Sakura (train service)

Sakura
A N700-7000 series shinkansen on the Sanyo Shinkansen
Overview
Service typeShinkansen (Semi-express)
LocaleJapan
PredecessorHikari Rail Star
First service1951 (Limited express)
2011 (Shinkansen)
Current operator(s)JR Kyushu, JR West
Former operator(s)JNR
Route
TerminiShin-Osaka
Kagoshima-Chūō
Line(s) usedKyushu Shinkansen, Sanyo Shinkansen
On-board services
Class(es)Ordinary, Green
Seating arrangementsUnidirectional
Technical
Rolling stock800 series/N700-7000 series/N700-8000 series
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Electrification25 kV AC
Operating speed300 km/h (185 mph)

The Sakura (さくら, Cherry Blossom) is a high-speed shinkansen service operated between Shin-Osaka and Kagoshima-Chūō in Japan since 12 March 2011.[1]

It was formerly a limited express sleeper train service operated by JR Kyushu, which ran from Tokyo to Nagasaki and Sasebo in Kyushu, Japan. This former service was discontinued in 2005 due to revised timetables.

  1. ^ JR Kyushu: "新幹線の列車名決定!!" Archived 19 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 26 February 2009. (in Japanese)