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limited express A limited express is a type of express train service. It refers to an express service that stops at a limited number of stops in comparison to other express services on the same or similar routes. Japan The term "limited express" is a common ...
train services in
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operated by
JR Kyushu The , also referred to as , is one of the seven constituent companies of Japan Railways Group (JR Group). It operates intercity rail services within Kyushu, Japan and the JR Kyushu Jet Ferry Beetle hydrofoil service across the Tsushima Strait ...
which run from
Miyazaki Airport , also known as Miyazaki Bougainvillea Airport, is an international airport located south southeastAIS Japan
of
station to Oita and the Sea Gaia service continues to
Beppu is a city in Ōita Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. As of March 31, 2017, the city had a population of 122,643
and Hakata. The ''Dream Nichirin'' overnight train service from Hakata and Miyazaki Airport was discontinued from the start of the revised timetable on March 12, 2011 in conjunction with the opening of the completed
Kyushu shinkansen The is a Japanese Shinkansen high-speed railway network. It is an extension of the San'yō Shinkansen from Honshu connecting the city of Fukuoka (Hakata Station) in the north of Japan's Kyushu Island to the city of Kagoshima ( Kagoshima-Chuo St ...
. In 2013 JR Kyushu began an irregular excursion train,
Seven Stars in Kyushu The is a deluxe sleeping car excursion train operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) in Japan since October 2013. Design The overall design concept of the train was overseen by industrial designer Eiji Mitooka. The name of the train is ...
, which offers occasional overnight service to Miyazaki as part of a longer tour.


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{{JR Kyushu trains Named passenger trains of Japan Kyushu Railway Company Railway services introduced in 1968 Railway services discontinued in 2011