The is a
limited express train service in Japan operated by the
West Japan Railway Company
, 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 ...
(JR West) since July 2001.
It runs from
Tottori and
Yonago
is a city in western Tottori Prefecture, Japan, facing the Sea of Japan and making up part of the boundary of Lake Nakaumi. It is adjacent to Shimane Prefecture and across the lake from its capital of Matsue. It is the prefecture's second larges ...
to
Shin-Yamaguchi.
The ''Super Oki'' is one of the furthest travelling limited express services in Japan, with the distance from Shin-Yamaguchi to Tottori reaching nearly 380 km and taking more than 5 hours to cover it.
Stops
Trains stop at the following stations:
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Stations in brackets () indicate stations where not all trains stop at.
Rolling stock
''Super Oki'' services are normally formed of two-car
KiHa 187 series
The KiHa 187 series (キハ187系, ''Kiha-187-kei'') is a diesel multiple unit (DMU) train type operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) on '' Super Oki'', ''Super Matsukaze'' and '' Super Inaba'' limited express services.
Operations
...
tilting DMU sets, sometimes lengthened to three or four cars during busy seasons.
One car consists of reserved seating, and the other is non-reserved.
[JR Timetable October 2012 issue. p.99] No
Green Car is available on this train.
Formation
Two-car trains are formed as shown below, with car 1 at the Shin-Yamaguchi end. All cars are no-smoking.
History
The ''Super Oki'' was introduced on 7 July 2001.
References
External links
KiHa 187 series ''Super Oki'' information(JR West)
{{JR West trains
Named passenger trains of Japan
West Japan Railway Company
Railway services introduced in 2001