Mizuho (train)
N700-7000 series set, November 2019 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Shinkansen (Express) |
| Status | Operational |
| First service | 1 October 1961 (Limited express) 12 March 2011 (Shinkansen) |
| Current operators | JR Kyushu JR West |
| Former operator | JNR |
| Route | |
| Termini | Shin-Osaka Kagoshima-Chuo |
| Lines used | Kyushu Shinkansen, San'yō Shinkansen, Tokaido Shinkansen |
| On-board services | |
| Class | Standard + Green |
| Catering facilities | Trolley service |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | N700-7000/8000 series |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Electrification | Overhead line, 25 kV 60 Hz AC |
| Operating speed |
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The Mizuho (みずほ) is a limited-stop Shinkansen service operated between Shin-Osaka and Kagoshima-Chuo in Japan since 12 March 2011, following the completion of the Kyushu Shinkansen. The name was formerly used for a limited express sleeping car service operated by JNR from 1961, which ran from Tokyo to Kumamoto, and was discontinued in December 1994. The name "mizuho (瑞穂)" literally means "abundant rice" in Japanese and "harvest" in the figurative sense. It was also an ancient name of Japan.
Foreigners traveling with a Japan Rail Pass are required to purchase a special ticket to use the Mizuho service.