List of JR Kyushu’s limited express trains
Following on from “List of local railways with less than 1,000 daily passengers,” we will be compiling a list of all express trains in Japan, from JR Hokkaido to JR Kyushu, in sequence.
The greatest pleasure of train travel is enjoying the scenery from the train window. In particular, express trains have long intervals between stations, so you can enjoy beautiful landscapes continuously for a long time. Travelers can enjoy the beautiful scenery because most limited express trains have seats for two people or box seats, unlike the long seats that are common on regular trains.
Eating and drinking are also easier on express trains, as they are two-seaters or box seats. It is a pleasure to eat “Ekiben (train lunch)” and drink sake (locally brewed sake), Japanese wine, or craft beer with a view of the countryside on train travel. You can never experience this pleasure when driving a rental car.
Limited express train stations are often relatively large towns, even in the countryside. It is fun for travelers to get off the train on the way and stroll the local shopping streets.
Furthermore, rail travel is a practice of sustainable tourism. According to 2019 data from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism, the CO2 emissions per kilometer traveled by one person are 98 g (75% of car emissions) for airplanes, 57 g (44%) for buses, and 17 g (13%) for trains, compared to 130 g for cars.
This time, we have featured the limited express trains of JR Kyushu. JR Kyushu’s limited express trains are characterized by their design. It can be said that Mr. Eiji Mitooka, the design advisor of JR Kyushu, is significant.
Mr. Mitooka was in charge of the design of many JR Kyushu limited express trains, such as the 787 series “Tsubame,” the 883 series “Sonic,” the 885 series “Kamome,” and the Kyushu Shinkansen 800 series “Tsubame” were awarded.
Due to these characteristics, many sightseeing trains called “D&S (design & story) trains,” which are trains with excellent design, are operated. Ride the well-designed JR Kyushu limited express and sightseeing trains and visit wonderful places all over Kyushu.
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A list of limited express trains
1. Midori
2. Huis Ten Bosch
3. Nichirin・Nichirin Sea Gaia
6. Kirameki
7. Hyūga
8. Yufu
9. Trans-Kyushu Limited Express・Aso
10. Aru Ressha
11. Yufuin no Mori
12. Futatu Hoshi4047
13. SL Hitoyoshi
14. Kawasemi Yamasemi
15. Aso Boy
16. A-Train
17. Umisachi Yamasachi
18. Ibusuki no Tamatebako
19. 36 Plus 3
1. Midori
| Station(start) | Hakata |
| Station(end]) | Sasebo |
| Distance (km) | 117 |
| Average required time | 1:57 |
| Price (coach, passenger ticket + limited express ticket) | 4,500 |
| Note |
2. Huis Ten Bosch
| Station(start) | Hakata |
| Station(end]) | Huis Ten Bosch |
| Distance (km) | 117 |
| Average required time | 2:03 |
| Price (coach, passenger ticket + limited express ticket) | 4,500 |
| Note |
3. Nichirin・Nichirin Sea Gaia
| Station(start) | Hakata・Kokura・Ōita |
| Station(end]) | Minami-Miyazaki・Miyazaki Airport |
| Distance (km) | 413.1 |
| Average required time | 3:24 |
