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The 285 series (285系) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated jointly by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) and West Japan Railway Company (JR West) on the overnight Sunrise Izumo and Sunrise Seto limited express services in Japan.These EMUs were introduced from 10 July 1998 to replace ageing locomotive-hauled Blue Train coaches which once operated on separate Seto and Izumo services between Tokyo Shikoku and the Sanin region.