page_title: San'yō Shinkansen
hierarchical_section_title: San'yō Shinkansen
caption_attribution_description: English: JR Central N700 series shinkansen set Z28 on the Sanyo Shinkansen between Okayama and Aioi stations 日本語: JR東海　N700系電車　Z28編成　山陽新幹線、岡山-相生間（兵庫県赤穂市の大津トンネル西坑付近） 한국어: JR 도카이 N700계 신칸센 전동차 Z28. 오카야마 역과 아이오이 역 사이의 산요 신칸센에서 촬영됨. Русский: Электропоезд синкансэн серии N700 Центрально-японской железнодорожной компании на участке Окаяма—Аиои линии Санъё-синкансэн
context_page_description: The San'yō Shinkansen is a line of the Japanese Shinkansen high-speed rail network, connecting Shin-Osaka in Osaka with Hakata Station in Fukuoka, the two largest cities in western Japan. Operated by the West Japan Railway Company, it is a westward continuation of the Tōkaidō Shinkansen and also serves other major cities in between on Honshu and Kyushu islands such as Kobe, Himeji, Okayama, Hiroshima, and Kitakyushu. The Kyushu Shinkansen continues south of Hakata to Kagoshima. The San'yō Shinkansen connects Hakata with Osaka in two and a half hours, with trains operating at a maximum operating speed of 300 km/h, with the following exceptions: Eastbound trains have a maximum speed between Himeji and Shin-Kobe of 275 km/h and westbound trains have a maximum limit of 285 km/h from Shin-Ōsaka to Shin-Kobe and 275 km/h from Shin-Kobe to Nishi-Akashi. Some Nozomi trains operate continuously on San'yō and Tōkaidō Shinkansen lines, connecting Tokyo and Hakata in five hours.
context_section_description: The San'yō Shinkansen (山陽新幹線) is a line of the Japanese Shinkansen high-speed rail network, connecting Shin-Osaka in Osaka with Hakata Station in Fukuoka, the two largest cities in western Japan. Operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West), it is a westward continuation of the Tōkaidō Shinkansen and also serves other major cities in between on Honshu and Kyushu islands such as Kobe, Himeji, Okayama, Hiroshima, and Kitakyushu. The Kyushu Shinkansen continues south of Hakata to Kagoshima. The San'yō Shinkansen connects Hakata with Osaka in two and a half hours, with trains operating at a maximum operating speed of 300 km/h (186 mph), with the following exceptions: Eastbound trains have a maximum speed between Himeji and Shin-Kobe of 275 km/h (171 mph) and westbound trains have a maximum limit of 285 km/h (177 mph) from Shin-Ōsaka to Shin-Kobe and 275 km/h from Shin-Kobe to Nishi-Akashi. Some Nozomi trains operate continuously on San'yō and Tōkaidō Shinkansen lines, connecting Tokyo and Hakata in five hours.
caption: N700 Series Shinkansen between Okayama and Aioi, April 2009
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