Hayabusa (train)

Short turn trains starting or ending at Morioka stop at all or selected stations between Furukawa and Shin-Hanamaki, while trains starting or ending at Shin-Aomori or Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto pass these stations. Legend: Operations Most Hayabusa services operate coupled with Komachi services between Tokyo and Morioka, where they uncouple and travel on the Akita Shinkansen. With a total length of , the Tōhoku Shinkansen is the longest Shinkansen line in Japan and includes the network’s highest scheduled operating speed, with trains reaching over approximately between Utsunomiya and Morioka. As of March 2021, maximum operating speeds are between Tokyo and Ueno, between Ueno and Ōmiya, between Ōmiya and Utsunomiya, between Utsunomiya and Morioka, and between Morioka and the Seikan Tunnel. Trains slow to in the tunnel, except during periods when freight services are suspended, when the full is permitted. Between the Seikan Tunnel and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto, the maximum speed is . The fastest services between Tokyo and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto take approximately 3 hours 57 minutes. ==Train formation==

Hayabusa services are normally operated by 10-car E5 series or H5 series trainsets, with car 1 at the Tokyo end. All seats are reserved and non-smoking. In 2021, payphones were removed from cars 3 and 5. ==History==

Sleeping car service (1958–2009) The Hayabusa service commenced on 1 October 1958, operating between Tokyo and . From 20 July 1960, the train was upgraded with 20 series sleeping cars, and extended to run to and from Nishi-Kagoshima (now ). Shinkansen service (2011–) From 5 March 2011, the Hayabusa name was revived for the new shinkansen services operated by JR East between Tokyo and using new E5 series trainsets, and extended to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station on 26 March 2016. ==Rolling stock==

The Hayabusa services use 10-car E5 series sets, which initially operated at a maximum speed of between Utsunomiya and Morioka. From the same date, some services run coupled to E6 series Super Komachi services between Tokyo and Morioka. These services were limited to a maximum speed of . Since 15 March 2014, the name of Super Komachi services was returned simply to Komachi, and the maximum speed has been raised to 320 km/h; from the same date, some Hayabusa services are operated by 10-car E5 series sets coupled to 7-car E6 series sets. At Morioka, the E5 series and E6 series sets decouple, with the E5 series set continuing along the Tohoku Shinkansen as the Hayabusa and the E6 series set turning onto the Akita Shinkansen as the Komachi. From 26 March 2016, with the opening of the Hokkaido Shinkansen from Shin-Aomori to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto, the Hayabusa name was used for services operating between Tokyo, Sendai, and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto. From the start of the 26 March 2016 timetable revision, ten return services operate daily between Tokyo and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto, and one return service daily operates between Sendai and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto. ==See also==