title: Tsurugisan (train)
text: # Tsurugisan (train)
  
  The Tsurugisan (剣山) is a limited express train service in Japan operated by Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku), which runs between Tokushima and Awa-Ikeda via Anabuki. The train is named after Mount Tsurugi, the second-highest mountain in Shikoku.
  
  ## Route
  
  The stations served by this service are as follows:
  
  Tokushima - Kuramoto - (Ishii) - Kamojima - (Awa-Kawashima) - Awa-Yamakawa - Anabuki - Sadamitsu - Awa-Kamo - Awa-Ikeda
  
  Stations in brackets are stations where not all trains stop at.
  
  * Down Tsurugisan no. 5, up no. 6 and up no. 10 services do not stop at Ishii.
  * Tsurugisan no. 10 does not stop at Awa-Kawashima.
  
  ## Rolling stock
  
  Services are formed of 2-car KiHa 185 series diesel multiple unit (DMU) trains, based at Takamatsu Depot. Some trains are lengthened to three cars at busy periods.
  
  ## History
  
  Tsurugisan services were introduced from the start of the 16 March 1996 timetable revision, operating between Tokushima and Kochi, and replacing some of the earlier Yoshinokawa (よしの川) express services.
  
  