Luxury route
Twilight Express Mizukaze
Osaka → Shimonoseki · Japan
Heir to the beloved Twilight Express: emerald art-deco suites and open observation decks drifting along the San’in coast’s empty beaches.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 92.3% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 7 m); the longest stretch away from it is 7 km
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: JR West — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the Twilight Express Mizukaze?
The Twilight Express Mizukaze runs 720 km from Osaka to Shimonoseki.
How long does the Twilight Express Mizukaze take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 27 h for the 720 km. That is an average of 27 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 110 km/h.
Who runs the Twilight Express Mizukaze?
JR West, with 87 series sleeper.
How old is the Twilight Express Mizukaze?
The line has been in service since 2017. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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