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(Operations began on March 13th, 2004
between Kagoshima Chuo and Shin-Yatsushiro)
- There are generally two services from Kagoshima Chuo
to Shin-Yatsushiro and from Shin-Yatsushiro to Kagoshima Chuo with a
daily total of 70 services.
- The shortest travel time between Kagoshima Chuo and
Hakata is 2 hours 12 minutes (Due to a connection to an existing
super-express, the "Relay Tsubame" from Shin- Yatsushiro)
(The Hakata Shin-Yatsushiro Shinkansen Line is due to be completed by
the spring of 2011)
- Travel time between Kagoshima Chuo and Hakata will
shorten to 1 hour and 20 minutes.
- Travel time between Kagoshima Chuo and Shin-Osaka on
a direct train will be an approximate 4 hours at the least.
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- This railway is a third-sector railway running
between Kumamoto and Kagoshima, and began operations on 13 Mar. 2004.
- The railway stretches 116.9 km from Sendai Station
(Kagoshima) to Yatsushiro Station (Kumamoto), linking a total of 28
stations.
- There are 35 daily round-trip services between Sendai
and Izumi; and 22 daily round-trip direct services between Sendai and
Yatsushiro
- During the weekends and public holidays, direct
services from Kagoshima Chuo to Izumi; and from Kumamoto to Izumi are
available (2 daily round-trip services).
The name is derived from the many orange groves that line the railway.
During the summer, the East China Sea just next to the railway line
bustle with sea bathers; the sunset viewed from the train carriages is
a romantic sight to behold and popular with couples.
Along the railway line are the plains of Izumi, well-known for some
10,000 cranes that flock to Izumi from Sibera or China during winter
each year.
The hotels and Japanese inns along the railway line are also known for
adding peels from freshly harvested mandarin oranges into the hot baths
to create citrus baths for their guests.
We highly recommend a journey on this train for travellers who prefer a
relaxing ride while enjoying scenery that has remained unchanged since
the days of old.
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Hitoyoshi station to and from Yoshimatsu station
Isaburo: from Hitoyoshi to Yoshimatsu
Shinpei: from Yoshimatsu to Hitoyoshi |
Kagoshima Chuo station to and from Yoshimatsu station, Super express:
Hayato-no-kaze : 4 daily round trips |
From Kagoshima Chuo station to Miyazaki
Super-express "Kirishima" 28 daily round trips |
Kagoshima Chuo station to Ibusuki station
Special express train: "Nanohana Delux" : 8 daily round trips |
| International Affairs Division, Kagoshima Prefecture
Phone:099-286-2111 |
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