Seven Stars in Kyushu

Seven Stars in Kyushu
The Seven Stars in Kyushu in November 2013, hauled by a JR Kyushu Class DF200 diesel-electric locomotive
Overview
Service typeExcursion train
StatusOperational
LocaleKyushu
First service15 October 2013
Current operator(s)JR Kyushu
Route
TerminiHakata
Hakata (loop)
On-board services
Seating arrangementsLounge car
Sleeping arrangements2-person suites
Catering facilitiesDining car
Observation facilitiesObservation car at end of train
Technical
Rolling stock77 series coaches
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
ElectrificationDiesel-hauled
Operating speed100 km/h (60 mph)
Dining space in MaShiFu 77-7002 (car 2)

The Seven Stars in Kyushu (ななつ星in九州, Nanatsuboshi in Kyūshū) is a deluxe sleeping car excursion train operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) in Japan since October 2013.[1][2]

  1. ^ 九州の旅、列車で優雅に 「七つ星」13年秋発車 [Seven Stars for elegant tours of Kyushu from autumn 2013] (in Japanese). Japan: The Nishinippon Shimbun. 17 May 2012. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  2. ^ JR九州:豪華列車「ななつ星」 来年10月から運行 [JR Kyushu deluxe train Seven Stars in service from October 2013]. Mainichi jp (in Japanese). Japan: The Mainichi Newspapers. 28 May 2012. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.

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