The San'yō Shinkansen (山陽新幹線) is a line of the Japanese Shinkansenhigh-speed rail network, connecting Shin-Osaka in Osaka with Hakata Station in Fukuoka, the two largest cities in western Japan. Operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West), it is a westward continuation of the Tōkaidō Shinkansen and also serves other major cities in between on Honshu and Kyushu islands such as Kobe, Himeji, Okayama, Hiroshima, and Kitakyushu. The Kyushu Shinkansen continues south of Hakata to Kagoshima. The San'yō Shinkansen connects Hakata with Osaka in two and a half hours, with trains operating at a maximum operating speed of 300 km/h (186 mph) for most of the journey[2] Some Nozomi trains operate continuously on San'yō and Tōkaidō Shinkansen lines, connecting Tokyo and Hakata in five hours.
All stations on the San'yō Shinkansen are owned and operated by JR West, with the exception of Shin-Osaka which is run by Central Japan Railway Company (JR central). Kodama trains stop at all stations; other services have varying stopping patterns. All trains stop at Shin-Osaka, Shin-Kobe, Okayama, Hiroshima, Kokura, and Hakata. The Japan Rail Pass is not valid for travel on the Nozomi or Mizuho trains.
As of 2012, the maximum line speed is, West-bound 285 km/h (175 mph) between Shin-Ōsaka and Shin-Kobe, 275 km/h (170 mph) between Shin-Kobe and Nishi-Akashi, and 300 km/h (185 mph) between Nishi-Akashi and Hakata. East-bound it is 300 km/h (185 mph) between Hakata and Himeji, 275 km/h (170 mph) between Himeji and Shin-Kobe and 300 km/h (185 mph) between Shin-Kobe and Shin-Ōsaka.[2]
History
700 series Hikari Rail Star train
Construction of the San'yō Shinkansen between Shin-Ōsaka and Okayama was authorized on 9 September 1965, and commenced on March 16, 1967. Construction between Okayama and Hakata commenced on 10 February 1970. The Shin-Ōsaka to Okayama segment opened on March 15, 1972; the remainder of the line opened on March 10, 1975. The first Hikari trains, using 0 series trains, made the Shin-Ōsaka to Hakata run in 3 hours 44 minutes. This was shortened to 2 hours 59 minutes in 1986 with an increase in maximum speed to 220 km/h (140 mph). 100 series trains, introduced in 1989, boosted maximum speed to 230 km/h (140 mph) and reduced travel time to 2 hours 49 minutes.
Tokyo to Hakata Nozomi services began on 18 March 1993, using 300 series trains. The Shin-Ōsaka to Hakata run was reduced to 2 hours 32 minutes, at a maximum speed of 270 km/h (170 mph). On 22 March 1997, the 500 series entered service on Nozomi services between Shin-Ōsaka and Hakata, reducing that run to 2 hours 17 minutes at a maximum speed of 300 km/h (186 mph).
The 700 series was introduced on Tokyo-Hakata Nozomi services on 13 March 1999, coinciding with the opening of Asa Station, and on 11 March 2000, 700 series trains were introduced on Hikari Rail Star services.
Ogori Station was renamed Shin-Yamaguchi Station on 1 October 2003.
The N700 series was launched on Nozomi services on 1 July 2007, with a top speed of 300 km/h (186 mph) (compared to 285 km/h or 177 mph for the 700 series).
From the start of the revised timetable on 12 March 2011, new Mizuho and Sakura inter-running services commenced between Shin-Ōsaka and Kagoshima on the Kyushu Shinkansen using new N700-7000 and N700-8000 series 8-car trainsets. This boosted JR West's market share in the Osaka-Kagoshima passenger market from 13% in March 2011 to 35% in March 2012. JR West began offering discounted advance purchase fares on this route in July 2013 in an effort to compete for market share with new low-cost airlines such as Peach.[6] With the launch of Mizuho and Sakura services, nearly all of the Hikari services operating solely on the San'yō Shinkansen (mostly Rail Star services) were discontinued as it was deemed redundant.
Ridership
In fiscal 2005, the Sanyo Shinkansen line ridership was 58 million passengers/year, or about 159,000 daily.[7]
References
^ [Average passenger figures and revenue by line (Fiscal 2014)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: West Japan Railway Company. 2015. p. 58. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-01-09. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^ ab 300km/hのトップランナー [300 km/h Top Runners]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 52, no. 612. Japan: Kōyūsha Co., Ltd. April 2012. p. 14.
^Only Nozomi, Hikari and Kodama services that run in formations of 16 car sets run through to the Tōkaidō Shinkansen.
^Only Mizuho and Sakura services that run in formations of 8 car sets run through to the Kyushu Shinkansen.
^Only Kodama services that run in formations of 8 car sets run through to the Hakata-Minami Line.
^"Budget airlines challenge Shinkansen". Bloomberg. 11 July 2013. from the original on 30 July 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
^. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2010-12-19.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to San'yō Shinkansen.
