Kamome

Kamome
885 series Shiroi Kamome
Overview
Service type Limited express
First service 1937
Current operator(s) JR Kyushu
Route
Line(s) used Kagoshima Main Line, Nagasaki Main Line
Technical
Rolling stock 783 series, 885 series EMUs
Operating speed 130 km/h (80 mph)
Interior of 885 series Kamome

Kamome (かもめ) is a limited express train operated by JR Kyushu in Japan. It operates between Hakata and Nagasaki on the Kagoshima Main Line and the Nagasaki Main Line. Kamome means seagull in Japanese.

History

The Kamome name (written as "鷗") was first used from 1 July 1937 on limited express trains operating between Tokyo and Kobe. This service continued until February 1943.[1]

The name (written as "かもめ") was subsequently revived from 15 March 1953 for use on limited express services operating between Kyoto and Hakata. This service was discontinued in March 1975 with the completion of the Sanyō Shinkansen to Hakata.[1]

The service in its current form commenced on 1 July 1976, coinciding with electrification of the Nagasaki Main Line (initially operating between Kokura and Nagasaki, later between Hakata and Nagasaki) using 485 series EMUs.[1]

Rolling stock

Rolling stock currently used

  • 783 series EMUs (initially branded Hyper Saloon, since 1989)
  • 885 series tilting EMUs (branded Shiroi Kamome and Shiroi Sonic, since 2000)

Rolling stock used in the past

485 series, December 1992

Station stops

Stations in parentheses are not served by all trains.

Special stops

References

  • JR Timetable, December 2008
  • ＪＲ新幹線＆特急列車ファイル (JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File). Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. 2008. ISBN 978-4-330-00608-6.
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 列車名鑑１９９5 (Train Name Directory 1995). Japan: Railway Journal. August 1995.
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