Kitami (train)

Japanese limited rapid train service

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Kitami

Two KiHa 54 diesel cars on a Kitami service, July 2009

Overview
Service type| Limited rapid
Status| Operational
First service| 19 March 1988
Current operator(s)| JR Hokkaido
Route
Termini| Asahikawa
Kitami
Stops| 18
Distance travelled| 184.7 km (114.8 mi)
Average journey time| 3 hours 20 minutes approx
Service frequency| 1 return working daily
Line(s) used| Sekihoku Main Line
On-board services
Class(es)| Standard only
Disabled access| Yes
Sleeping arrangements| None
Catering facilities| None
Observation facilities| None
Entertainment facilities| None
Other facilities| Toilet
Technical
Rolling stock|

* KiHa 54 DMU
* KiHa 150 DMU

Electrification| Diesel
Operating speed|

* 110 km/h (68 mph) (Asahikawa - Shin-Asahikawa)
* 95 km/h (59 mph) (Shin-Asahikawa - Kitami)

Track owner(s)| JR Hokkaido

The Kitami (きたみ) is a limited rapid (特別快速, tokubetsu kaisoku) train service operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) in Hokkaido, Japan, since 1988. It runs from Asahikawa to Kitami on the Sekihoku Main Line.[1]

## Service pattern and station stops[edit]

There is one train per day in each direction, with the journey taking approximately 3 hours 20 minutes from Asahikawa to Kitami.[1]

Trains stop at the following stations.[1]

* Asahikawa (A28)
* (Asahikawa-Yojo) (A29)
* (Shin-Asahikawa) (A30)
* (Minami-Nagayama) (A31)
* (Higashi-Asahikawa) (A32)
* (Sakuraoka) (A34)
* Tōma (A35)
* Kamikawa (A43)
* Shirataki (A45)
* Maruseppu (A48)
* Engaru (A50)
* Yasukuni (A51)
* Ikutahara (A53)
* Rubeshibe (A56)
* Ainonai (A57)
* Higashi-Ainonai (A58)
* Nishi-Kitami (A59)
* Kitami (A60)

Stations in brackets are only served by Kitami-bound trains.

## Rolling stock[edit]

Services are formed of one or two single-car KiHa 54 diesel cars based at Asahikawa Depot.[2] Very occasionally, KiHa 150 diesel trains may be used.

## History[edit]

Kitami service with train headboard, June 1988

The Kitami service was first introduced from 19 March 1988 as a seasonal "limited rapid" train service. From 3 November 1988, it became a regular daily service.

From 13 March 2004, the train became entirely no-smoking.

## References[edit]

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1. ^ a b c JR Timetable, February 2011 issue, pp. 721–722
2. ^ JR気動車客車編成表 '04年版 [JR DMU & Coaching Stock Formations - 2004]. Japan: JRR. 1 July 2004. p. 43\. ISBN 4-88283-125-2.

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