Sakura (train service)
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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]
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Service type | Shinkansen (Semi-express) |
Locale | Japan |
Predecessor | Hikari Rail Star |
First service | 1951 (Limited express) 2011 (Shinkansen) |
Current operator(s) | JR Kyushu, JR West |
Former operator(s) | JNR |
Route | |
Termini | Shin-Osaka Kagoshima-Chūō |
Line(s) used | Kyushu Shinkansen, Sanyo Shinkansen |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | Ordinary, Green |
Seating arrangements | Unidirectional |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | 800 series/N700-7000 series/N700-8000 series |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
Electrification | 25 kV AC |
Operating speed | 300 km/h (185 mph) |
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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.