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 700 series Hikari Rail Star, April 2009
JR West N700 series, April 2009
The 500 series is a Shinkansen high-speed train type operated by West Japan Railway Company in Japan on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen line from 1997 until 2010, and the San'yō Shinkansen line since 1997. The
16-car 500 series on a Nozomi service, May 2008
Standard-class car interior view