Kamome

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Kamome
885 series Shiroi Kamome
Service type	Limited express
Operator	JR Kyushu
Line used	Kagoshima Main Line, Nagasaki Main Line
Started	1976
Rolling stock	783 series, 885 series EMUs

Kamome (かもめ, Kamome^?) is a limited express train operated by JR Kyushu in Japan. It operates between Hakata and Nagasaki on the Kagoshima Main Line and the Nagasaki Main Line. Kamome means seagull in Japanese.

The service in its current form commenced in 1976, but the name Kamome (鴎, Kamome^?) was first used in 1937 on limited-express trains operating between Tokyo and Kobe. This service continued until 1943.

The name Kamome (かもめ, Kamome^?) was subsequently revived from 1953 for use on limited-express services operating between Kyoto and Hakata (and later to Nagasaki). This service was discontinued in 1975 with the completion of the Sanyō Shinkansen to Hakata.

Contents 1 Rolling stock 1.1 Rolling stock currently used 1.2 Rolling stock used in the past 2 Stations 2.1 Special stops

[edit] Rolling stock

[edit] Rolling stock currently used

• 783 series EMUs (branded Hyper Saloon, since 1989)
• 885 series EMUs (branded Shiroi Kamome and Shiroi Sonic, since 2000)

[edit] Rolling stock used in the past

• 485 series EMUs

[edit] Stations

Station	Stop
Hakata	●
Futsukaichi	○
Tosu	●
Saga	●
Hizen-Yamaguchi	●
Hizen-Kashima	●
Isahaya	●
Urakami	●
Nagasaki	●

●：All trains stop

○：Some trains stop

[edit] Special stops

• Balloon Saga: During the Saga International Balloon Fiesta some trains heading towards Nagasaki stop here.
• Tara: During the crab season (generally December to February) some trains stop here.