Kamui (train)

Kamui
A 789-1000 series EMU on a Super Kamui / Airport service in January 2009
Overview
Service typeLimited express
LocaleHokkaido
First service22 September 1959 (Kamui)
1 October 2007 (Super Kamui)
4 March 2017 (Kamui)
Current operator(s)JR Hokkaido
Former operator(s)JNR
Route
TerminiSapporo
Asahikawa
Distance travelled136.8 km (85.0 mi)
Average journey time1 hour 20 minutes
Service frequencyHalf-hourly
On-board services
Class(es)Standard class only
Technical
Rolling stock789-1000 series EMUs
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification20 kV AC overhead
Operating speed130 km/h (80 mph)

The Kamui (カムイ) (named Super Kamui (スーパーカムイ) between 2007 and 2017) is a limited express train service operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) since 2007 on the Hakodate Main Line, connecting Sapporo and Asahikawa in Hokkaido, Japan.[1]

  1. ^ JR新幹線&特急列車ファイル [JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File]. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. 2008. p. 84. ISBN 978-4-330-00608-6.