Sōya (train)

*Super Sōya*
	KiHa 261 series DMU on Super Sōya service
Overview
Service type	Limited express
First service	2000
Current operator(s)	JR Hokkaido
Route
Line(s) used	Hakodate Main Line, Sōya Main Line
Technical
Rolling stock	KiHa 261 series DMUs
Operating speed	130 km/h (80 mph)*

The Super Sōya (スーパー宗谷) is a limited express train service between Sapporo and Wakkanai in Hokkaido, which is operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). It was named Sōya until 2000. There are two trains per day running in both directions, with a journey time of approximately five hours.

The train operates over the same route as the Sarobetsu, which stops at more stations and takes 20 to 30 minutes longer.^[1]

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 tilting DMUs, which were introduced from the start of services on 11 March 2000.^[2]^[3] These are lengthened to 6 cars during busy seasons.

References

^ JR Timetable, August 2008 issue
^ Haraguchi, Takayuki (2009). Encyclopedia of JR's Railway Cars: JR全車輌. Japan: Sekai Bunka. p. 115. ISBN 978-4-418-09905-4.
^ JR新幹線＆特急列車ファイル. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. 2008. ISBN 978-4-330-00608-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

Super Sōya information on JR Hokkaido official website Template:Ja icon

[timetable-1] JR Timetable, August 2008 issue

[haraguchi2009-2] Haraguchi, Takayuki (2009). Encyclopedia of JR's Railway Cars: JR全車輌. Japan: Sekai Bunka. p. 115. ISBN 978-4-418-09905-4.

[kotsu2008-3] JR新幹線＆特急列車ファイル. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. 2008. ISBN 978-4-330-00608-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

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v t e Mass transit in Hokkaido
JR Hokkaido lines	Hokkaido Shinkansen ■■ Chitose ■ Furano ■■■ Hakodate ■ Hidaka ■ Kaikyō ■■ Muroran ■■ Nemuro ■ Rumoi ■ Sasshō ■ Sekihoku ■ Sekishō ■ Senmō ■ Sōya
JR named trains	Hayabusa Hayate Hokuto Kamui Kitami Lilac Okhotsk Ōzora Sarobetsu Sōya Suzuran Taisetsu Tokachi
Discontinued JR named trains	Cassiopeia Hakuchō Hamanasu Ishikari Super Hakuchō Super White Arrow Twilight Express White Arrow
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