Hikari (train)
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 Mizuho trains except through a special supplementary ticket.
700 series Hikari Rail Star, April 2009 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Shinkansen |
| First service | 25 April 1958 (Express) 1 October 1964 (Shinkansen) |
| Current operator(s) | JR Central, JR West |
| Former operator(s) | JNR |
| Route | |
| Line(s) used | Tōkaidō Shinkansen San'yō Shinkansen |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | Green + Standard |
| Catering facilities | Trolley refreshment service |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 700/N700 series |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Electrification | 25 kV AC, 60 Hz |
| Operating speed | 285 km/h (177 mph) (Tōkaidō) 300 km/h (190 mph) (Sanyō) |
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