Hayate (Shinkansen)
|
|
Hayate is the fastest service on the Tōhoku Shinkansen, and is the only one to serve Iwate-Numakunai and Ninohe stations, and the current terminus of Hachinohe. It runs at a top speed of 275 km/h, except for a couple restricted sections (110 km/h Tokyo-Omiya; 260 km/h Morioka-Hachinohe). These services were inaugurated with the opening of the Tohoku Shinkansen extension to Hachinohe on Dec 1, 2002. The name Hayate has not been used previously on any train service in Japan. The name was chosen with input from the public; roughly translated, it means a strong or violent wind; however, it carries positive connotations of speed and quickness--ideal for use with a Shinkansen. Hayate services are coupled with Komachi services as far as Morioka, where they uncouple and proceed on to Akita via the Akita Shinkansen. Both Hayate and Komachi services are all-reserved, and as such requre an additional reserved seat surcharge.
Stations
All Hayate services, with the exception of 1 return service from Sendai, stop only at the following stations:
- Tokyo (東京)
- Ueno* (上野)
- Omiya (大宮)
- Sendai (仙台)
- Morioka (盛岡)
- Iwate-Numakunai* (いわて沼宮内)
- Ninohe* (二戸)
- Hachinohe* (八戸)
(*) These stations are not served by all trains.ja:はやて (列車)