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The is a high-speed shinkansen service between and in Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) since March 1997. It is the only shinkansen service that runs on the Akita Shinkansen, and uses E6 series trains. Between Tokyo Station and , it couples with Tohoku Shinkansen E5 series ''Hayabusa'' trainsets. After Morioka, the ''Komachi'' service continues along standard gauge tracks that were converted from narrow gauge. Because it then runs on tracks that have grade crossings, its maximum speed from Morioka to Akita is , compared to on the Tohoku Shinkansen. The ''Komachi'' service was named after a famous poet from the area, Ono no Komachi, whose name (小町) is also synonymous with "belle" or "beauty" in Japanese. ==Station stops== ''Komachi'' services stop at the following stations on the Akita Shinkansen between Morioka and Akita.〔JR Timetable, March 2013 issue〕 For details of station stops between Tokyo and Morioka, see the ''Hayabusa'' articles. * * * * * * * ( *) Not served by all trains. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Komachi (train)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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