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Sanyo Shinkansen Sets Up Temporary ‘Hikari’ Service from Hakata to Shin-Osaka
JR West announced today that a ‘Hikari’ service with all unreserved cars on the Sanyo Shinkansen will operate.
Starting at Hakata Station and heading to Shin-Osaka Station, the train will depart Hakata at 2:18 PM and is scheduled to arrive at Shin-Osaka at 5:07 PM. It will be operated using an 8-car N700 series train configuration.
All cars are unreserved, and passengers holding non-reserved seat limited express tickets can find a seat. Green car reserved tickets will be sold on board.
■Timetable
Hikari 692 service: Hakata (14:18) ~ Kokura (14:35) ~ Hiroshima (15:25) ~ Fukuyama (15:52) ~ Okayama (16:17) ~ Himeji (16:39) ~ Shin-Kobe (16:55) ~ Shin-Osaka (17:07)
The translation may not be accurate.