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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 N700 series (N700系, Enu nana-hyaku-kei) is a Japanese Shinkansen high-speed train with tilting capability developed jointly by JR Central and JR West for use on the Tōkaidō and San'yō Shinkansen lines since 2007, and is operated by JR Kyushu on the Kyushu Shinkansen line.
On June 14, 2018, the Nozomi Superexpress No. 176, operated by 16-car JR West 700 series set B8, collided with a man trespassing on the tracks between Hakata Station and Kokura Station on the San'yō Shinkansen, killing the trespasser instantly and dismembering their body from the impact force. The lead power car sustained substantial damage to ...
[20] [21] The N700S series is expected to gradually replace N700 series sets on the Sanyo, Tokaido, and Kyushu Shinkansen lines. A 6-car variant started operations on the Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen on 23 September 2022. [17] [16] The train is also planned to run on the proposed Texas Central Railway high-speed line connecting Dallas and Houston. [22]
N700 series: In service since 2007, with a maximum operating speed of 300 km/h (185 mph). N700A series: An upgraded version of N700 series with improved acceleration & deceleration and quieter traction motors. All N700 series sets have been converted to N700A. N700S series: An evolution of the N700 series. First trainset was rolled out in 2019 ...
The N700 series was launched on Nozomi services on 1 July 2007, with a top speed of 300 km/h (186 mph) (Just Like the 500 series compared to 285 km/h or 177 mph for the 700 series). From the start of the revised timetable on 12 March 2011, new Mizuho and Sakura inter-running services commenced between Shin-Ōsaka and Kagoshima on the Kyushu ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 February 2025. Japanese high speed train type 500 series 16-car 500 series on a Nozomi service, May 2008 In service 22 March 1997 (1997-03-22) – present Manufacturer Hitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kinki Sharyo, Nippon Sharyo Designer Alexander Neumeister Replaced 0 series Constructed 1995–1998 ...
The train travelled between Tokyo Station and Osaka Station in six hours and 50 minutes and first enabled passengers to go and return between the two cities in one day. This is why the train was named Kodama, or echo. [citation needed] A narrow gauge world speed record of 163 km/h was established by a 151 series Kodama trainset on 31 July 1959. [3]