| Name | Hayabusa |
|---|---|
| Caption | E5 series shinkansen undergoing test running |
| Type | Shinkansen |
| Operator | JR East |
| Lines | Tohoku Shinkansen |
| Maxspeed | |
| Startyear | 1958 (Limited express) 2011 (Shinkansen) |
| Stock | E5 series |
The is a new high-speed Shinkansen service scheduled to operate between Tokyo and in Japan from 5 March 2011. It was formerly a limited express sleeping car service operated by JR Kyūshū, which ran from Tokyo to , and was discontinued in March 2009.
Dining car service was discontinued from March 1993.
From 4 December 1999, the Hayabusa was combined with the Sakura service between Tokyo and .
From 1 March 2005, the Hayabusa was combined with the Fuji service between Tokyo and Moji, following the discontinuation of the Sakura service which previously operated in conjunction with the Hayabusa.
Finally, due to declining ridership, the Hayabusa, along with its counterpart service, the Fuji, was discontinued from the start of the revised timetable on 14 March 2009.
The new shinkansen Hayabusa services will use 10-car E5 series sets operating at a maximum speed of 300 km/h between Utsunomiya and Morioka. The maximum speed is scheduled be raised to 320 km/h from 2012.
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