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20-936: JR Central : [REDACTED] Tōkaidō Main Line JR West :   A   Tōkaidō Main Line,   A     S   San'yō Main Line ,   L   Uno Line ,   M   Honshi-Bisan Line The Sunrise Seto ( サンライズ瀬戸 , Sanraizu Seto ) is an overnight sleeping car train service in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central), West Japan Railway Company (JR West), and Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku) since July 1998. The Sunrise Seto runs daily between Tokyo and Takamatsu in Kagawa Prefecture on

40-630: A central processing unit consisting of a thousand transistors and a magnetic drum memory unit for data storage, which was where the MARS acronym originated from. In 2008, the MARS-1 system received a "One Step on Electro Technology -Look Back to the Future-" commemorative plaque from the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan . Introduced in stages between 2002 and 2004, the MARS 501 introduced

60-471: Is currently connected to approximately 10,000 terminals at JR ticket offices and travel agencies, as well as to online systems run by the individual JR companies. The system is accessed about 8 million times every day, with a daily average of over 1.9 million tickets sold. The host computer of the system was previously located in Kokubunji, Tokyo until 2013, when it was moved to an undisclosed location in

80-583: Is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Nagoya Stock Exchange with American depositary receipts traded over-the-counter through OTCMG Pink , is a constituent of the TOPIX Core30 index, and is also one of the three only Japan Railways Group constituents of the Nikkei 225 index, the others being JR East and JR West . It is one of Nagoya's gosanke companies along with Toyota and

100-507: Is responsible for the Chūō Shinkansen — a maglev service between Tokyo and Osaka , which is due to start operation between Tokyo and Nagoya in 2034. JR Central is Japan's most profitable and highest throughput high-speed-rail operator, carrying 138 million high-speed-rail passengers in 2009, considerably more than the world's largest airline. Japan recorded a total of 289 million high-speed-rail passengers in 2009. JR Central

120-616: The Chubu Electric Power Company . The JR Central Group consists of JR Central and the following affiliates: MARS (ticket reservation system) The MARS system used in JR ticket offices is Japan’s largest online real-time system , providing a year-round availability of 99.999%. It offers a range of services, including seat reservations on Shinkansen and Limited Express trains and fare calculation for basic fare tickets, commuter passes, and express tickets. It

140-1266: The Dosan Line . These extended service trains run during particular seasons (Differs each year), and during the holidays. Sunrise Izumo and Sunrise Seto pass through stations in Nagoya and Kyoto without stopping due to the fact that they arrive at these stations around midnight and are unable to play the announcements. stations Tokyo (-> Takamatsu) (-> Tokyo) Metropolis 22:15 Departure 06:45 Departure 23:23 Departure 05:45 Departure 23:39 Departure 05:27 Departure 23:53 Departure 05:10 Departure 00:20 Departure 04:40 Departure 01:12 Departure (Brief stop) (Brief stop) (Brief stop) (Brief stop) 00:33 Departure 00:11 Departure 05:26 Departure 23:33 Departure (Decouple and separate from Sunrise Izumo ) 06:31 Departure (Couple with Sunrise Izumo ) 22:34 Departure 06:53 Departure 22:01 Departure 07:10 Departure 21:44 Departure 08:35 Departure 08:45 Departure Trains are formed of dedicated 7-car 285 series Sunrise Express electric multiple units (EMUs) owned by both JR Central and JR West. They are formed as shown below, with cars numbered 8 to 14 in

160-717: The Japanese National Railways' R&D Institute (now the Railway Technical Research Institute ), and was built in 1958. It was the world's first seat reservation system for trains, and entered service in February 1960, initially only providing bookings for the Kodama and Tsubame limited express services. The MARS-1 was capable of reserving seat positions, and was controlled by a Hitachi mainframe transistor computer with

180-590: The company chiefly operates. JR Central's operational hub is Nagoya Station and the company's administrative headquarters are located in the JR Central Towers above the station. The busiest and longest railway line operated by JR Central is the Tōkaidō Main Line between Atami and Maibara . The company also operates the Tōkaidō Shinkansen between Tokyo and Shin-Ōsaka . Additionally it

