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This video shows a ride on Hikari 531 from Nagoya to Hakata, the only Tokaido Shinkansen Hikari train that runs west of Hiroshima. The Tokaido-Sanyo Shinkansen Hikari trains basically operate in two patterns: either they are entirely within the Tokaido or Sanyo section, or they run directly between Tokyo and Okayama and Hiroshima on the Tokaido and Sanyo sections. However, there is one early morning downbound Hikari train that ignores the above patterns and runs from Nagoya to Hakata. [About the unique features of Hikari 531] - It stops at every station on the Tokaido section, but skips over the Sanyo section. - It passes through Nozomi stations (Tokuyama and Shin-Yamaguchi) and stops at Shin-Shimonoseki. - It leads the entire section (there is no waiting for trains behind) #Shinkansen#Hikari