Sakura (train service)
N700-7000 series set operating a Sakura service, September 2022 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Shinkansen (Limited-stop) |
| Locale | Japan |
| Predecessor | Hikari Rail Star |
| First service | 1951 (Limited express) 2011 (Shinkansen) |
| Current operators | JR Kyushu, JR West |
| Former operator | JNR |
| Route | |
| Termini | Shin-Osaka Kagoshima-Chūō |
| Lines used | Kyushu Shinkansen, Sanyo Shinkansen |
| On-board services | |
| Classes | Ordinary, Green |
| Seating arrangements | Unidirectional |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Electrification | 25 kV AC |
| Operating speed | 300 km/h (185 mph) |
The Sakura (さくら; Cherry Blossom) is a high-speed shinkansen service operated between Shin-Osaka and Kagoshima-Chūō in Japan since 12 March 2011.
It was formerly a limited express sleeper train service operated by JR Kyushu, which ran from Tokyo to Nagasaki and Sasebo in Kyushu, Japan. This former service was discontinued in 2005 due to revised timetables.