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Sanyo Shinkansen
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Category:Shinkansen
ja:山陽新幹線
Image:Sanyo-Shinkansen.png thumb|300px|Map of Sanyo Shinkansen route
'''Sanyō Shinkansen''' (山陽新幹線; San'yō Shinkansen) is one of the lines of
Shinkansen high speed rail network, connecting
Shin-Osaka Station Shin-Osaka with
Hakata Station in
Fukuoka, Fukuoka Fukuoka. It is operated by the
West Japan Railway Company and is the western continuation of the
Tokaido Shinkansen Tōkaidō Shinkansen line.
Hakata is currently the western terminus of the Shinkansen network, but the
Kyushu Shinkansen, now partly operational, is scheduled to start services from Hakata to
Kagoshima in 2013.
History
Construction of the Sanyo Shinkansen between
Shin-Osaka Station Shin-Osaka and
Okayama Station Okayama was authorized on
September 91965 and commenced on
March 161967. Construction between
Okayama Station Okayama and
Hakata station Hakata. commenced on
February 101970.
The Shin-Osaka to Okayama segment opened on
March 151972; the remainder of the line opened on
March 101975. The first ''
Hikari (Shinkansen) Hikari'' trains, using
0 Series Shinkansen equipment, made the Osaka-Hakata run in 3 hr. 44 min. This was shortened to 2 hr. 59 min. in 1986 with an increase in maximum speed to 220 km/h.
100 Series Shinkansen trains, introduced in 1989, boosted maximum speed to 230 km/h and reduced travel time to 2 hr. 49 min.
Tokyo-Hakata ''
Nozomi (Shinkansen) Nozomi'' services began on
March 181993, using
300 Series Shinkansen equipment. The Osaka-Hakata run was reduced to 2 hr. 32 min., at a maximum speed of 270 km/h. On
March 221997, the
500 Series Shinkansen entered service on ''Nozomi'' services between Shin-Osaka and Hakata, reducing the Osaka-Hakata run to 2 hr. 17 min. at a maximum speed of 300 km/h.
The
700 Series Shinkansen was introduced on Tokyo-Hakata ''Nozomi'' services on
March 131999, coinciding with the opening of
Asa Station. On
March 112000, the new 700 Series trainsets were introduced on ''
Hikari Rail Star (Shinkansen) Hikari Rail Star'' services.
Ogori Station was renamed Shin-Yamaguchi Station on
October 12003.
Today, the Sanyo Shinkansen accounts for approximately 40% of JR West's transportation revenues—the same proportion as the entire Osaka-Kyoto-Kobe "Urban Network" of commuter train lines. However, the line faces heavy competition from
airlines, especially on the Tokyo-Fukuoka and Osaka-Fukuoka routes. As a result, JR West has decreased fares on the route several times over the past decade, and taken other measures to compete with the airlines, such as offering shorter trains (the 8-car ''Hikari Rail Star'') at higher frequencies.
Trains
Train sets on the line include:
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0 Series Shinkansen 0 Series ''Kodama''
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100 Series Shinkansen 100 Series ''Kodama''
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300 Series Shinkansen 300 Series ''Hikari''
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500 Series Shinkansen 500 Series ''Nozomi''
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700 Series Shinkansen 700 Series ''Nozomi''/''Hikari Rail Star''/''Kodama''
Stations
All stations on the Sanyo Shinkansen are owned and operated by JR West, with the exception of Shin-Osaka which is run by
Central Japan Railway Company JR Tokai.
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Shin-Osaka Station Shin-Osaka (新大阪)
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Shin-Kobe Station Shin-Kobe (新神戸)
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Nishi-Akashi Station Nishi-Akashi (西明石)
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Himeji Station Himeji (姫路)
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Aioi Station Aioi (相生)
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Okayama Station Okayama (岡山)
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Shin-Kurashiki Station Shin-Kurashiki (新倉敷)
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Fukuyama Station Fukuyama (福山)
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Shin-Onomichi Station Shin-Onomichi (新尾道)
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Mihara Station Mihara (三原)
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Higashi-Hiroshima Station Higashi-Hiroshima (東広島)
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Hiroshima Station Hiroshima (広島)
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Shin-Iwakuni Station Shin-Iwakuni (新岩国)
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Tokuyama Station Tokuyama (徳山)
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Shin-Yamaguchi Station Shin-Yamaguchi (新山口)
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Asa Station Asa (厚狭)
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Shin-Shimonoseki Station Shin-Shimonoseki (新下関)
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Kokura Station Kokura (小倉)
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Hakata Station Hakata (博多)
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