The was a sleeper train service operated in Japan by

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(JR Kyushu), which ran from

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, passing through

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, and

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. It once extended to Nishi-Kagoshima. The journey between Kyoto and Kumamoto was and took approximately hours. The ''Naha'' was coupled to the ''

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'' between

Kyoto Station Kyoto ( or ; Japanese language, Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan's largest and most populous island of Honshu. , the city had a population of 1.46 million, making it t ...

and

Tosu Station is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Tosu, Saga, Tosu, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is the junction between the Kagoshima Main Line and the Nagasaki Main Line. Lines The station is served by t ...

. Due to falling passenger numbers, both the ''Naha'' and ''Akatsuki'' services ceased following the March 15, 2008, timetable revision.

Schedule

Timetable of ''Naha'', as of March 2008 before its discontinuation:

References

{{JR Kyushu trains Named passenger trains of Japan Night trains of Japan Kyushu Railway Company Railway services introduced in 1968 Railway services discontinued in 2008