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Train nickname: Rakuraku Harima Train type: Limited express Train model: 289 series Car: Kumoha 289-3507 Seat: Car 6, seat 16D (at the very back facing Himeji) Train number: 1081M Section: Shin-Osaka to Himeji Route: Tokaido Main Line, Sanyo Main Line (Kobe Line) Operating distance: 91.7km Travel time: 1 hour 14 minutes Date of shooting: June 16, 2021 Equipment: SONY HDR-XR500V and XR520V This was taken on the Rakuraku Harima, which is described as a "commuter limited express" on station information boards and in-car announcements, although it is listed as a "limited express" in the timetable. Perhaps it is characteristic of a "commuter limited express" that it stops at "Okubo", where the Shin-kaisoku passes. In-car announcements were almost entirely automated, and transfer information was simple. Most of the passengers were salarymen, making the train worthy of the title "commuter express." In terms of passenger numbers (crowding), after departing Shin-Osaka there were only about three people on board, but then about ten people boarded from Osaka, about ten from Kobe, and a trickle of people boarded from other stations, so the window seats were almost full. In car 6 alone, there was no one sitting on the aisle. Most people got off at Akashi and the final stop, Himeji, but not at the expected Okubo. #RakurakuHarima #RakurakuHarima #289series