Tsubame (train)
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The Tsubame is a train service operated by Kyushu Railway Company on the Kyushu Shinkansen in Japan since 2004.
800 Series Shinkansen Tsubame at Shin-Minamata Station in November 2004
A C53 locomotive hauling the Tsubame service near Nishiakashi, circa 1934.
A JNR Class C62 hauling the Tsubame service near Kyoto
Series 151 EMUs, which were used for the Tsubame service after 1958
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 700 series Hikari Rail Star, April 2009
JR West N700 series, April 2009