 The Seven Stars in Kyushu in November 2013, hauled by a JR Kyushu Class DF200 diesel-electric locomotive | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Excursion train |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | Kyushu |
| First service | 15 October 2013 |
| Current operator(s) | JR Kyushu |
| Route | |
| Termini | Hakata Hakata (loop) |
| On-board services | |
| Seating arrangements | Lounge car |
| Sleeping arrangements | 2-person suites |
| Catering facilities | Dining car |
| Observation facilities | Observation car at end of train |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 77 series coaches |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | Diesel-hauled |
| Operating speed | 100 km/h (60 mph) |
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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.