| Price (coach, passenger ticket + limited express ticket) | 7,130 |
| Note | Fares from Ōita to Miyazaki Airport. |
4. Kirishima
| Station(start) | Miyazaki・Kokubu |
| Station(end]) | Kagoshima-Chūō |
| Distance (km) | 125.9 |
| Average required time | 2:09 |
| Price (coach, passenger ticket + limited express ticket) | 4,860 |
| Note | Fares from Miyazaki to Kagoshima-Chūō. |
5. Kaiou
| Station(start) | Nōgata |
| Station(end]) | Hakata |
| Distance (km) | 66.5 |
| Average required time | 1:00 |
| Price (coach, passenger ticket + limited express ticket) | 950 |
| Note |
6. Kirameki
| Station(start) | Mojikō・Kokura |
| Station(end]) | Hakata |
| Distance (km) | 232.3 |
| Average required time | 1:23 |
| Price (coach, passenger ticket + limited express ticket) | 1,500 |
| Note | Fares from Mojikō to Hakata. |
7. Hyūga
| Station(start) | Nobeoka |
| Station(end]) | Miyazaki・Minami-Miyazaki・Miyazaki Airport |
| Distance (km) | 89.7 |
| Average required time | 1:22 |
| Price (coach, passenger ticket + limited express ticket) | 3,010 |
| Note | Fares from Nobeoka to Miyazaki Airport. |
8. Yufu
| Station(start) | Hakata |
| Station(end]) | Oita・Yufuin・Beppu |
| Distance (km) | 232.3 |
| Average required time | 2:06 |
| Price (coach, passenger ticket + limited express ticket) | 6,470 |
| Note | Fares from Hakata to Beppu. |
9. Trans-Kyushu Limited Express・Aso
| Station(start) | Kumamoto |
| Station(end]) | Miyaji・Beppu |
| Distance (km) | 160.1 |
| Average required time | 1:39 |
| Price (coach, passenger ticket + limited express ticket) | 1,130 |
| Note | Fares from Kumamoto to Miyaji. |
10. Aru Ressha
| Station(start) | Hakata |
| Station(end]) | Yufuin |
| Distance (km) | |
| Average required time | 3:09 |
| Price (coach, passenger ticket + limited express ticket) | 38,000～44,000 |
| Note | Since this is a D&S train, please check the website for more information. |
11. Yufuin no Mori
| Station(start) | Hakata |
| Station(end]) | Oita・Yufuin・Beppu |
| Distance (km) | |
| Average required time | 2:14 |
| Price (coach, passenger ticket + limited express ticket) | 3,410～5,190 |
| Note | Since this is a D&S train, please check the website for more information. |
12. Futatu Hoshi4047
| Station(start) | Takeo-Onsen |
| Station(end]) | Nagasaki |
| Distance (km) | |
| Average required time | 2:53 |
| Price (coach, passenger ticket + limited express ticket) | 4,180～4,500 |
| Note | Since this is a D&S train, please check the website for more information. |
13. SL Hitoyoshi
| Station(start) | Hitoyoshi |
| Station(end]) | Kumamoto |
| Distance (km) | |
| Average required time | 2:44 |
| Price (coach, passenger ticket + limited express ticket) | 3,360 |
| Note | Since this is a D&S train, please check the website for more information. |
14. Kawasemi Yamasemi
| Station(start) | Kumamoto |
| Station(end]) | Hitoyoshi |
| Distance (km) | |
| Average required time | 1:37 |
| Price (coach, passenger ticket + limited express ticket) | 2,410 |
| Note | Since this is a D&S train, please check the website for more information. |
15. Aso Boy
| Station(start) | Kumamoto |
| Station(end]) | Beppu |
| Distance (km) | |
| Average required time | 3:26 |
