{
  "edition": "2026-11-07",
  "id": "jr-west",
  "locale": "en",
  "url": "https://senroam.com/en/operators/jr-west/",
  "name": "JR West",
  "summary": "At Hakata, a through Sakura or Mizuho can pass between JR West’s San’yō Shinkansen and JR Kyushu’s Kyūshū Shinkansen.",
  "type": "operator",
  "questions": [
    {
      "id": "through-train-at-hakata",
      "question": "On a Sakura from Hiroshima to Kagoshima-Chūō, do I have to change trains at Hakata?",
      "answer": "You can stay aboard a through Sakura to Kagoshima-Chūō. At Hakata, the route changes from JR West’s San’yō Shinkansen to JR Kyushu’s Kyūshū Shinkansen. Check that the destination on your own train is 鹿児島中央.",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/company/info/business/project01.html",
        "https://www.jr-odekake.net/railroad/train/n700_8/",
        "https://www.jrkyushu-timetable.jp/sp/2611/0016/00166901.html?d=20261107&t=2828300"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "九州新幹線・西九州新幹線",
      "publisher": "JR Kyushu",
      "url": "https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/company/info/business/project01.html",
      "lang": "ja",
      "support": "Two opening stages, San’yō through-running and the Takeo-Onsen relay.",
      "supportJa": "段階開業、山陽新幹線との直通運転、武雄温泉での対面乗り換え。",
      "checked": "2026-11-07"
    },
    {
      "title": "N700系（8両編成、グリーン車あり）· 山陽新幹線",
      "publisher": "JR West",
      "url": "https://www.jr-odekake.net/railroad/train/n700_8/",
      "lang": "ja",
      "support": "JR West identifies the San’yō section as Shin-Osaka–Hakata and covers eight-car through trains.",
      "supportJa": "山陽新幹線の新大阪〜博多間および直通用8両編成。",
      "checked": "2026-11-07"
    },
    {
      "title": "JR東海／西日本／九州 N700系",
      "publisher": "鉄道車両カタログ",
      "url": "https://railway-catalog.com/01/0101n700.html",
      "lang": "ja",
      "support": "7000/S and 8000/R designations and operators; exterior photographs grouped by variant.",
      "supportJa": "7000番台・S編成と8000番台・R編成の所属、外観資料。",
      "checked": "2026-11-07",
      "date": "2024-03-25"
    },
    {
      "title": "さくら401号 · 広島発 鹿児島中央行",
      "publisher": "JR Kyushu",
      "url": "https://www.jrkyushu-timetable.jp/sp/2611/0016/00166901.html?d=20261107&t=2828300",
      "lang": "ja",
      "support": "Dated example of an eight-car N700 from Hiroshima via Hakata to Kagoshima-Chuo.",
      "supportJa": "広島発・博多経由・鹿児島中央行のN700系8両による運転例。",
      "checked": "2026-11-07",
      "date": "2026-11-07"
    }
  ],
  "detail": "On a through train, the line and operator change at Hakata while you stay on board. The JR West eight-car N700-7000 is an S set. The similar R set belongs to JR Kyushu. Use JR West’s formation guide for through stock; station coverage in this edition ends at Hakata to the north.",
  "related": [
    "/en/trains/n700/",
    "/en/services/sakura/",
    "/en/services/mizuho/",
    "/en/lines/kyushu-shinkansen/"
  ],
  "literature": []
}