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.

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)

Former rolling stock

 * KiHa 181 series DMUs (from March 1972, until July 1982)
 * 381 series EMUs (from July 1982 until 15 June 2024 ) (4-, 6-, or 9- car formations)

Formations
Services are formed as shown below:

381 series

 * Until 5 April 2024, Car 1 was a panoramic green car on some services.

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