page_title: Kodama (train)
section_title: Limited express Kodama
hierarchical_section_title: Kodama (train) / History / Limited express Kodama
caption_attribution_description: English: JNR 181 series EMU car KuHa 181-1 (formerly 151 series KuHa 151-1) preserved outside the Kawasaki Heavy Industries factory in Kobe 日本語: 151系電車
context_page_description: Kodama is one of the three train services running on the Tōkaidō and San'yō Shinkansen lines.
  Stopping at every station, the Kodama is the slowest Shinkansen service for trips between major cities such as Tokyo and Osaka. The Kodama trains are used primarily for travel to and from smaller cities such as Atami. Travelers between major cities generally take the Nozomi or Hikari services, which make fewer stops. The name of the train comes from the Japanese word kodama, which means "echo".
context_section_description: Kodama debuted as a limited express service on the Tokaido Main Line on 1 November 1958. Services used 151 series trainsets. This was the first EMU train service of the Japanese National Railways classified as a limited express, the highest (fastest) of train types on the national railway system. The train travelled between Tokyo Station and Osaka Station in six hours and 50 minutes and first enabled passengers to go and return between the two cities in one day. This is why the train was named Kodama, or echo.
  A narrow gauge world speed record of 163 km/h was established by a 151 series Kodama trainset on 31 July 1959.  The conventional Kodama train ran until 30 September 1964, the day before Kodama debuted on the Shinkansen.
caption: A preserved 181 series car (original 151 series car)
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