Sunrise Seto

Sunrise Seto
285 series EMU on a Sunrise Seto service, 2019
Overview
Service typeLimited express
StatusOperational
LocaleJapan
PredecessorSeto
First service10 July 1998
Current operators
Route
TerminiTokyo
Takamatsu (extended to Kotohira seasonally)
Distance travelled804.7 km (500 mi)
Average journey time9 hours, 30 minutes
Service frequency1 round-trip daily
Train numbersWestbound: 5031M
Eastbound: 5032M
Lines usedTōkaidō Main Line, Tōkaidō Freight Line, San'yō Main Line, Uno Line, Honshi-Bisan Line, Yosan Line, Dosan Line
On-board services
Seating arrangementsNone
Sleeping arrangementsPrivate compartments/open berths
Catering facilitiesVending machines
Technical
Rolling stock285 series
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
ElectrificationOverhead line1,500 V DC
Operating speed130 km/h (81 mph)

The Sunrise Seto (Japanese: サンライズ瀬戸, Hepburn: Sanraizu Seto) is an overnight sleeping car train service in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central), West Japan Railway Company (JR West), and Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku) since July 1998.