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Tsubame (train)
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The Tsubame (つばめ) is a train service operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) on the Kyushu Shinkansen in Japan since 2004.[1]
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![]() 800 Series Shinkansen Tsubame at Shin-Minamata Station in November 2004 | |
Overview | |
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Service type | Shinkansen (Local) |
Status | Operational |
Locale | Kyushu Shinkansen |
First service | 1 October 1930 (Limited express) 13 March 2004 (Shinkansen) |
Current operator(s) | JR Kyushu |
Former operator(s) | JNR |
Route | |
Termini | Hakata Kumamoto or Kagoshima-Chūō |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | Ordinary class + Green class |
Catering facilities | Trolley refreshment service |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | 800 series/N700-7000 series/N700-8000 series |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
Electrification | 25 kV AC, 60 Hz |
Operating speed | 260 km/h (160 mph)[1] |
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The word tsubame (燕) in Japanese means "swallow", and has been used on a succession of limited express trains on the Tokaido and Sanyo Main Line in Japan since 1930.[2]