livery, 1992
File:JR shikoku 8000series 8201 niihama.jpg, Gangwayed end of set 8201 in original livery, 1992
File:JR shikoku 8000 series L 8400 ohura.jpg, A 5-car set in original livery, 1992
File:JR shikoku 8000 ishiduchi 5 8502+8202 takamatsu.jpg, Set S2 in revised livery, 2011
File:JR shikoku 8000 8202 8502 takamatsu.jpg, Car 1 with pantograph removed, 2011
The prototype set, S1, was delivered in May 1992, and entered revenue service on 19 September 1992.
On 8 August 1992, set 8001 achieved a speed of in a special test run.
The subsequent fleet of full-production sets entered service from 18 March 1993.
The entire fleet underwent life-extension refurbishment between 2004 and 2006.
File:JR shikoku 8000series 8503 anpanman train.jpg, An 8000 series EMU in ''Anpanman'' livery in March 2016
File:JRS-8000 S6 TRA EMU800 color.jpg, An 8000 series set in May 2017 repainted in Taiwan Railways Administration EMU800-style livery
JR Shikoku information
{{JR Shikoku trainsets Electric multiple units of Japan Shikoku Railway Company Train-related introductions in 1992 Hitachi multiple units Tilting trains Nippon Sharyo multiple units 1500 V DC multiple units of Japan
Shikoku Railway Company
The , commonly known as , is the smallest of the seven constituent companies of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group). It operates of intercity and local rail services in the four prefectures on the island of Shikoku in Japan. The company has i ...
(JR Shikoku) in Shikoku
is the smallest of the four main islands of Japan. It is long and between wide. It has a population of 3.8 million (, 3.1%). It is south of Honshu and northeast of Kyushu. Shikoku's ancient names include ''Iyo-no-futana-shima'' (), '' ...
, Japan, since 1992.
Operations
* ''Ishizuchi
The is a limited express train service in Japan operated by JR Shikoku, which runs from to , and .
The ''Ishizuchi'' service was introduced on 10 April 1988.
Route
The main stations served by this service are as follows.
- - - -
Rollin ...
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* '' Shiokaze''
Formations
As of 1 October 2013, 48 vehicles were in service, formed as 3- and 5-car sets, as shown below.3-car sets
Prototype set S1
Cars 6 and 8 are each fitted with one S-PS59 lozenge-type pantograph. The pantograph on car 8 was removed in 2010. This set were retired from service by March 2018.Set S2-S6
Cars 6 and 8 are each fitted with one S-PS59 lozenge-type pantograph. The pantograph on car 8 was removed between 2010 and 2011. Car 7 is removed from formations during off-peak seasons between 2011 and 2018.5-car sets L1–L6
* Half of car 8 includes Green car (first class) seating. Cars 1 and 3 are each fitted with one S-PS59 lozenge-type pantograph.History
The prototype set, S1, was delivered in May 1992, and entered revenue service on 19 September 1992.
On 8 August 1992, set 8001 achieved a speed of in a special test run.
The subsequent fleet of full-production sets entered service from 18 March 1993.
The entire fleet underwent life-extension refurbishment between 2004 and 2006.
Livery variations
References
External links
JR Shikoku information
{{JR Shikoku trainsets Electric multiple units of Japan Shikoku Railway Company Train-related introductions in 1992 Hitachi multiple units Tilting trains Nippon Sharyo multiple units 1500 V DC multiple units of Japan