Hikari (train)
700 series Hikari Rail Star, April 2009 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Shinkansen (Limited-stop) |
| Status | Operational |
| First service | 25 April 1958 (Express) 1 October 1964 (Shinkansen) |
| Current operators | JR Central, JR West |
| Former operator | JNR |
| Route | |
| Termini | Hakata (San'yō Shinkansen) Shin-Ōsaka (Tokaido Shinkansen and San'yō Shinkansen) Tokyo (Tokaido Shinkansen) |
| Lines used | |
| On-board services | |
| Class | Green + Standard |
| Catering facilities | Trolley refreshment service (until October 2023) |
| 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 |
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Hikari (光; "Light") is 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.