title: Uzushio (train)
text: # Uzushio (train)
  
  The Uzushio (うずしお) is a limited express train service in Japan operated by Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku), which runs from Tokushima to Takamatsu, and Okayama.
  
  The Uzushio service was introduced on 10 April 1988.
  
  ## Route
  
  The main stations served by this service are as follows.
  
  Okayama - Takamatsu - Tokushima.
  
  ## Rolling stock
  
  * KiHa 185 series 2-, 3-, or 4-car DMUs (since 1988)
  * 2600 series 2-, or 4-car tilting DMUs (since 2017)
  * 2700 series 2-, 3-, 4-, or 5-car tilting DMUs (since 2019)
  * A KiHa 185 series DMU on an Uzushio service in 2008
  
  Most trains are operated by 2700 series, while some are operated by 2600 series. Only some train services are operated by Kiha 185 series.
  
  ### Past rolling stock
  
  * KiHa 181 series DMUs (1993)
  * 2000 series tilting DMUs (1999–2011)
  * N2000 series tilting DMUs (1998–2020)
  * A KiHa 181 series DMU on an Uzushio service in 1993
  * An N2000 series DMU on an Uzushio service in October 2008
  
  ## History
  
  Uzushio services were introduced on 10 April 1988. From May 1998, N2000 series tilting DMUs were introduced.
  
  