Sunrise Izumo

285 seriesEMU on aSunrise Izumo service, October 2022
Overview
Service type	Limited express
Status	Operational
Locale	Japan
Predecessor	Izumo
First service	10 July 1998
Current operator(s)	JR Central,JR West
Route
Termini	Tokyo Izumoshi
Distance travelled	953.6 km (592.5 mi)
Average journey time	approx. 12 hours
Service frequency	1 return working daily
Train number(s)	Westbound: 5031M → 4031M Eastbound: 4032M → 5032M
Line(s) used	JR East:JTTōkaidō Main Line,Tōkaidō Freight Line JR Central: Tōkaidō Main Line JR West: A  Tōkaidō Main Line, A  S  W San'yō Main Line, V Hakubi Line, A  D San'in Main Line
On-board services
Seating arrangements	None
Sleeping arrangements	Private compartments/open-plan sleeping areas
Catering facilities	None
Technical
Rolling stock	285 series EMUs
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC
Operating speed	130 km/h (81 mph)

TheSunrise Izumo (サンライズ出雲,Sanraizu Izumo) is an overnightsleeping car train service in Japan operated by theEast Japan Railway Company (JR East),Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) andWest Japan Railway Company (JR West) since July 1998.^[1][2]

TheSunrise Izumo runs daily betweenTokyo andIzumoshi inShimane Prefecture, taking approximately 12 hours for the 953.6 km (592.5 mi) journey.^[2] The service operates in conjunction with theSunrise Seto service toTakamatsu between Tokyo andOkayama. The combined 14-car train departs from Tokyo, and stops atYokohama,Atami,Numazu,Fuji,Shizuoka,Hamamatsu (final evening stop),Himeji (first morning stop), and arrives atOkayama, where the train splits. Between Okayama and Izumoshi, the 7-carSunrise Izumo train stops atKurashiki,Bitchū-Takahashi,Niimi,Yonago,Yasugi,Matsue, andShinji, before arriving in Izumoshi. The return train departs from Izumoshi, and is coupled with theSunrise Seto from Takamatsu at Okayama Station, departing together from there, and arriving at Tokyo Station in the next morning.

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  ASunrise Seto &Sunrise Izumo combined formation on the Sanyo Main Line, May 2012
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  Sunrise Izumo andSunrise Seto units being uncoupled at Okayama Station, March 2013

• Sunrise Izumo trains make brief stops for several reasons, such as crew changes at JR region boundaries and also train meetings, which are very prominent when on theHakubi Line, as the majority of the line is only single track. Passengers cannot board or get off the train when it makes such stops at stations.
• Regularly, only eastbound services will operate between Atami and Yokohama via theTōkaidō Freight Line, where trains enter the line atOdawara and exit atChigasaki back to theTōkaidō Main Line.

Trains are formed of dedicated 7-car285 seriesSunrise Expresselectric multiple units (EMUs) owned by both JR Central and JR West. They are formed as shown below, with cars numbered 8 to 14 in the down (westbound) direction, with car 14 at the Tokyo end, and 1 to 7 in the up (Tokyo-bound) direction, with car 7 at the Tokyo end.^[1]

• Car 2/9 has a wheelchair-accessible compartment
• Each car has toilet facilities at one end.^[5]
• Smoking is prohibited outside of smoking cabins.

TheSunrise Express services consist of six types of accommodation. There are five types of berths: A Single Deluxe, B Sunrise Twin (2-person use), B Single Twin (1 or 2-person use), B Single and B Solo. There is also a carpeted sleeping space called theNobi-nobi sleeping area.

To ride the train, several fares are required. All passengers require a basic fare ticket (乗車券,Jousha ken) and a limited express ticket (特急券,Tokkyu ken) based on the distance traveled. On top of these, those wishing to travel in a private room must also pay for a berth ticket (寝台券,Shindai ken), while those traveling in theNobi-nobi sleeping area must pay a small seat reservation charge (座席指定料金,zaseki shitei ryoukin) in order to reserve an individual sleeping space.

The berth and seat reservation charges are fixed, regardless of where the journey starts and ends.

Tickets are purchased up to one month before departure at a JRMidori no Madoguchi in Japan. Holders of theJapan Rail Pass can reserve aNobi-nobi space at free, or reserve a berth by paying the limited express and berth charges.

A shower is located in cars 3 and 10. Passengers using the A Single Deluxe compartments are provided with a free shower card to use the showers on the train, while other passengers have to pay ¥330 for a shower card if they desire to use the showers. Lounges are also located in cars 3 and 10. Drink vending machines are available in cars 3, 5, 10 and 12.

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  "Single Deluxe" compartment
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  Car 4/11 corridor
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  Single berth
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  Single-twin berth
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  Nobinobi open-plan sleeping area (car 5/12, upper floor)
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  Nobinobi open-plan sleeping area (car 5/12, lower floor)
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  Shower cubicle (car 3/10)
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  Mini lounge area (car 3/10)

TheSunrise Izumo services were introduced together with theSunrise Seto on 10 July 1998.^[8] Previously, theIzumo operated as a separate "Blue train" service connecting Tokyo with theSanin region. However, these trains were becoming less popular as equipment became outdated, and air and bus services attracted more passengers. TheSunrise Izumo was intended to attract more passengers to train transportation by introducing newly designed trains and by reducing the journey time.

Following the introduction of theSunrise Izumo, the originalIzumo locomotive-hauled "Blue train" service was reduced from two return workings daily to one return working, serving theSanin Main Line betweenKyoto andTottori Prefecture, most of which was not electrified and thus inaccessible by the electricSunrise Express trains.^[8] TheIzumo was ultimately discontinued on 13 March 2006 due to continuing decline in ridership, leaving theSunrise Izumo as the only overnight train service between the Sanin region and Tokyo.

Ridership on overnight trains in Japan continues to decline, and from March 2009, theSunrise Izumo andSunrise Seto became the only overnight sleeping car trains to operate west of Tokyo via the Tokaido Line.^[9]

From the start of the revised timetable on 12 March 2021, the departure time of theSunrise Izumo andSunrise Seto from Tokyo was changed from 10:00 PM to 9:50 PM.^[10] It is the first time that the departure time was changed since the services' introduction in 1998. The change cleared the 10:00 PM departure slot for one of the newShōnan limited express services toOdawara.

• Sunrise Seto
• Izumo (train), theblue train predecessor to theSunrise Izumo
• List of named passenger trains of Japan

• JR WestSunrise Izumo / Sunrise Seto(in Japanese)

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• Named passenger trains of Japan
• Night trains of Japan
• Railway services introduced in 1998
• 1998 establishments in Japan

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