# Ariake (train)

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The ***Ariake*** (有明) was a [limited express](/source/Limited_express) train service operated in [Kyushu](/source/Kyushu), Japan by [Kyushu Railway Company](/source/Kyushu_Railway_Company) (JR Kyushu). It ran between in [Fukuoka Prefecture](/source/Fukuoka_Prefecture) and in [Kumamoto Prefecture](/source/Kumamoto_Prefecture). It operated from 1 October 1950 to 12 March 2021.

## History

The *Ariake* service commenced on 1 October 1950, originally as a "Semi express" service operating between and .[2] From 1 October 1965, the train was upgraded to become an "Express" service and was extended to run between and Kumamoto.[2] From 1 October 1967, the train was upgraded to become a "[Limited express](/source/Limited_express)" service, running between and Nishi-Kagoshima (now ).[2]

With the opening of the [Kyushu Shinkansen](/source/Kyushu_Shinkansen), the number of *Ariake* services gradually decreased.

On 12 February 2021, JR Kyushu announced the discontinuation of the *Ariake.* The last service operated on 12 March 2021. [3]

## References

1. *JR新幹線＆特急列車ファイル* [JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File]. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. 2008. p. 52. ISBN 978-4-330-00608-6.

1. *列車名鑑1995* [Train Name Directory 1995]. Japan: Railway Journal. August 1995. p. 123.

1. ["JR九州「さよなら特急『有明』号記念きっぷ」＆思い出コンテスト"](https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20210212-1726025/) (in Japanese). *マイナビニュース*. 2021-02-12. Retrieved 2021-03-19.

## External links

- [JR Kyushu *Ariake* train information](https://web.archive.org/web/20090721121230/http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/trains/details/ariake/index.html) (in Japanese)

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