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Sonic (train)

Sonic
JR-K 885-01.jpg
A White Sonic 885 series EMU
Overview
Service type Limited express
First service 1997
Current operator(s) JR Kyushu
Route
Line used Kagoshima Main Line, Nippō Main Line
Technical
883 series, 885 series EMUs
Operating speed 130 km/h (80 mph)

Sonic (ソニック sonikku?) is the name used by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) for the limited express train service operating between Hakata and Ōita via Kokura and Beppu along the Kagoshima Main Line and Nippō Main Line in Kyushu, Japan. It runs every 30 minutes at a speed of 130 km/h (80 mph) - with a journey time of approximately 2 hours.

Services are operated by a fleet of eight 7-car 883 series electric multiple unit (EMU) trains and four 6-car 885 series White Sonic EMUs.


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