SL Hitoyoshi

SL Hitoyoshi

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Overview
Service type	Joyful Train
Status	Operational
Locale	Kyushu,Japan
First service	25 April 2009
Last service	23 March 2024
Former operator(s)	JR Kyushu
Route
Termini	Kumamoto Hitoyoshi
Distance travelled	84 km
Average journey time	2 hrs 50 min
Service frequency	1 return trip daily
On-board services
Class(es)	Standard
Seating arrangements	2+2 (standard)
Catering facilities	Car 2
Observation facilities	Cars 1 and 3
Technical
Rolling stock	50 series coaches
Track gauge	1,067 mm(3 ft 6 in)

TheSL Hitoyoshi(SL nhân cát) was a namedsteamhauledexcursion trainoperated by theKyushu Railway Company(JRKyushu) on theKagoshima Main Lineand theHisatsu Linebetween April 2009 and March 2024.

Overview

TheSL Hitoyoshiran a return journey betweenKumamotoandHitoyoshionce a day on weekends and national holidays from March to November. The train was inaugurated to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the completion of the Hisatsu Line. A reserved seat must have been made prior to boarding. The train stopped atShin-Yatsushiro,Yatsushiro,Sakamoto,Shiroishi,Isshōchi,andWatari.

Since the damage of the2020 Kyushu floodsto the Hisatsu Line, theSL Hitoyoshitemporarily ran between Kumamoto andTosuStation.

Rolling stock

TheSL Hitoyoshiconsists of an8620(8620 hình ) Class steam locomotive and three specially modified OHa 50 series (オハ50 hệ ) carriages. The interior design of the carriages was done by industrial designerEiji Mitooka. On occasion the train was assisted or hauled by a ClassDE10(DE10 hình ) diesel locomotive.

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  JR Kyushu Ohafu50-701 inside
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  JR Kyushu Ohafu50-702 inside showing children's library
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  Ohafu50-701 Prospects Lounge
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  JR Kyushu PC SL Hitoyoshi
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  The carriages in their original livery.

Exterior

JR Kyushu trainSL Hitoyoshi

The train livery is painted chocolate with grey roofs andSL Hitoyoshimotifs and lettering in gold.

In 2020, JR Kyushu repainted theSL Hitoyoshiblack to replicate the Mugen Train from the anime filmDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Trainfor a limited run fromKumamoto StationtoHakata Stationfrom 1 to 26 November.

See also

• List of named passenger trains of Japan
• Joyful Train,the generic name for excursion and charter trains in Japan.
• History of rail transport in Japan
• Japan Railways locomotive numbering and classification

External links

• Official website(Archived)
• The Japanese Railway Society: Steam in Japan
• Classification System of JR Group Locomotives and Rolling Stock
• Steam Train Hitoyoshi - YouTube