The is a

limited express A limited express is a type of express train or express bus service that stops at fewer locations compared to other express services on the same or similar routes. Japan The term "limited express" is a common translation of the Japanese ...

train service in Japan connecting Kyoto, Shin-Osaka, Tennōji, Wakayama, Kii-Tanabe, Shirahama, and Shingu via the Tokaido Main Line ( JR Kyoto Line),

Osaka Loop Line The is a railway Circle route, loop line in Japan operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It encircles central Osaka. Part of a second, outer loop line, the Osaka Higashi Line, from Hanaten Station, Hanaten to Kyuhoji Station, Kyuh ...

Hanwa Line The is a commuter rail line in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The 61.3 km (38.1 mi) line runs between Osaka and Wakayama, Japan and has a 1.7 km branchline ...

, and Kisei Line (Kinokuni Line), operated by

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, ...

(JR West). This article also covers the derivative limited express trains, "" and "", the names of which were discontinued from start of the revised timetable on 17 March 2012.

Stops

Trains stop at the following stations: – – – – () – – () – – – () – () – () – – () – – – – – – – – * Stations in brackets () are stations where not all trains stop at. * Previously, train services went directly between the Loop Line and Shin-Osaka via the Umeda Freight Line, resulting in no trains going to Osaka Station. This changed on 13 February 2023 when trains started to route through new underground platforms at Osaka Station. The new platforms were opened on 18 March 2023.

Rolling stock

* 283 series EMUs * 287 series EMUs * 289 series EMUs (since 31 October 2015) New 287 series EMUs were introduced on ''Kuroshio'' services from start of the revised timetable on 17 March 2012. From the same date, the ''Super Kuroshio'' and ''Ocean Arrow'' service names were discontinued, with services integrated with ''Kuroshio'' services. New 289 series EMUs converted from former dual-voltage

683 series The is a dual-voltage electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) on limited express services in Japan since 2001. Variants 683-0 series The first subseries consists of 54 cars composed of 6 6-ca ...

trainsets were introduced on ''Kuroshio'' services from 31 October 2015, replacing the last remaining JNR-era

381 series The was a tilting Direct current, DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type introduced in 1973 by Japanese National Railways (JNR), and operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West), and Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) in Japan. ...

trains. The 289 series fleet consists of five six-car sets and three three-car sets (39 vehicles in total).

Former rolling stock

EMUs (October 1978 to 30 October 2015) * KiHa 80 series DMUs (March 1965 to October 1978) File:JRW 381 Kuroshio 201200912.jpg, A 381 series EMU on a ''Kuroshio'' service in September 2011 File:Shirahama Station-02.jpg, A KiHa 82 on a ''Kuroshio'' service stopped at Shirahama in 1976

Formations

*Green: Green car (first class) *White: Standard car (second class) *O: Observation car *G (green car), R (standard car): Reserved seats only *No smoking available. ;Direction :left: Shirahama, Shingū :right: Shin-Osaka, Kyoto *The services are sometimes operated as 9-car formation between Kyoto and Shirahama. *Women-only seats are available in Car 5. *Women-only seats are available in Car 5.

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