The San'yō Shinkansen is a line of the Japanese Shinkansen high-speed rail network, connecting Shin-Osaka in Osaka with Hakata Station in Fukuoka, the two largest cities in western Japan. Operated by
N700A series Shinkansen operating between Nishi-Akashi and Himeji
JR West 500 series Kodama, August 2009
700 series Hikari Rail Star, April 2009
JR West N700 series, April 2009
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
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