Tango Explorer

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Tango Explorer (タンゴエクスプローラー Tango Ekusupurōrā?) is an endearment of the Kita-Kinki Tango Railway KTR001 series. It is also an endearment of the limited express train of the Kita-Kinki Tango Railway and West Japan Railway Company which operates on the same rolling stock. There is a meaning of Tango exploration (丹後探検 Tango tanken?) in Japanese.

It is one of the trains which as of 2006, the new Osaka station - between Miyazu Station & Kumihama Station are operated by way of JR Fukuchiyama Line & Kita-Kinki Tango Railroad Miyafuku Line Miyazu Station. To 1999 it was the train which designates the Kyoto Station as the terminal from start of operation 1990, but also train term of endearment was exchanged the use rolling stock KTR8000 series "Tango Discovery" with by exchanging.

Operational summary

Basically, from the Fukuchiyama station, it has reached Kinosaki. The rolling stock used is the Kita-Kinki Tango Railway KTR001 series of Kita-Kinki Tango Railway possession. It is operated with 3 formations. As for 1,4 as for 1 and 3,2 they are 2 non-reserved cars. In addition, there are also times when it is operated with 6 formation which happens in Saturday, Sunday and peak periods. In addition to the 6 driving, 3 of the new Osaka approaching increase solution are also times when it is concluded with Fukuchiyama. As a use as follows.

Nishi-Maizuru Station → (Out of service) → Miyazu Station → (2) → Shin-Osaka Station -> (Out of service) → Suita Station lead track → (Out of service) → Shin-Osaka Station → (1) → Kumihama Station → (4) → Shin-Osaka Station → (Out of service) → Takatsuki Station → (Out of service) → Shin-Osaka station → (3) → Miyazu Station → (Rapid) → Nishi-Maizuru Station

Stopping stations

The train stops at the stations in brackets. Shin-Osaka Station - Osaka Station - Amagasaki Satation - Takarazuka Station - Sanda Station - (Shin-Sanda Station) - (Aino Station) - Sasayamaguchi Station - (Tanigawa Station) - Kaibara Station - (Kuroi Station) - Fukuchiyama Station - Oe Station - Miyazu Station - Amanohashidate Station - Nodagawa Station - Tango Omiya Station - Mineyama Station - Amino Station - Kumihama Station

ja:タンゴエクスプローラー