JR West website (in English)
March 04, 2023
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The San yō Shinkansen 山陽新幹線 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 the West Japan Railway Company JR West it is a westward continuation of the Tōkaidō Shinkansen and also serves other major cities in between on Honshu and Kyushu islands such as Kobe Himeji Okayama Hiroshima and Kitakyushu The Kyushu Shinkansen continues south of Hakata to Kagoshima The San yō Shinkansen connects Hakata with Osaka in two and a half hours with trains operating at a maximum operating speed of 300 km h 186 mph for most of the journey 2 Some Nozomi trains operate continuously on San yō and Tōkaidō Shinkansen lines connecting Tokyo and Hakata in five hours San yō ShinkansenN700A Series Shinkansen between Nishi Akashi and Himeji February 2021OverviewNative name山陽新幹線OwnerJR WestLocaleOsaka Hyōgo Okayama Hiroshima Yamaguchi and Fukuoka PrefecturesTerminiShin ŌsakaHakataStations19Color on map Blue 24197c ServiceTypeHigh speed rail Shinkansen SystemShinkansenServicesMizuho Sakura Nozoma Hikari KodamaOperator s JR WestDepot s Osaka Okayama Hiroshima HakataRolling stock500 series700 seriesN700 seriesDaily ridership110 004 passengers per km per day FY2014 1 HistoryOpened15 March 1972 50 years ago 1972 03 15 TechnicalLine length553 7 km 344 1 mi Track length644 0 km 400 2 mi Number of tracksDouble trackTrack gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in standard gaugeMinimum radius4 000 m 2 5 mi 13 000 ft Electrification25 kV 60 Hz AC overhead catenary Operating speed300 km h 190 mph SignallingCab signallingTrain protection systemATC NSMaximum incline1 5 Route map Contents 1 Rolling stock 1 1 Former rolling stock 2 Stations 3 History 4 Ridership 5 References 6 External linksRolling stock EditAs of March 2020 the following types are used on San yō Shinkansen services 500 series Kodama services 700 7000 series Hikari Kodama services N700 series Nozomi Hikari Kodama services N700 7000 8000 series Mizuho Sakura Kodama services JR West 500 series Kodama August 2010 700 series Hikari Rail Star April 2009 JR West N700 series April 2009 A JR West N700 7000 series trainsetFormer rolling stock Edit 0 series Hikari Kodama services 100 series Hikari Kodama services 300 series Nozomi Hikari Kodama services 700 0 series Nozomi Hikari Kodama services 700 3000 series Nozomi Hikari Kodama services 0 series Kodama in July 2003 JR West 100 Series on a Sanyō Shinkansen Kodama service in October 2008 JR West 300 series on 8 October 2008 JR Central 700 series April 2009Stations EditMap all coordinates in Category Sanyō Shinkansen using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KMLAll stations on the San yō Shinkansen are owned and operated by JR West with the exception of Shin Osaka which is run by Central Japan Railway Company JR central Kodama trains stop at all stations other services have varying stopping patterns All trains stop at Shin Osaka Shin Kobe Okayama Hiroshima Kokura and Hakata The Japan Rail Pass is not valid for travel on the Nozomi or Mizuho trains Legend All trains stop All trains pass Some trains stopStation Japanese Distance fromShin Ōsaka km Distance fromTokyo km Mizuho Sakura Nozomi Hikari Kodama Transfers Location Through services towards Tokyo via the Tōkaidō Shinkansen 3 Shin Ōsaka 新大阪 0 0 515 4 Tōkaidō Shinkansen through service JR Kyoto Line JR A46 Osaka Higashi Line JR F02 Midosuji Line M13 Yodogawa ku Osaka Osaka PrefectureShin Kobe 新神戸 32 6 548 0 Hokushin Line and Seishin Yamate Line S02 Chuō ku Kobe Hyōgo PrefectureNishi Akashi 西明石 54 8 570 2 JR Kobe Line JR A74 AkashiHimeji 姫路 85 9 601 3 JR Kobe Line JR A85 Sanyō Main Line Bantan Line Kishin Line Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line SY 43 Sanyo Himeji Station HimejiAioi 相生 105 9 621 3 Sanyō Main Line Ako Line AioiOkayama 岡山 160 9 676 3 Sanyō Main Line Uno Line Seto Ōhashi Line Hakubi Line Tsuyama Line Kibi Line Okayama Electric Tramway Higashiyama Main Line Kita ku Okayama Okayama PrefectureShin Kurashiki 新倉敷 186 7 702 1 San yō Main Line KurashikiFukuyama 福山 217 7 733 1 Sanyō Main Line Fukuen Line Fukuyama Hiroshima PrefectureShin Onomichi 新尾道 235 1 750 5 OnomichiMihara 三原 245 6 761 0 Sanyō Main Line Kure Line MiharaHigashi Hiroshima 東広島 276 5 791 9 HigashihiroshimaHiroshima 広島 305 8 821 2 Sanyō Main Line Geibi Line Kabe Line Kure Line M Hiroshima Electric Railway Main Line Minami ku HiroshimaShin Iwakuni 新岩国 350 0 865 4 Nishikigawa Seiryu Line Seiryu Shin Iwakuni Station