Sakura (train)
A N700-7000 series shinkansen on the Sanyo Shinkansen
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Shinkansen |
| Locale | Japan |
| First service | 1951 (Limited express) 2011 (Shinkansen) |
| Current operator(s) | JR Kyushu, JR West |
| Former operator(s) | JNR |
| Route | |
| Start | Shin-Osaka |
| End | Kagoshima-Chūō |
| Line used | Kyushu Shinkansen, Sanyo Shinkansen |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | Ordinary, Green |
| Seating arrangements | Unidirectional |
| Technical | |
| 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) |
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. It was formerly a limited express sleeper train service operated by JR Kyushu, which ran from Tokyo to Nagasaki and Sasebo in Kyushu, Japan. The service was discontinued from the start of the revised timetable on 1 March 2005.
(*) Not served by all trains
Services are formed as shown below with car 1 at the Kagoshima-Chuo end. All cars are no smoking except for smoking compartments in cars 3 and 7. Unusually, reserved ordinary class seats are wider than unreserved seats.
N700-8000 series Green car interior
N700-8000 series standard-class reserved car interior
N700-8000 series standard-class non-reserved car interior
All cars are no smoking.
The Sakura was first introduced on 1 April 1951 as a daytime Limited express service between Tokyo and Osaka. This service was discontinued in October 1958.
The Sakura sleeping car service commenced on 20 July 1959 using 20 series sleeping cars. From March 1972, the train was upgraded with 14 series sleeping cars.
From 4 December 1999, the Sakura ran coupled with the Hayabusa service between Tokyo and Tosu. The last services ran on the evening of 28 February 2005.
From 12 March 2011, the Sakura name was revived once again for the new shinkansen services operating between Shin-Osaka and Kagoshima-Chūō using new JR West N700-7000 series and JR Kyushu N700-8000 series 8-car trainsets.
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