The is a limited express train service in Japan operated by

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), which runs from to . Trains are formed of 3-car or 2+3 car sets of 2700 series DMUs, and sometimes are coupled with '' Shimanto'' services between Tatotsu or Utazu and Kochi.

Route

The main stations served by this service are as follows. - - Awa-Ikeda -

Rolling stock

* 2700 series 3- or 5-car tilting DMUs (2019– )

Past rolling stock

KiHa 181 series The was a diesel multiple unit (DMU) train type operated in Japan on limited express services between 1968 and 2010. Initially introduced by Japanese National Railways (JNR), the trains were later operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR-West ...

DMUs (1972–1990) *

KiHa 185 series The is a diesel multiple unit (DMU) train type operated by Japanese National Railways in Japan since November 1986, and later operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) and Shikoku Railway Company The , commonly known as , is the sma ...

DMUs (1986–1991) * 2000/N2000 series tilting DMUs (1990–2021)

History

''Nanpū'' services began as a semi express from the former Takamatsu Sanbashi Station to 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'' (), '' ...

from 1 October 1950. From 1 October 1968, however, the name was used for express trains operating in

Kyushu is the third-largest island of Japan's five main islands and the most southerly of the four largest islands ( i.e. excluding Okinawa). In the past, it has been known as , and . The historical regional name referred to Kyushu and its surroun ...

between and . From 15 March 1972, the name returned to Shikoku, for limited express trains operating between Takamatsu and . New 2700 series trains started operation in 2019, and completely replaced all older 2000 series DMUs by March 2021.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nanpu Named passenger trains of Japan Shikoku Railway Company Railway services introduced in 1950