Sanyō Shinkansen (山陽新幹線; San'yō Shinkansen) is a line of Shinkansen high speed rail, connecting Shin-Osaka with Hakata Station in Fukuoka, and it is operated by West Japan Railway Company. Shinkansen 0 Series at Fukuyama Station, April 2002 Shinkansen 500 Series at Kyoto Station, April 2002 300 (Left) and 700 Series Shinkansen at Tokyo Station The Shinkansen (新幹線) is a network of high speed rail lines in Japan on which the famous Bullet Trains run. ... TGV Réseau class, Marseille St-Charles station This page is about high speed rail in general. ... Shin-Osaka Station (新大阪駅), or New Osaka Station, is a train station in Yodogawa Ward, Osaka, Japan. ... Hakata Station (博多駅) is the main railway terminal in Fukuoka city, Japan. ... Masanobu Fukuoka, author of The One Straw Revolution, is the pioneer of No Till grain growing (see also permaculture) Fukuoka is also the name of two towns in Japan, Fukuoka, Toyama (in Toyama Prefecture) and Fukuoka, Gifu (in Gifu Prefecture) Central Fukuoka View of Momochi, Fukuoka. ... West Japan Railway Company (西日本旅客鉄道株式会社 Nishi Nihon Ryokaku Tetsudô Kabushiki Gaisha), commonly known as JR-West (JR西日本 JR Nishi Nihon), is one of JR companies in Japan that covers western Honshu. ...

Timeline

March 15, 1972 The line is partially opened between Shin-Osaka and Okayama. March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years). ... Shin-Osaka Station (新大阪駅), or New Osaka Station, is a train station in Yodogawa Ward, Osaka, Japan. ...

March 10, 1975 The line is fully opened. March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in Leap years). ...

March 18, 1993 The 300 Series Shinkansen starts services. March 18 is the 77th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (78th in leap years). ... Shinkansen 300 Series passing through Maibara Station, April 2002 The 300 Series Shinkansen high-speed trainsets for Japans Shinkansen dedicated high-speed railways were introduced in 1992 on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen lines for use on the fastest Nozomi services, being capable of 270 km/h (168 mph). ...

March 22, 1997 The 500 Series Shinkansen starts services. March 22 is the 81st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (82nd in Leap years). ... Shinkansen 500 Series at Kyoto Station, April 2002 The 500 Series Shinkansen are the fastest, most powerful and most expensive Japans Shinkansen high_speed rail network. ...

March 13, 1999 The 700 Series Shinkansen starts services. Asa station is opened. March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... 700 Series as Hikari Railstar at Shin_Osaka Station The 700 Series Shinkansen trainsets for Japans Shinkansen dedicated high-speed rail lines were built between 1997 and 2003, entering service in 1999. ...

March 11, 2000 The Hikari Rail Star starts services. March 11 is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). ... Categories: Stub | Shinkansen | Named passenger trains ...

List of stations on Sanyo Shinkansen

• Shin-Osaka (新大阪)
• Shin-Kobe (新神戸)
• Nishi-Akashi (西明石)
• Himeji (姫路)
• Aioi (相生)
• Okayama (岡山)
• Shin-Kurashiki (新倉敷)
• Fukuyama (福山)
• Shin-Onomichi (新尾道)
• Mihara (三原)
• Higashi-Hiroshima (東広島)
• Hiroshima (広島)
• Shin-Iwakuni (新岩国)
• Tokuyama (徳山)
• Shin-Yamaguchi (新山口)
• Asa (厚狭)
• Shin-Shimonoseki (新下関)
• Kokura (小倉)
• Hakata (博多)