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Shinkansen runs between these cities in about two hours or less. Tokyo – Osaka (515 km; 320 mi): Shinkansen is dominant because of fast (2 hours 22 minutes) and frequent service (up to every 10 minutes by Nozomi); however, air travel has a certain share (~20–30%).
Nozomi (のぞみ, "Wish" or "Hope") is the fastest train service running on the Tokaido and San'yō Shinkansen lines in Japan. The service stops at only the largest stations, and services using N700 series equipment reach speeds of 300 km/h (186 mph) along the stretch between Shin-Ōsaka and Hakata.
The first Shinkansen trains, the 0 Series Shinkansen, built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries – in English often called "Bullet Trains", after the original Japanese name Dangan Ressha (弾丸列車) – outclassed the earlier fast trains in commercial service. They traversed the 515 km (320 mi) distance in 3 hours 10 minutes, reaching a top speed ...
Hikari (ひかり, "Light") is the name of a high-speed train service running on the Tōkaidō and San'yō Shinkansen "bullet train" lines in Japan. Slower than the premier Nozomi but faster than the all-stations Kodama, the Hikari is the fastest train service on the Tōkaidō and San'yō Shinkansen that can be used with the Japan Rail Pass, which is not valid for travel on the Nozomi or ...
The new shinkansen Hayabusa services use 10-car E5 series sets, which initially operated at a maximum speed of 300 km/h (185 mp/h) between Utsunomiya and Morioka. [1] The maximum speed was raised to 320 km/h (200 mp/h) from the start of the revised timetable on 16 March 2013. [ 7 ]
The San'yō Shinkansen connects Hakata with Osaka in two and a half hours, with trains operating at a maximum speed of 300 km/h (186 mph) for most of the journey. [2] Some Nozomi trains operate continuously on San'yō and Tōkaidō Shinkansen lines, connecting Tokyo and Hakata in five hours.
N700S Series Shinkansen: THSR: Hitachi Rail Toshiba: 25 kV 60 Hz AC 360 2026 800 Series Shinkansen: JR Kyushu: Hitachi Rail: 25 kV 60 Hz AC 260 285 2004 E2 Series Shinkansen: JR East: Hitachi Rail Kawasaki Nippon Sharyo Tokyu Car: 25 kV 50/60 Hz AC 275 275 362 1997 E3 Series Shinkansen: JR East: Kawasaki Tokyu Car: 20/25 kV 50 Hz AC 275 [20 ...
The last Tokaido Shinkansen 700 series run from Tokyo to Shin-Osaka had been scheduled to take place on 8 March 2020, [6] but was cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in Japan. [7] This cancellation resulted in the last 700 series Tokaido Shinkansen run taking place a week earlier on 1 March 2020. [3]