Kamome
885 series Shiroi Kamome
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| Overview | |
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| Service type | Limited express |
| First service | 1937 |
| Current operator(s) | JR Kyushu |
| Route | |
| Line used | Kagoshima Main Line, Nagasaki Main Line |
| Technical | |
| 783 series, 885 series EMUs | |
| Operating speed | 130 km/h (80 mph) |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Stations in parentheses are not served by all trains.
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