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==Rolling stock==
==Rolling stock==
Services are normally formed of 4-car [[KiHa 261 series]] DMUs, which were introduced from the start of services on 11 March 2000.<ref name="haraguchi2009">{{cite book | last = Haraguchi| first = Takayuki | title = Encyclopedia of JR's Railway Cars: JR全車輌 | publisher = Sekai Bunka | date = 2009 | location = Japan | page = 115 | isbn = 978-4-418-09905-4}}</ref><ref name="kotsu2008">{{cite book | title = JR新幹線＆特急列車ファイル |trans-title=JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File| publisher = Kōtsū Shimbun | date = 2008 | location = Japan | isbn = 978-4-330-00608-6}}</ref> These are lengthened to 6 cars during busy seasons.
Services are normally formed of 4-car [[KiHa 261 series]] DMUs, which were introduced from the start of services on 11 March 2000, with car 1 at the Wakkanai end. Car 1 consists of both ordinary-class seats and the Green Car, while the other cars are ordinary-class cars. All cars are no-smoking.<ref name="haraguchi2009">{{cite book | last = Haraguchi| first = Takayuki | title = Encyclopedia of JR's Railway Cars: JR全車輌 | publisher = Sekai Bunka | date = 2009 | location = Japan | page = 115 | isbn = 978-4-418-09905-4}}</ref><ref name="kotsu2008">{{cite book | title = JR新幹線＆特急列車ファイル |trans-title=JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File| publisher = Kōtsū Shimbun | date = 2008 | location = Japan | isbn = 978-4-330-00608-6}}</ref> These are lengthened to 6 cars during busy seasons.

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! Car No.
!colspan="2" | 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
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! Class || style="background: #F5FFF5" | Green car
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! Facilities
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==References==
==References==

Revision as of 03:53, 13 April 2020

Sōya
KiHa 261 series DMU on a Super Sōya service, March 2006
Overview
Service typeLimited express
LocaleHokkaido
First service11 March 2000
Current operator(s)JR Hokkaido
Route
TerminiSapporo
Wakkanai
Distance travelled396.2 km (246.2 mi)
Average journey time5 hours
Service frequencyOne return service daily
Line(s) usedHakodate Main Line, Sōya Main Line
Technical
Rolling stockKiHa 261 series DMUs
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
ElectrificationNone
Operating speed120 kilometres per hour (75 mph)

The Sōya (宗谷) is a limited express train service between Sapporo and Wakkanai in Hokkaido, which is operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). It was named Super Sōya (スーパー宗谷) between 2000 and 2017.

Service pattern

There is one train per day running in both directions, with a journey time of approximately five hours. Trains operate at a maximum speed of 120 kilometres per hour (75 mph).[1]

The train operates over the same route as the Sarobetsu, which stops at more stations and takes 20 to 30 minutes longer.[2]

Station stops

Sapporo - Iwamizawa - Takikawa - Fukagawa - Asahikawa - Wassamu - Shibetsu - Nayoro - Bifuka - Otoineppu - Teshio-Nakagawa - Horonobe - Toyotomi - Minami-Wakkanai - Wakkanai

Rolling stock

Services are normally formed of 4-car KiHa 261 series DMUs, which were introduced from the start of services on 11 March 2000, with car 1 at the Wakkanai end. Car 1 consists of both ordinary-class seats and the Green Car, while the other cars are ordinary-class cars. All cars are no-smoking.[3][4] These are lengthened to 6 cars during busy seasons.

Car No. 1 2 3 4
Class Green car Reserved Reserved Reserved Non-reserved
Facilities   Toilets Wheelchair-accessible toilet  

References

  1. ^ "平成26年3月ダイヤ改正について" (PDF) (Press release) (in 日本語). 北海道旅客鉄道. 20 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.{{cite press release}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. ^ JR Timetable, August 2008 issue
  3. ^ Haraguchi, Takayuki (2009). Encyclopedia of JR's Railway Cars: JR全車輌. Japan: Sekai Bunka. p. 115. ISBN 978-4-418-09905-4.
  4. ^ JR新幹線＆特急列車ファイル [JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File]. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. 2008. ISBN 978-4-330-00608-6.
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