Hikari (train)
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Hikari 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 t
700 series Hikari Rail Star, April 2009
0 series 12-car set SK5 on a West Hikari service, March 1997
100 series 16-car set V5 with four double deckers on a Grand Hikari service
Restaurant car of a Grand Hikari train set
Kodama (train)
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Kodama is the slowest, all-stops train service operating on Japan's Tōkaidō and San'yō Shinkansen lines. The Kodama trains are used primarily for travel to and from smaller cities along the line. Trav
JR West 8-car 500 Series Shinkansen on a Kodama service at Himeji Station, August 2009
JR West 500 series Kodama, August 2010
JR West N700 series, April 2009