Super Oki

Super Oki

3-car KiHa 187 series DMU on a Super Oki service, August 2008
Overview
Service type	Limited express
Status	Operational
Locale	Honshu, Japan
First service	7 July 2001
Current operator(s)	JR West
Route
Termini	Tottori, Yonago Shin-Yamaguchi
Stops	22
Distance travelled	378.0 km (234.9 mi) (Tottori - Shin-Yamaguchi) 285.3 km (177.3 mi) (Yonago - Shin-Yamaguchi)
Average journey time	5 hours 15 minutes approx
Service frequency	3 return workings daily
Line(s) used	Sanin Main Line, Yamaguchi Line
On-board services
Class(es)	Standard class only
Disabled access	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	None
Catering facilities	None
Observation facilities	None
Entertainment facilities	None
Other facilities	Toilet
Technical
Rolling stock	KiHa 187 series DMU
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	Diesel
Operating speed	120 km/h (75 mph)[1]
Track owner(s)	JR West

The Super Oki (スーパーおき) is a limited express train service in Japan operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) since July 2001.^[1] It runs from Tottori via Yonago to Shin-Yamaguchi.^[1] The Super Oki is one of the farthest-travelling limited express trains in Japan, covering the 380 km from Shin-Yamaguchi to Tottori in just over five hours.

Trains stop at the following stations:

Tottori - Kurayoshi - Yonago - Yasugi - Matsue - (Tamatsukuri-Onsen) - (Shinji) - Izumoshi - Ōdashi - (Yunotsu) - Gōtsu - (Hashi) - Hamada - (Miho-Misumi) - Masuda - Nichihara - Tsuwano - Tokusa - Mitani - Yamaguchi - Yudaonsen - Shin-Yamaguchi

Not all trains stop at stations in parentheses.

Super Oki services are normally formed of two-car KiHa 187 series tilting DMU sets, sometimes lengthened to three or four cars during busy seasons.^[1] One car consists is reserved seating; the other, non-reserved.^[2] No Green Car is available on this train.

Two-car trains are formed as shown below, with car 1 at the Shin-Yamaguchi end. All are no-smoking.^[2]

Super Oki was launched on 7 July 2001.^[1]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Oki (train).

• KiHa 187 series Super Oki information (JR West) (in Japanese)