Yufuin no Mori (ゆふいんの森, The Forest of Yufuin), Yufu DX ((ゆふDX)), and Yufu ((ゆふ)) are limited express train services operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) which run from Hakata via Yufuin to Ōita and Beppu on the Kyudai Main Line.

Yufuin no Mori

KiHa 71 Yufuin no Mori DMU set
Overview
Service type	Limited express
First service	March 11, 1989
Route
Termini	Hakata Beppu
Stops	Yufuin
Line(s) used	Kyudai Main Line Kagoshima Main Line Nippo Main Line
Technical
Rolling stock	KiHa 71 series
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

Rolling stock

• KiHa 71 series DMU: 1989–present (Yufuin no Mori)
• KiHa 72 DMU: 1999–present (New Yufuin no Mori)
• KiHa 183-1000 DMU:

1992–1999 (Yufuin no Mori II)

2004–2011 (Yufu DX) Withdrawn 10 January 2011.[1]

• KiHa 185 series DMU: 1992–present (Yufu)

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  KiHa 72 New Yufuin no Mori DMU, August 2008
• 
  KiHa 183-1000 Yufuin no Mori II DMU at Hakata Station, July 1998
• 
  KiHa 183-1000 Yufu DX in original red livery, September 2004
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  KiHa 183-1000 Yufu DX in later yellow livery, April 2008
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  KiHa 185 series Yufu DMU at Hakata Station, August 2007

Ekiben

The exclusive ekiben, Yufuin no Mori Bento, can only be purchased onboard this service. It contains Yufuin rice and vegetables, sesame tofu, and chicken miso.

See also

• Joyful Train

References

External links

• JR Kyushu