Sarobetsu (train)
KiHa 183 series DMU on a Sarobetsu service, July 2006
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| Overview | |
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| Service type | Limited express |
| First service | 1992 |
| Current operator(s) | JR Hokkaido |
| Route | |
| Line used | Hakodate Main Line, Sōya Main Line |
| Technical | |
| KiHa 183 series DMUs | |
| Operating speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) |
The Sarobetsu (サロベツ?) is a limited express train service between Sapporo and Wakkanai in Hokkaido, Japan, which is operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). One train per day operates in each direction, with the journey taking approximately five and a half hours. The train operates over the same route as the Super Sōya, but stops at more stations and takes 20-30 minutes longer.
Sapporo - Iwamizawa - Bibai - Sunagawa - Takikawa - Fukagawa - Asahikawa - Wassamu - Shibetsu - Nayoro - Bifuka - Otoineppu - Teshio-Nakagawa - Horonobe - Toyotomi - Minami-Wakkanai - Wakkanai
Services are normally formed of 3-car KiHa 183 series DMUs. Up until 2007, an additional "Japanese-style seating car" (お座敷車 Ozashikisha?) was attached to the train during busy seasons.
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