Hayabusa (train)

Hayabusa

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	1 October 1958 (Limited express) 5 March 2011 (Shinkansen)
Current operator(s)	JR East JR Hokkaido
Former operator(s)	JNR JR West JR Central JR Kyushu
Route
Termini	Tokyo Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Sapporo (From 2031)
Stops	Limited stop
Line(s) used	Tōhoku Shinkansen, Hokkaido Shinkansen
On-board services
Class(es)	Standard + Green + Gran Class
Seating arrangements	2+3 ( Standard car) 2+2 ( Green car) 1+2 ( Gran Class)
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.^[1] 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.