- Hayate (Shinkansen)
Infobox j-rail service
name="Hayate"
caption=E2 series "Hayate" at Ueno Station
type=Shinkansen
operator=JR East
lines=Tōhoku Shinkansen
maxspeed= 275 km/h
startyear=2002
endyear=
stock=E2 Series Shinkansen Nihongo|"Hayate"|はやて is the fastest service on the
Tōhoku Shinkansen , and is the onlyShinkansen service which goes as far as the current terminus of Hachinohe. It runs at a top speed of 275 km/h between Utsunomiya and Morioka. These services were inaugurated with the opening of the Tōhoku Shinkansen extension to Hachinohe onDecember 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 power--ideal for use with a Shinkansen. The "Hayate" service uses 10-car
E2 Series Shinkansen units, with 15 return trips a day operating between Tokyo and Hachinohe, with one return trip between Sendai and Hachinohe."Hayate" services are coupled with "Komachi" services as far as Morioka, where the "Komachi" cars are uncoupled and proceed to
Akita Station via theAkita Shinkansen . Due to the popularity of the quick train service fromTokyo to theTōhoku region , passengers on both the "Hayate" and "Komachi" services must have seat reservations.tations
All "Hayate" services, with the exception of one return service from Sendai, stop only at the following stations:
*Tokyo
*Ueno*
*Ōmiya
*Sendai
*Morioka
*Iwate-Numakunai*
*Ninohe*
*Hachinohe*(*) These stations are not served by all trains.References
External links
* [http://www.jreast.co.jp/train/shinkan/e2_1000.html JR East E2 series "Hayate"] (Japanese)
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