This video is a 4K60fps front view of the "Special Rapid" train, which was launched in the March 2024 timetable revision and is faster than the JR West 223 series 2000 series "Special Rapid". Normally, the "Special Rapid" train between Maibara and Tsuruga stops at every station, but this "Special Rapid" train passes 45 kilometers continuously and passes all stations along the way. It also runs at the maximum speed of about 120 km/h for high-speed operation on conventional lines. It is the shortest and fastest train, faster than the "Special Rapid" train, which runs at the level of an express train on the Hokuriku Main Line in the middle of the night. This shortest and fastest "Special Rapid" train, which was launched in the March 2024 timetable revision, will be operated in place of the Shirasagi 52 and Shirasagi 65 Limited Express trains, so it will run on almost the same timetable. This time, the train departs from Maibara Station at 22:48, passes all the stations on the way, and arrives at the final destination, Maibara Station, at 23:20. This train connects with the last Hapi Line Fukui bound for Fukui at the final destination, Tsuruga Station, with a 2-minute transfer on the same platform. The operating distance is 45.9 km from Tsuruga to Maibara. This "Special Rapid" train, which is faster than the "Special Rapid", departs from Maibara Station with a 4-car formation, passes all the stations on the way, and arrives at Tsuruga Station in just 32 minutes. The JR West 223 series "Special Rapid" that I rode on was introduced in 1994 and raised the maximum speed of the Special Rapid to 130 km/h. The body is made of stainless steel, and the front has a semi-streamlined design. The seats are mainly reversible cross seats, and the layout and color vary depending on the line where it is introduced. This time, it was the Mitsubishi IGBT-VVVF inverter sound of the JR West 223 series 2000 series. The ``special rapid train'' photographed switches to high-speed operating mode immediately after departing Maibara Station, and the section to Tsuruga Station is a double-track section, where the train operates at the maximum high-speed speed of approximately 120 km/h on conventional lines. [Time schedule for the final connection from Tokyo Station to Fukui via the Tokaido Shinkansen] "Special Nozomi 477" departs Tokyo Station at 20:30, arriving at Nagoya Station at 22:06 "Nozomi 91" departs Tokyo Station at 20:21, arriving at Nagoya Station at 21:56 "Hikari 663" departs Nagoya Station at 22:12, arriving Maibara Station at 22:39 "Special Rapid" departs Maibara Station at 22:48, arriving Tsuruga Station at 23:20 "Hapy Line Fukui Rapid" departs Tsuruga Station at 23:22, arriving Fukui Station at 0:01 The key points in this video are 1) the front view at a maximum speed of approximately 120 km/h, 2) the speedometer between Maibara and Tsuruga, 3) the location map, and 4) the sound of the Mitsubishi IGBT-VVVF inverter. 『Time schedule』 【223 series special express】 To Tsuruga, Maibara-Tsuruga (non-stop operation) 『Mitsubishi IGBT-VVVF inverter sound』 (V42 formation Kumoha 223-2069) No monitor screen display 00:21 『223 series special express』 Entering Maibara station 00:50 『223 series special express』 Vehicle appearance 01:26 JR-A12 Maibara station (Maibara) 『Departure』 Departs at 22:48 04:05 JR-A11 Passing Sakata station 05:24 JR-A10 Passing Tamura station 07:28 JR-A09 Passing Nagahama station 10:45 JR-A08 Passing Torahime station 12:18 JR-A07 Passing Kawake station 14:01 JR-A06 Passes Takatsuki Station at 16:10 JR-A05 Passes Kinomoto Station at 18:34 JR-A04 Passes Yogo Station at 21:38 JR-A03 Passes Ōmi-Shiotsu Station at 26:19 JR-A02 Passes Shin-Hikida Station at 31:47 JR-A01 Arrives Tsuruga Station at 23:20 33:18 Departs Tsuruga Station at 23:22 35:40 Arrives Fukui Station at 0:01 (Delayed 0:24) Due to a preceding freight train colliding with a deer between Kitasabae and Otoro, this train was temporarily suspended at Sabae Station, so it arrived at Fukui Station approximately 23 minutes late. Related videos: [Shocking] [4K 60fps front view] The unexpected birth of a new "special rapid service" faster than the JR West "special rapid service" Tsuruga → Maibara 223 series 2000 series, Hitachi inverter sound (station sign: with speedometer) as it speeds non-stop along the double track • [Shocking] [4K 60fps front view] The unexpected birth of a new "special rapid service" faster than the JR West "special rapid service"... [4K 60fps front view] JR West special rapid service Kamigori → Omi-Shiotsu・Tsuruga 223 series [Full version of the longest distance operation of the upbound special rapid service] Hitachi IGBT-VVVF inverter sound (with monitor screen display) At the end, the train is covered in snow • [4K 60fps front view] JR West special rapi