page_title: Twilight Express Mizukaze
section_title: Tour routes
hierarchical_section_title: Twilight Express Mizukaze / Tour routes
caption_attribution_description: English: The JR West KiHa 87 series Twilight Express Mizukaze hybrid DMU cruise train on a test run 日本語: TWILIGHT EXPRESS瑞風用キハ８７形気動車 回送
context_page_description: The 87 series, branded Twilight Express Mizukaze, is a luxury hybrid diesel multiple unit sleeping-car excursion train operated by West Japan Railway Company in Japan since 17 June 2017. With a capacity of 34 passengers, the train is used on excursions in the Keihanshin, Sanin, and Sanyo regions of western Japan.
context_section_description: The train will initially be used on excursions in the Keihanshin, Sanin, and Sanyo regions of western Japan. The following five tour routes will be offered:
  Sanyo Course (Outbound)
  Two-day tour from Kyoto and Osaka to Shimonoseki via the Sanyo Main Line, stopping off at Miyajimaguchi and Onomichi en route.
  Sanyo Course (Inbound)
  Two-day tour from Shimonoseki to Kyoto and Osaka via the Sanyo Main Line, stopping off at Kurashiki and Iwakuni en route.
  Sanin Course (Outbound)
  Two-day tour from Osaka and Kyoto to Shimonoseki via the Sanin Main Line, stopping off at Kinosaki Onsen and Higashi-Hagi en route.
  Sanin Course (Inbound)
  Two-day tour from Shimonoseki to Kyoto and Osaka via the Sanin Main Line, stopping off at Izumoshi and Tottori en route.
  Sanin & Sanyo Course
  Three-day circular tour from Kyoto and Osaka back to Kyoto via the Sanyo Main Line and Sanin Main Line, stopping off at Okayama, Shinji/Matsue, and Higashihama en route.
caption: The 87 series Twilight Express Mizukaze train on test in April 2017
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