Yakumo (train)

The Yakumo (やくも) is a limited express train service in Japan operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West), which runs from Okayama to Yonago, Matsue and Izumo in Shimane Prefecture.

Yakumo

273 series train Yakumo
Overview
Service type	Limited express
First service	1972
Current operator(s)	JR West
Route
Termini	Okayama Izumoshi
Stops	11
Service frequency	15 return workings daily[1]
Line(s) used	Sanyo Main Line Hakubi Line Sanin Main Line
Technical
Rolling stock	273 series EMU

381 series Carriage interior (Nov 2018).

381 series Yakumo pulls into a station (Dec 2018).

This limited express train connects Okayama with Yonago in 2 hours, Okayama with Matsue in 2 hours and 30 minutes, and Okayama with Izumoshi in 3 hours. It stops at Okayama, Kurashiki, Sōja, Bitchū-Takahashi, Niimi, Shōyama, Yonago, Yasugi, Matsue, Tamatsukuri-Onsen, Shinji, and Izumoshi.

Rolling stock

• 273 series EMUs (from April 2024)^[2]

Former rolling stock

• KiHa 181 series DMUs (from March 1972, until July 1982)^{[citation needed]}
• 381 series EMUs (from July 1982 until 15 June 2024^[3]) (4-, 6-, or 9- car formations^{[citation needed]})

Formations

Services are formed as shown below:^[1]

273 series

Car No.	1		2	3	4
Accommodation	Green	Reserved	Reserved	Reserved	Reserved
Notes		Semi-compartment seats		Wheelchair-accessible seat

Former

381 series

Car No.	1	2	3	4
Accommodation	Green	Reserved	Reserved	Reserved

• Until 5 April 2024, Car 1 was a panoramic green car on some services.^[1]

History

The Yakumo service was first introduced on 22 September 1959, as a semi-express service operating between Yonago and Hakata in Kyushu.^[4]