Hayabusa (train)
E5 series set operating a Hayabusa service entering Ōmiya Station, March 2023 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Shinkansen (Express) |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | Honshu/Hokkaido, Japan |
| Predecessor | Hayate |
| First service | 5 March 2011 |
| Current operators | |
| Route | |
| Termini | Tokyo Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto |
| Distance travelled | 823.7 km (511.8 mi) |
| Average journey time | 3 hours, 57 minutes |
| Lines used | |
| On-board services | |
| Classes | Ordinary, Green, Gran Class |
| Seating arrangements |
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| Catering facilities | Trolley service |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | E5 and H5 series |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Electrification | Overhead line, 25 kV 50 Hz AC |
| Operating speed | 320 km/h (200 mph) |
| Track owners | |
The Hayabusa (Japanese: はやぶさ; lit. 'peregrine falcon') is an express high-speed Shinkansen service operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) between Tokyo and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto in Japan since 26 March 2016. The name was formerly used for a limited express sleeping car service operated by JR Kyushu, which ran from Tokyo to Kumamoto, and was discontinued in March 2009.