Yufuin no Mori

Japanese limited express train service

*Yufuin no Mori*
Overview
KiHa 71 Yufuin no Mori DMU set
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)

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.

Rolling stock

KiHa 71 series DMU: 1989–present (Yufuin no Mori)
KiHa 72 series^[jp] 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2004–2011 (Yufu DX) Withdrawn 10 January 2011.^[1]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)

KiHa 72 New Yufuin no Mori DMU, January 2023
KiHa 183-1000 Yufuin no Mori II, July 1998
KiHa 183-1000 Yufu DX in original red livery, May 2006
KiHa 183-1000 Yufu DX in later yellow livery, September 2009
KiHa 185 series Yufu, June 2019

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.

References

^ "観光列車「あそ1962」、特急「ゆふDX」さよなら企画について" [Details of "Aso 1962" and "Yufu DX" Sayonara Schedule] (Press release) (in Japanese). JR Kyushu. 20 October 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2010.