Nozomi
N700 Series Nozomi Shinkansen, September 2007
Service type	Shinkansen
Operator	JR Central, JR West
Line used	Tōkaidō Shinkansen, Sanyō Shinkansen
Maximum speed	300 km/h
Started	1992
Rolling stock	300/500/700/N700 series

JR West 500 Series on Nozomi service, May 2008

The interior of a 700 Series Shinkansen (Nozomi), September 2004

Nozomi (のぞみ^?) is the fastest train service running on the Tōkaidō/Sanyō Shinkansen in Japan. The service stops at only the largest stations, and along the stretch between Shin-Kobe and Hakata, Nozomi services using 500 series and N700 series equipment reach speeds of 300 km/h (186 mph). The trip between Tokyo and Osaka, a distance of 515 kilometres, takes 2 hours 26 minutes on the fastest Nozomi.^[1]

Nozomi services commenced on March 14, 1992 using 300 series trainsets, and currently also use 500 series, 700 series, and N700 series shinkansen equipment. The latest, the N700 series, was introduced on Nozomi services on July 1, 2007, with four daily round-trip runs. It is projected that all through Nozomi services (Tokyo–Hakata) will be operated by N700 trains by 2009, and all regularly-scheduled Nozomi services will be operated by N700 trains by 2011.

The trains stop at fewer stations than the Hikari trains. On the Tōkaidō Shinkansen, Nozomi trains stop at Tokyo Station, Shinagawa Station, Shin-Yokohama Station, Nagoya Station, Kyoto Station, and Shin-Ōsaka Station.^[1] On the Sanyō line, all Nozomi trains stop at Shin-Kobe Station, Okayama Station, Hiroshima Station, Kokura Station, and Hakata Station. Certain Nozomi trains stop at additional stations as well. The Nozomi is the only JR daytime train service not covered by the Japan Rail Pass.

The word nozomi in Japanese means "hope" or "wish".

[edit] Formations

[edit] N700 series

(All cars non-smoking, except for smoking compartments located in cars 3, 7, 10, and 15)

• G: Green car (first class) (reserved seating)
• R: Standard class reserved seating
• NR: Standard class non-reserved seating

[edit] 300/500/700 series

• G: Green car (first class) (reserved seating)
• R: Standard class reserved seating
• NR: Standard class non-reserved seating
• NS: Non-smoking seats
• S: Smoking seats

[edit] Nozomi stopping patterns (as of March 2009)

Key
● All trains stop
○ Some trains stop
△ Few trains stop
▬ No trains stop/Service does not run here
(###) Train numbers included in/excluded from table
¹ Some trains begin/terminate in Nishi-Akashi, Himeji, Okayama or Hiroshima.
² Some trains begin/terminate in Nagoya.

Note: Basic Nozomi stopping patterns are shown. Additional Nozomi trains with differing stopping patterns are added during holiday and high-peak travel periods, and are not included in this table.

[edit] References

v • d • e Named trains of Central Japan Railway Company Shinkansen Hikari · Kodama · Nozomi Limited express (daytime) Asagiri · Fujikawa · Inaji · Shinano · Hida · Nanki Limited express (overnight) Sunrise Izumo · Sunrise Seto Discontinued Ginga · Tōkai (partial list)

v • d • e Named trains of West Japan Railway Company Shinkansen Hikari · Kodama · Nozomi Limited express (daytime) Biwako Express · Hakutaka · Hamakaze · Haruka · Hashidate · Kinosaki · Kitakinki · Kuroshio · Maizuru · Monju · Ocean Arrow · Ohayō Express · Oyasumi Express · Raichō · Shirasagi · Super Inaba · Super Kuroshio · Super Matsukaze · Super Oki · Tamba · Tango Explorer · Thunderbird · Yakumo Limited express (overnight) Sunrise Izumo · Sunrise Seto · Twilight Express Express Kitaguni · Noto Rapid Marine Liner (partial list) Discontinued Akatsuki · Asakaze · Ginga (partial list)