Hayabusa (train)
E5 series shinkansen set U44 on a Hayabusa service, March 2023 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Shinkansen (Express) |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | Honshu/Hokkaido, Japan |
| Predecessor | Hayate |
| First service | 5 March 2011 |
| Current operator(s) | |
| Route | |
| Termini | Tokyo
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| Stops | Limited stop |
| Line(s) used | Tōhoku Shinkansen, Hokkaido Shinkansen |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | Standard + Green + Gran Class |
| Seating arrangements |
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| Catering facilities | Trolley service |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | E5 series, H5 series |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Electrification | 25 kV 50 Hz AC (overhead line) |
| Operating speed | 320 km/h (200 mph) (Tōhoku Shinkansen), 260 km/h (160 mph) (Hokkaido Shinkansen), 400 km/h (250 mph) (During Testing) |
| Track owner(s) | JR East, JRTT |
The Hayabusa (はやぶさ, "Peregrine falcon") is a high-speed Shinkansen service operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) between Tokyo and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto in Japan since 26 March 2016. The name was formerly used for a limited express sleeping car service operated by JR Kyushu, which ran from Tokyo to Kumamoto, and was discontinued in March 2009.