Classic route
Thunderbird
Osaka → Tsuruga · Japan
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Since the 2024 bullet-train extension it sprints from Osaka up the wild western shore of Lake Biwa to Tsuruga, Hokuriku’s new shinkansen gateway.
Stations
- 0 kmOsaka
- 4 kmShin-Osaka
- 43 kmKyoto
- 137 kmTsuruga
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 1943358 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 97.8% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 4 m); the longest stretch away from it is 3 km
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: JR West — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Thunderbird?
The Thunderbird runs 138 km from Osaka to Tsuruga.
How long does the Thunderbird take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h 20 min for the 138 km. That is an average of 104 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 130 km/h.
Who runs the Thunderbird?
JR West, with 683 series.
How old is the Thunderbird?
The line has been in service since 1995. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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