Midori (train)
783 series train on a Midori service, January 2008
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| Overview | |
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| Service type | Limited express |
| Locale | Kyushu |
| First service | 1961 |
| Current operator(s) | JR Kyushu |
| Former operator(s) | JNR |
| Route | |
| Start | Hakata |
| End | Sasebo |
| Distance travelled | 117.0 km (72.7 mi) |
| Technical | |
| 783 series EMU | |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | 20 kV AC |
| Operating speed | 130 km/h (80 mph) |
The Midori (みどり?, lit. "Green") is a limited express train service which runs between Hakata and Sasebo in Kyushu, Japan, operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu).
Midori services run between Hakata and Sasebo, often combined with Huis Ten Bosch services between Hakata and Haiki.
In the past, services were also combined with some Kamome services between Hakata and Hizen-Yamaguchi.
Services are formed of 4-car 783 series electric multiple unit (EMU) sets with Green car (first class) accommodation.
Services are normally formed of 4- or 8-car 783 series EMU formations as shown below. All cars are no-smoking.
The Midori name was first used from 1 October 1961 on limited express services operating between Osaka and Hakata using 12-car KiHa 80 series diesel multiple unit (DMU) sets. Timings were as shown below.
From 1 October 1964, with the opening of the Tokaido Shinkansen, services operated between Shin-Osaka and Kumamoto and Oita. Although the route was now electrified, services continued to use KiHa 80 series DMU sets formed as 13 cars.
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