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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 63. Chapters: Hikari, 117 series, Kodama, 0 Series Shinkansen, N700 Series Shinkansen, 100 Series Shinkansen, Nozomi, 103 series, Thunderbird, Amagasaki rail crash, 300 Series Shinkansen, 223 series, Twilight Express, 500 Series Shinkansen, 287 series, 225 series, 205 series, Sagano Scenic Railway, KiHa 40 series, Akatsuki, 485 series, 415 series, Ginga, KiHa 122 series, 583 series, KiHa 189 series, Raich, 201 series, Hashidate, Kuroshio, Shigaraki train disaster, Haruka, 115 series, 211 series, 165 series, 113 series, KiHa 120, 381 series, Sakura, 101 series, Marine Liner, ICOCA, Kinosaki, 521 series, Noto, 681 series, Kitakinki, 207 series, 683 series, Maizuru, K notori, Mizuho, Tamba, 321 series, 419 series, JR Miyajima Ferry, Hamakaze, Hakutaka, 221 series, 489 series, Tango Explorer, Monju, 213 series, 183 series, Kitaguni, 285 series, Asakaze, 283 series, 281 series, Super Oki, Super Matsukaze, Super Inaba, Shirasagi, Yakumo. Excerpt: Hikari, Light) is the name of a high-speed train service running on the T kaid and Sany Shinkansen "bullet train" lines in Japan. Slower than the Nozomi but faster than the Kodama, the Hikari is the fastest train service on the T kaid and Sany Shinkansen that is covered in the Japan Rail Pass. Before and during World War II, Hikari was the name of an express train operated by Japan from Busan in Korea to Changchun in Manchuria. The name Hikari was first introduced in Japan on 25 April 1958 for express services operating between Hakata and Beppu in Kyushu. This service operated until 30 September 1964, the day before the T kaid Shinkansen opened. When the T kaid Shinkansen opened on 1 October 1964, the Hikari was the fastest train on the line, initially travelling from Tokyo Station to Shin- saka Station with only two stops (Nagoya and Ky to). Hikari service was extended to the Sany Sh...
