Sonic (train)
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Sonic | |
Sonic 885 series EMU | |
Service type | Limited express |
Operator | JR Kyūshū |
Line used | Kagoshima Main Line, Nippō Main Line |
Started | 1997 |
Rolling stock | 883 series, 885 series EMUs |
Sonic (ソニック sonikku?) is the name used by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyūshū) 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 Kyūshū, Japan. It runs every 30 minutes with a journey time of approximately 2 hours.
[edit] Rolling stock
- 883 series EMUs - Since 1997
- 885 series EMUs - Since 2001