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100 Series Shinkansen

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100 Series Shinkansen GRAND HIKARI

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'Sayônara' Shinkansen 100系

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100 Series Shinkansen

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Shinkansen 100 at Hiroshima station

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Railway Shinkansen 100 series & N700series at Mihara Station.

The 100 series was a Japanese Shinkansen high-speed train type which operated between 1984 and 2012 on the Tokaido Shinkansen and Sanyo Shinkansen high-speed lines. They were introduced after the 200 series trains, but their numbering is such because in the days of Japanese National Railways (JNR), Shinkansen types running east of Tokyo were given even numbers and those west of Tokyo odd numbers, hence they were given the next odd number in line after 0, 100. The last remaining examples of the type were withdrawn from service following the last runs on 16 March 2012.
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