200-465: The concept of an Ethernet -based client–server model . Also, the ticket paper type was changed to thermal paper . The latest version of MARS uses the MARS 505 system which was introduced in April 2020, which expanded on contactless, and ticketless boarding and booking capabilities brought along by the rise of mobile apps on smartphones and tablets. This Japanese rail transport related article

220-538: The down (westbound) direction, with car 14 at the Tokyo end, and 1 to 7 in the up (Tokyo-bound) direction, with car 7 at the Tokyo end. The Sunrise Express services consist of six types of accommodation. There are five types of berths: A Single Deluxe, B Sunrise Twin (2-person use), B Single Twin (1 or 2-person use), B Single and B Solo. There is also a carpeted sleeping space called the Nobinobi sleeping area. To ride

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240-481: The given trip. In the JR Central region, these are instead called by the name きっぷうりば kippu uriba , meaning "ticket sales counter". Originally short for "Magnetic-electronic Automatic (seat) Reservation System", the backronym was later changed to "Multi Access Reservation System". It has since been reverted to its original meaning. The MARS-1 system was created by Mamoru Hosaka, Yutaka Ohno, and others at

260-486: The island of Shikoku , taking about 9 hours 30 minutes for the 804.7 km (500.0 mi) journey. The service operates in conjunction with the Sunrise Izumo service to Izumoshi between Tokyo and Okayama . The combined 14-car train departs from Tokyo, and stops at Yokohama , Atami , Numazu , Fuji , Shizuoka , Hamamatsu (final midnight stop), Himeji (first morning stop), and arrives at Okayama , where

280-481: The journey starts and ends. (+200 for peak seasons) (-200 for off-seasons) Tickets can be purchased up to one month before departure at a JR Midori no Madoguchi ticket counter or ticket machine in Japan, or online through the JR West Seat Reservation website. A shower is located in cars 3 and 10. Passengers using the A Single Deluxe compartments are provided with a free shower card to use

300-521: The northern part of the Kantō region . The system is managed by JR Systems since 1 April 1987 following the division and privatization of JNR. Ticket offices at JR stations equipped with MARS terminals are called Midori-no-madoguchi ( みどりの窓口 , literally "green window") , selling tickets of all JR Group trains and partly highway buses and route buses and ferries. It is possible for passengers to reserve tickets of buses and trains from one month prior to

320-416: The showers on the train, while other passengers have to pay ¥330 for a 6-minute shower card if they desire to use the showers. Shower cards are not allocated to specific time slots, however due to the limited number of these cards issued on each train passengers are advised to purchase one as early as possible. Mini lounge areas are located in cars 3 and 10 which have a bench table with 4 seats on each side of

340-641: The train splits, with the Sunrise Izumo half of the train heading to Izumoshi . Between Okayama and Takamatsu, the 7-car Sunrise Seto train stops at Kojima and Sakaide , before arriving in Takamatsu. The return train departs from Takamatsu, and is coupled with the Sunrise Izumo from Izumoshi at Okayama Station, departing together from there, and arriving at Tokyo Station in the next morning. There are seasonal extended services which Sunrise Seto trains from Tokyo run beyond Takamatsu, to Kotohira on

360-632: The train, several fares are required. All passengers require a basic fare ticket ( 乗車券 , Jousha ken ) and a limited express ticket ( 特急券 , Tokkyu ken ) based on the distance traveled. On top of these, those wishing to travel in a private room must also pay for a berth ticket ( 寝台券 , Shindai ken ) , while those traveling in the Nobi-nobi sleeping area must pay a small seat reservation charge ( 座席指定料金 , zaseki shitei ryoukin ) in order to reserve an individual sleeping space. The berth and seat reservation charges are fixed, regardless of where

380-527: The train. (The "A Single Deluxe" compartment has a seat and desk). JR Central The Central Japan Railway Company is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu ( Nagoya ) region of central Japan. It is officially abbreviated in English as JR Central and occasionally as JR Tokai (Japanese: JR東海 ). The term Tōkai refers to the southern portion of Central Japan, the geographical region in which

400-417: The train. Small drink vending machines are available in cars 3, 5, 10 and 12 - these only vend a limited variety of drinks such as Coca Cola, Real Gold (energy drink), green tea (cold) and water. There is no food available for purchase onboard the train - passengers are required to purchase food before boarding the train. Other than the mini lounge areas in cars 3 & 10 there are no seating areas anywhere on

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