# Seto (train)

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Japanese overnight sleeper train service (1950–1998)

Seto A Seto service at Takamatsu Station, October 1995 Overview Service type Limited express Status Discontinued Locale Japan First service 1 April 1950 (Express) 15 March 1972 (Limited express) Last service 10 July 1998 Successor Sunrise Seto Current operator JR West Former operator JNR Route Termini Tokyo Takamatsu Distance travelled 805.0 km (500.2 mi) Average journey time 10 hours 35 minutes (1998) Service frequency 1 return working daily Technical Rolling stock 24/25 series sleeping cars Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Electrification 1,500 V DC

The ***Seto*** (瀬戸) was a [limited express](/source/Limited_express) [Blue Train](/source/Blue_Train_(Japan)) overnight [sleeping car](/source/Sleeping_car) train service in Japan operated by [Japanese National Railways](/source/Japanese_National_Railways) (JNR) and later by [West Japan Railway Company](/source/West_Japan_Railway_Company) (JR West), which ran from [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo_Station) to [Takamatsu](/source/Takamatsu_Station_(Kagawa)) in [Kagawa Prefecture](/source/Kagawa_Prefecture) in [Shikoku](/source/Shikoku) until July 1998.[1][2]

## Rolling stock

In its latter years, the *Seto* service was operated using 24/25 series sleeping cars.[3] The train was hauled by a JR East Tabata (Tokyo)-based [EF65-1000](/source/JNR_Class_EF65) DC electric locomotive throughout.[3]

		- A JR West MaNi 50-5000 luggage van at the rear of a *Seto* service in 1990

## History

The *Seto* service commenced on 1 April 1950, as an "express" service operating between [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo_Station) and [Uno](/source/Uno_Station) in [Okayama Prefecture](/source/Okayama_Prefecture).[3] From 11 November 1956, the name was changed to *[kanji](/source/Kanji)*, written as 瀬戸.[3] From 15 March 1972, the train was upgraded to become a "[limited express](/source/Limited_express)" service.[3] In 1977, the 20 series sleeping cars were replaced by 24/25 series sleeping cars.[2]

From 10 April 1988, the service was rerouted to use the newly opened [Great Seto Bridge](/source/Great_Seto_Bridge), and operate between Tokyo and [Takamatsu](/source/Takamatsu_Station_(Kagawa)) in [Kagawa Prefecture](/source/Kagawa_Prefecture).[3]

From the start of the revised timetable on 10 July 1998, the *Seto* services were discontinued and replaced by new [285 series](/source/285_series) [electric multiple unit](/source/Electric_multiple_unit) trains running as the *[Sunrise Seto](/source/Sunrise_Seto)* together with the *[Sunrise Izumo](/source/Sunrise_Izumo)*.[1]

## See also

- [Blue Train (Japan)](/source/Blue_Train_(Japan))

## References

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1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-teramoto2001_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-teramoto2001_1-1) Teramoto, Mitsuteru (July 2001). *国鉄・ＪＲ列車名大辞典* [*JNR & JR Train Name Encyclopedia*]. Tokyo, Japan: Chuoshoin Publishing Co., Ltd. pp. 305–308. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [4-88732-093-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/4-88732-093-0).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-jtb1992_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-jtb1992_2-1) *最新特急大カタログ* [*Modern Limited Express Catalogue*]. Japan: JTB. November 1992. p. 110.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-meikan1995_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-meikan1995_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-meikan1995_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-meikan1995_3-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-meikan1995_3-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-meikan1995_3-5) *列車名鑑1995* [*Train Name Directory 1995*]. Japan: Railway Journal. August 1995. p. 126.

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