The Tōkaidō Line's rapid success prompted an extension westward to Hiroshima and Fukuoka ( the Sanyō Shinkansen ), which was completed in 1975.

Set Q4 at Hakata on a Sanyō Shinkansen Kodama service, July 1998

* N700 Series Shinkansen ( except N700-7000 / 8000 series ) ( Japan, 2007 ), introduced by JR Central and JR West, used for Tōkaidō and Sanyō Shinkansen lines.

JR West's highest-grossing line is the Sanyō Shinkansen high speed rail line between Osaka and Fukuoka.

The Sanyō Shinkansen alone accounts for about 40 % of JR West's passenger revenues.

For the first four years of its existence, JR West leased its highest-revenue line, the Sanyō Shinkansen, from the separate Shinkansen Holding Corporation.

is a train station located on the Sanyō Shinkansen line serving the city of Kobe, Japan and the surrounding area.

This station was newly built for the Sanyō Shinkansen and is connected with the city center by the municipal subway.

* JR West ( Sanyō Shinkansen )

Category: Sanyō Shinkansen

** Sanyō Shinkansen

is the fastest train service running on the Tōkaidō / Sanyō Shinkansen in Japan.

The final remaining 0 series sets were 6-car sets used on JR West Kodama services on the Sanyō Shinkansen between Shin-Osaka and Hakata, and on the Hakata-Minami Line until their retirement on 30 November 2008.

The was a Japanese Shinkansen high-speed train type which operated between 1984 and 2012 on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen and Sanyō Shinkansen high-speed lines.

Following their removal from front-line service, 100 series sets were later reformed into smaller 4 and 6 car sets for the slower Kodama services on the Sanyō Shinkansen line.

The was a Japanese high-speed Shinkansen train type which was operated on the Tōkaidō and Sanyō Shinkansen lines in Japan between 1992 and 2012.

With the introduction of newer 700 series and N700 series equipment, the 300 series sets were gradually demoted to slower Hikari and Kodama services, and were completely withdrawn from Tōkaidō and Sanyō Shinkansen services by the start of the revised timetable on 17 March 2012.

The is a Shinkansen high-speed train type operated by West Japan Railway Company ( JR West ) on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen and Sanyō Shinkansen lines in Japan.

The line's Sakura and Mizuho services operate through to Shin-Osaka Station via the Sanyō Shinkansen.

Moji Station, a Kyushu Railway Company station on the Kagoshima and Sanyō Main Lines, is also located in the district.

** Coverage Sasaguri Line, Kagoshima Main Line, Sanyō Main Line ( JR Kobe Line ), San ' in Main Line, Chūō Main Line, and Chūō-Sōbu Line.

Originally designated as " N300 ", they formed the next generation of shinkansen vehicles jointly designed by JR Central and JR West for use on both Tōkaidō and Sanyō Shinkansen lines.

The THSR 700T series is based on the 700 Series Shinkansen operated by JR Central and JR West on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen and Sanyō Shinkansen in Japan.

He was replaced by Sanyō Kanda and for the next year had a minor role on the show ; mostly clips from older episodes or filmed from Hawaii.

The is a Japanese Shinkansen high-speed train with tilting capability developed jointly by JR Central and JR West for use on the Tōkaidō and Sanyō Shinkansen lines since 2007, and also operated by JR Kyushu on the Kyushu Shinkansen line.

When the remainder of the Kyushu Shinkansen was opened on 12 March 2011, the Tsubame became an all-stations service ( similar to the Kodama on the Tōkaidō and Sanyō Shinkansen ) operating primarily between Hakata and.

Mount Fuji with a Shinkansen and Sakura blossoms in Shizuoka prefecture, in May

They also operate some Sakura services within the Kyushu Shinkansen.

It has three stations on the Kagoshima Main Line and one station on the Kyūshū Shinkansen.

The city has regular Shinkansen services to Kagoshima City and Yatsushiro.

* Kyushu Shinkansen ( Kagoshima Route )

According to the Shinkansen Basic Plan laid out in 1973, the Kagoshima and West Kyushu ( Nagasaki ) routes would be accompanied by two other routes: the East Kyushu Shinkansen, also from Hakata to Kagoshima-chūō, but passing through Ōita and Miyazaki, paralleling the Nippō Main Line ; and the Trans-Kyushu Shinkansen, linking Kumamoto and Ōita, and connecting with the also-planned Shikoku Shinkansen to Matsuyama, Takamatsu and Osaka.

With the start of services on the Kyushu Shinkansen between and from 13 March 2004, new Relay Tsubame services commenced on the Kagoshima Main Line between and using 787 series EMUs in 7 -, 8 -, and 11-car formations.

* 13 March – Kyushu Shinkansen opens between Hakata of Fukuoka and Shin-Yatsushiro, with Osaka and Kagoshima direct bullet train starting.

* In Japan, JR Central will start operating the Chūō Shinkansen between Shinagawa Station ( Tokyo ) and Nagoya Station ( Nagoya ) by Maglev system ( JR – Maglev ).

Since 1970, development has also been underway for the Chūō Shinkansen, a planned maglev line from Tokyo to Osaka.

Nakatsugawa is planned as a stop for the Chūō Shinkansen maglev train line.

Additionally it is responsible for the Chūō Shinkansen — a proposed Maglev service between Tokyo Station ( or Shinagawa Station ) and Ōsaka Station ( or Shin-Ōsaka Station ), of which a short demonstration section has been built.

JR Central announced in 2011 that Shinagawa will be the terminal for the Chūō Shinkansen, which is scheduled to begin service to Nagoya in 2027.

* Tokyo Station ( Chūō Line, Keihin-Tohoku Line, Keiyo Line, Marunouchi Line, Shinkansen, Sōbu Line, Yamanote Line, Yokosuka Line )

At Tokyo Station, six Shinkansen, seven ordinary railway, and one subway line serve Chūō.

Route of the Chūō Shinkansen

The trainsets are currently being tested for durability and cost reduction, and have operating speeds of over 500 km / h ( 310 mph ), making the Chūō Shinkansen the world's fastest railway.

Work is currently under way to extend the track a further 25 kilometres along the future route of the Chūō Shinkansen, bringing the total track length up to 42. 8 kilometres.

JR Central announced in July 2008 that the Chūō Shinkansen would most likely start at Tokyo's Shinagawa Station, citing difficulties in securing land at nearby Tokyo and Shinjuku stations for a maglev terminal, but the route has not been finalized.

A JR Central report on the Chūō Shinkansen was approved by a Liberal Democratic Party panel in October 2008, which certified three proposed routes for the Maglev.

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* Tokyo Station ( Chūō Line, Keihin-Tohoku Line, Keiyo Line, Marunouchi Line, Shinkansen lines, Yamanote Line, Yokosuka Line )