| Seto | |
| Type: | Limited express |
| Status: | Discontinued |
| Locale: | Japan |
| First: | 1 April 1950 (Express) 15 March 1972 (Limited express) |
| Last: | 10 July 1998 |
| Successor: | Sunrise Seto |
| Operator: | JR West |
| Formeroperator: | JNR |
| Distance: | 805km (500miles) |
| Journeytime: | 10 hours 35 minutes (1998) |
| Frequency: | 1 return working daily |
| Stock: | 24/25 series sleeping cars |
| El: | 1,500 V DC |
The was a limited express Blue Train overnight sleeping car train service in Japan operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR) and later by West Japan Railway Company (JR West), which ran from to in Kagawa Prefecture in Shikoku until July 1998.[1] [2]
In its latter years, the Seto service was operated using 24/25 series sleeping cars. The train was hauled by a JR East Tabata (Tokyo)-based EF65-1000 DC electric locomotive throughout.
The Seto service commenced on 1 April 1950, as an "express" service operating between and in Okayama Prefecture.[3] From 11 November 1956, the name was changed to kanji, written as .[3] From 15 March 1972, the train was upgraded to become a "limited express" service.[3] In 1977, the 20 series sleeping cars were replaced by 24/25 series sleeping cars.[2]
From 10 April 1988, the service was rerouted to use the newly opened Great Seto Bridge, and operate between Tokyo and in Kagawa Prefecture.[3]
From the start of the revised timetable on 10 July 1998, the Seto services were discontinued and replaced by new 285 series electric multiple unit trains running as the Sunrise Seto together with the Sunrise Izumo.[1]