Kagayaki
Sign in to saveThe is a express high-speed Shinkansen service on the Hokuriku Shinkansen jointly operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It operates between and in Japan. The Shinkansen service was introduced on 14 March 2015, although the name Kagayaki was previously used for a limited express service operated by JR West from March 1988 to March 1997.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- limited express
- Country
- Japan
- Located in
- Fukui Prefecture
- Owned by
- West Japan Railway Company
- Operator
- West Japan Railway Company
- Image
- SeriesE7-F19.jpg
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- vehicle normally used
- E7 and W7 Series Shinkansen
- next lower rank
- Tsurugi
- connecting line
- Hokuriku Shinkansen
- terminus
- Tsuruga Station
- Commons category
- Kagayaki (Shinkansen)
- inception
- 1988-03-13
- date of official opening
- 2015-03-14
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Service outline
- Rolling stock
- Pre-shinkansen
- Formations
- History
- March 1988 – March 1990
- March 1990 – March 1991
- March 1991 – March 1992
- March 1992 – March 1997
- Shinkansen ''Kagayaki'' (March 2015 – )
- See also
- References
- External links
The is a express high-speed Shinkansen service on the Hokuriku Shinkansen jointly operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It operates between and in Japan. The Shinkansen service was introduced on 14 March 2015, although the name Kagayaki was previously used for a limited express service operated by JR West from March 1988 to March 1997.
==Service outline== The Kagayaki is the fastest service operating on the Hokuriku Shinkansen line, with a total of ten daily return workings per direction (nine to Tsuruga, one to Kanazawa). Most services stop at only , , , and en route, with some services also stopping at , , , and . The service is capable of traveling at a maximum speed of , with the fastest services between Tokyo and Tsuruga taking 3hours, 8minutes per direction.
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