From my archives…
Aioi is located on the West Japan Railway’s (JR West) San’yō Shinkansen which links Shin-Osaka and Hakata. A smaller station, many trains pass non-stop and often overtaking stopping services, with platforms on loop lines only.
1028 hrs: Kodama #737, 0935hrs ex Shin-Osaka on all stops service to Hakata arrives Aioi, with a “Rail Star” 8 car E set (700-7000 series) as Nozumi #14, Hakata to Tokyo, rockets past. With a 16 car N700 series set.
1030 hrs: Kodama #730. 0633hrs ex Hakata, all stops to Shin-Osaka departs Aioi, with an 8 car V set Series 500-7000
1031 hrs: Kagoshima-Chuo, Chuo with an 8 car R set #R7, N700-8000 series, overtakes Kodama #737
1033 hrs: Kodama #737, 0935hrs ex Shin-Osaka to Hakata departs Aioi, with a “Rail Star” 8 car E set (700-7000 series)
1040 hrs: Hikari #466, 1024hrs ex Okayama to Tokyo arrives, as Nozumi #11, 0730hrs ex Tokyo to Hakata rockets past.
1043 hrs: Nozumi #10, 0749hrs ex Hakata to Kyoto speeds through Aioi
1047 hrs: Nozumi #101, 0740hrs ex Tokyo To Hiroshima passes
1048 hrs: Sakura #542, 0703hrs ex Kogoshima-Chuo to Shin-Osaka passes
1049 hrs: Hikari #466, 1024hrs ex Okayama to Tokyo departs
1058 hrs: Hikari #641, 0703hrs ex Tokyo to Okayama arrives
1102 hrs: Nozumi #13, 0750hrs ex Tokyo to Hakata passes
1103 hrs: Nozumi #16, 0905hrs ex Hakata to Tokyo passes Aioi.
1104 hrs: Hikari #641, 0703hrs ex Tokyo to Okayama departs
Filmed on 20 April 2014
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