Kitami (train)
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 Two KiHa 54 diesel cars on a Kitami service, July 2009 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Rapid |
| Status | Operational |
| First service | 19 March 1988 |
| Current operator | JR Hokkaido |
| Route | |
| Termini | Asahikawa Abashiri |
| Stops | 26 |
| Distance travelled | 237.7 km (147.7 mi) |
| Average journey time | 4 hours 30 minutes approx. |
| Service frequency | 1 return working daily |
| Line used | Sekihoku Main Line |
| On-board services | |
| Class | Standard only |
| Disabled access | Yes |
| Sleeping arrangements | None |
| Catering facilities | None |
| Observation facilities | None |
| Entertainment facilities | None |
| Other facilities | Toilet |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | |
| Electrification | Diesel |
| Operating speed |
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| Track owner | JR Hokkaido |
The Kitami (きたみ) is a rapid (快速, kaisoku) train service operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) in Hokkaido, Japan, since 1988. It runs from Asahikawa to Abashiri on the Sekihoku Main Line.[1]
Prior to the March 2025 timetable revision, it was classified as a special rapid (特別快速, tokubetsu kaisoku) train and only ran as far as Kitami.
There is one train per day in each direction, with the journey taking approximately 4 hours 30 minutes from Asahikawa to Abashiri.[1]
Trains stop at the following stations.[1]
- Asahikawa (A28)
- (Asahikawa-Yojo) (A29)
- (Shin-Asahikawa) (A30)
- (Minami-Nagayama) (A31)
- (Higashi-Asahikawa) (A32)
- (Sakuraoka) (A34)
- Tōma (A35)
- Kamikawa (A43)
- Shirataki (A45)
- Maruseppu (A48)
- Engaru (A50)
- Yasukuni (A51)
- Ikutahara (A53)
- Rubeshibe (A56)
- Ainonai (A57)
- Higashi-Ainonai (A58)
- Nishi-Kitami (A59)
- Kitami (A60)
- Hakuyō (A61)
- Itoshino (A62)
- Tanno (A63)
- Hiushinai (A64)
- Bihoro (A65)
- Nishi-Memambetsu (A66)
- Memambetsu (A67)
- Yobito (A68)
- Abashiri (A69)
Stations in brackets are only served by Kitami-bound (eastbound) trains.
