This article is about the train. For the sumo coach, see Gojōrō Katsuhiro. For the ship, see Japanese destroyer Hamakaze.

The Hamakaze (はまかぜ) is a limited express train service in Japan operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West), which runs from Osaka to Kasumi and Tottori.[1]

Stops

Trains stop at the following stations:

Osaka – Sannomiya – Kobe – Akashi – (Nishi-Akashi) – (Kakogawa) – Himeji – Fukusaki – Teramae – Ikuno – Wadayama – Yōka – Ebara – Toyooka – Kinosaki-Onsen – Takeno – (Satsu) – Kasumi – Hamasaka – Iwami – Tottori

  • Only the Hamakaze No. 5 stops at Nishi-Akashi and Kakogawa.
  • Trains also stop at Kakogawa and Satsu during winter.

Rolling stock

New 130 km/h KiHa 189 series 3-car DMU sets were introduced on Hamakaze services from 7 November 2010.[2]

Prior to November 2010, services were operated by 4-car KiHa 181 series DMU formations, lengthened to 5 or 7 cars in busy seasons.[1]

  • KiHa 181 series on a Hamakaze service on the Bantan Line, February 2009
    KiHa 181 series on a Hamakaze service on the Bantan Line, February 2009

Formations

As of 2021, trains are formed as shown below, with car 3 at the Osaka end.[3]

Hamakaze 1 – 6

Car No. 1 2 3
Accommodation Reserved Reserved Reserved
Facilities     Wheelchair-accessible toilet
  • All cars are standard class.
  • All seats are reserved.
  • All cars are no-smoking.
  • Trains run as 6-car formations during busy periods.

History

A KiHa 181 series DMU on a Hamakaze service, 1983

The Hamakaze service was introduced by Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 15 March 1972.[4]

All cars were made no-smoking from 1 June 2009.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c ＪＲ新幹線＆特急列車ファイル [JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File]. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. 2008. p. 92. ISBN 978-4-330-00608-6.
  2. ^ 特急「はまかぜ」新型車両展示会の開催について [Details of new "Hamakaze" train display] (in Japanese). JR West. 10 September 2010. Archived from the original on 14 September 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  3. ^ "はまかぜ：JRおでかけネット". jr-odekake.net. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  4. ^ 列車名鑑１９９５ [Train Name Directory 1995]. Japan: Railway Journal. August 1995. ISBN 978-4-330-00608-6.
  5. ^ 在来線特急列車などの全席禁煙化ならびに在来線ホームの禁煙化の拡大について [Expansion of no-smoking on trains and platforms] (in Japanese). JR West. 26 March 2009. Archived from the original on 29 March 2009. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamakaze
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