Iwakuni Yamaguchi PrefectureTokuyama 徳山 388 1 903 5 Sanyō Main Line Gantoku Line ShunanShin Yamaguchi formerly Ogori 新山口 429 2 944 6 Sanyō Main Line Yamaguchi Line Ube Line YamaguchiAsa 厚狭 453 3 968 7 Sanyō Main Line Mine Line Sanyō OnodaShin Shimonoseki 新下関 477 1 992 5 Sanyō Main Line ShimonosekiKokura 小倉 497 8 1013 2 Kagoshima Main Line A28 Nippo Main Line JF01 Hita Hikosan Line JI01 Kitakyushu Monorail Kokurakita ku Kitakyushu Fukuoka PrefectureHakata 博多 553 7 1069 1 Kyushu Shinkansen through service Hakata Minami Line limited through service Kagoshima Main Line and Sasaguri Line 00 Fukuoka Subway Airport Line Hakata ku Fukuoka Through services towards Kagoshima Chuō via the Kyushu Shinkansen 4 or to Hakata Minami via the Hakata Minami Line 5 As of 2012 the maximum line speed is West bound 285 km h 175 mph between Shin Ōsaka and Shin Kobe 275 km h 170 mph between Shin Kobe and Nishi Akashi and 300 km h 185 mph between Nishi Akashi and Hakata East bound it is 300 km h 185 mph between Hakata and Himeji 275 km h 170 mph between Himeji and Shin Kobe and 300 km h 185 mph between Shin Kobe and Shin Ōsaka 2 History Edit 700 series Hikari Rail Star train Construction of the San yō Shinkansen between Shin Ōsaka and Okayama was authorized on 9 September 1965 and commenced on March 16 1967 Construction between Okayama and Hakata commenced on 10 February 1970 The Shin Ōsaka to Okayama segment opened on March 15 1972 the remainder of the line opened on March 10 1975 The first Hikari trains using 0 series trains made the Shin Ōsaka to Hakata run in 3 hours 44 minutes This was shortened to 2 hours 59 minutes in 1986 with an increase in maximum speed to 220 km h 140 mph 100 series trains introduced in 1989 boosted maximum speed to 230 km h 140 mph and reduced travel time to 2 hours 49 minutes Tokyo to Hakata Nozomi services began on 18 March 1993 using 300 series trains The Shin Ōsaka to Hakata run was reduced to 2 hours 32 minutes at a maximum speed of 270 km h 170 mph On 22 March 1997 the 500 series entered service on Nozomi services between Shin Ōsaka and Hakata reducing that run to 2 hours 17 minutes at a maximum speed of 300 km h 186 mph The 700 series was introduced on Tokyo Hakata Nozomi services on 13 March 1999 coinciding with the opening of Asa Station and on 11 March 2000 700 series trains were introduced on Hikari Rail Star services Ogori Station was renamed Shin Yamaguchi Station on 1 October 2003 The N700 series was launched on Nozomi services on 1 July 2007 with a top speed of 300 km h 186 mph compared to 285 km h or 177 mph for the 700 series From the start of the revised timetable on 12 March 2011 new Mizuho and Sakura inter running services commenced between Shin Ōsaka and Kagoshima on the Kyushu Shinkansen using new N700 7000 and N700 8000 series 8 car trainsets This boosted JR West s market share in the Osaka Kagoshima passenger market from 13 in March 2011 to 35 in March 2012 JR West began offering discounted advance purchase fares on this route in July 2013 in an effort to compete for market share with new low cost airlines such as Peach 6 With the launch of Mizuho and Sakura services nearly all of the Hikari services operating solely on the San yō Shinkansen mostly Rail Star services were discontinued as it was deemed redundant Ridership EditIn fiscal 2005 the Sanyo Shinkansen line ridership was 58 million passengers year or about 159 000 daily 7 References Edit 区間別平均通過人員および旅客運輸収入 平成26年度 Average passenger figures and revenue by line Fiscal 2014 PDF in Japanese Japan West Japan Railway Company 2015 p 58 Archived from the original PDF on 2016 01 09 Retrieved 17 October 2015 a b 300km hのトップランナー 300 km h Top Runners Japan Railfan Magazine Vol 52 no 612 Japan Kōyusha Co Ltd April 2012 p 14 Only Nozomi Hikari and Kodama services that run in formations of 16 car sets run through to the Tōkaidō Shinkansen Only Mizuho and Sakura services that run in formations of 8 car sets run through to the Kyushu Shinkansen Only Kodama services that run in formations of 8 car sets run through to the Hakata Minami Line Budget airlines challenge Shinkansen Bloomberg 11 July 2013 Archived from the original on 30 July 2013 Retrieved 19 July 2013 Annual Report 2005 Archived from the original on 2011 09 27 Retrieved 2010 12 19 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to San yō Shinkansen JR West website in English Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title San 27yō Shinkansen amp oldid 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