Hayabusa (train)

Hayabusa
E5 series shinkansen set U44 on a Hayabusa service, March 2023
Overview
Service typeShinkansen (Express)
StatusOperational
LocaleHonshu/Hokkaido, Japan
PredecessorHayate
First service1 October 1958 (Limited express)
5 March 2011 (Shinkansen)
Current operator(s)Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East
The logo of Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). JR Hokkaido
Former operator(s)JNR JR West JR Central JR Kyushu
Route
TerminiTokyo
Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
Sapporo (From 2031)
StopsLimited stop
Line(s) usedTōhoku Shinkansen, Hokkaido Shinkansen
On-board services
Class(es)Standard + Green + Gran Class
Seating arrangements2+3 ( Standard car)

2+2 ( Green car)

1+2 ( Gran Class)
Catering facilitiesTrolley service
Technical
Rolling stockE5 series, H5 series
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC (overhead line)
Operating speed320 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.

  1. ^ 東北新幹線 「はやぶさ」 3月5日 デビュー! [Tohoku Shinkansen "Hayabusa" 5 March debut] (PDF) (in Japanese). JR East. 11 November 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2010.