| Price (coach, passenger ticket + limited express ticket) | 2,410～5,630 |
| Note | Since this is a D&S train, please check the website for more information. |
16. A-Train
| Station(start) | Kumamoto |
| Station(end]) | Misumi |
| Distance (km) | |
| Average required time | 0:50 |
| Price (coach, passenger ticket + limited express ticket) | 2,040 |
| Note | Since this is a D&S train, please check the website for more information. |
17. Umisachi Yamasachi
| Station(start) | Miyazaki |
| Station(end]) | Nangō |
| Distance (km) | |
| Average required time | 1:32 |
| Price (coach, passenger ticket + limited express ticket) | 2,440 |
| Note | Since this is a D&S train, please check the website for more information. |
18. Ibusuki no Tamatebako
| Station(start) | Kagoshima-Chūō |
| Station(end]) | Ibusuki |
| Distance (km) | |
| Average required time | 0:51 |
| Price (coach, passenger ticket + limited express ticket) | 2,300 |
| Note | Since this is a D&S train, please check the website for more information. |
19. 36 Plus 3
| Station(start) | |
| Station(end]) | |
| Distance (km) | |
| Average required time | |
| Price (coach, passenger ticket + limited express ticket) | |
| Note | Since this is a D&S train, also fares, average required time, etc. differ depending on the roots you board. Please check the website for more information. |
JR 九州的特快列車列表
繼上一次的「List of local railways with less than 1,000 daily passengers毎日客運量低於1000人次的地方鐵路列表」、我們製作了特快列車的列表。從JR北海道到JR九州，我們會依次介紹日本各地所有的特快列車。鐵路旅行的最大樂趣就是欣賞車窗外的風景。 尤其是特快列車的停站間隔較長，可以有較長時間欣賞沿路風景。 另外，與一般列車的長形座位背向窗戶不同，特急列車的雙人座位或是包廂的座位旁均設有窗戶，讓您可以欣賞美麗的景色。
一邊品嚐充滿當地特色的鐵路便當，品味日本酒（在地酒）、日本葡萄酒、及精釀啤酒。搭乘日本鐵道旅行，能夠讓你擁有自駕旅行時無法體驗到的樂趣，而且在郊外搭乘鐵道旅行時，絕對不會遇上像鬧區尖峰時段般的蜂湧人潮。
而且就算在郊外地區，特快列車停靠的幾乎都是較大型的城市或車站，因此中途下車後到訪車站前的商店街裡散步也是很不錯的旅行選擇。
使用鐵路作為旅行的交通工具，也能夠實踐永續環保的理念。根據日本國土交通省的資料顯示，自行開車時，每行駛1公里的每人二氧化量排放量為130克，而搭乘飛機時為98克（自行開車的75％），搭乘巴士為57克（自行開車的44%）、搭乘鐵路則為17克（自行開車的13％）。
這次我們會介紹JR九州的特快列車。JR九州的特快列車的特點是有著非常漂亮的車輛設計。而主要設計那些漂亮列車的是JR九州的設計顧問水戶岡英二先生。他曾負責787系「燕」、883系「索尼克」、885系「海鷗」、九州新幹線800系「燕」等多輛JR九州特急列車的設計，並多次獲得獎項。
這些設計出色的列車，許多被稱為「D&S（設計和故事）列車」並作為觀光列車使用。請各位一定要體驗乘坐精心設計的JR九州特急列車和觀光列車，暢遊九州各地的精美景點。
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特急列車列表
1. 綠
2. 豪斯登堡
3. 日輪・日輪喜凱亞
4. 霧島
5. Kaiou
6. Kirameki
7. 日向
8. 由布
9. 九州橫斷特急・阿蘇
10. Aru列車
11. 由布院之森
12. 雙星4047
13. SL人吉
14. 翡翠 山翡翠
15. 阿蘇男孩！
16. 坐A列車去吧
17. 海幸山幸
18. 指宿之玉手箱
19. 36加3
1. 綠
| 起點 | 博多 |
| 終點 | 豪斯登堡 |
| 運行距離（km） | 117 |
| 平均所需時間 | 2:03 |
| 車費（一般席、乘車券＋特急券） | 4,500 |
| 備註 |
3. 日輪・日輪喜凱亞
| 起點 | 宮崎・國分 |
| 終點 | 鹿兒島中央車站 |
| 運行距離（km） | 125.9 |
| 平均所需時間 | 2:09 |
| 車費（一般席、乘車券＋特急券） | 4,860 |
| 備註 | 從宮崎到鹿兒島中央車站的票價。 |
6. Kirameki
| 起點 | 門司港・小倉 |
| 終點 | 博多 |
| 運行距離（km） | 232.3 |
| 平均所需時間 | 1:23 |
| 車費（一般席、乘車券＋特急券） | 1,500 |
| 備註 | 從門司港到博多的票價。 |
7. 日向
| 起點 | 延岡 |
| 終點 | 宮崎・南宮崎・宮崎空港 |
| 運行距離（km） | 89.7 |
| 平均所需時間 | 1:22 |
| 車費（一般席、乘車券＋特急券） | 3,010 |
| 備註 | 從延岡到宮崎空港的票價。 |
8. 由布
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9. 九州橫斷特急・阿蘇
| 起點 | 熊本 |
| 終點 | 宮地・別府 |
| 運行距離（km） | 160.1 |
| 平均所需時間 | 1:39 |
| 車費（一般席、乘車券＋特急券） | 1,130 |
| 備註 | 從熊本到宮地的票價。 |
10. Aru列車
| 起點 | 博多 |
| 終點 | 由布院 |
| 運行距離（km） | |
| 平均所需時間 | 3:09 |
| 車費（一般席、乘車券＋特急券） | 38,000～44,000 |
| 備註 | 因此列車為D&S列車，請查看網站了解詳細資訊。 |