s and some summary information about them. The trains are sorted alphabetically.
| Train Name | Railroad Operator | Train Endpoints | Operating Years |
|---|
| Shinkansen/Bullet Train |
| Aoba | JR East | Tokyo - Morioka | 1982-1995 |
| Asahi | JR East | Tokyo - Niigata | 1982-2004 |
| Asama | JR East | Tokyo - Nagano | 1998- |
| Hayate | JR East | Tokyo - Hachinohe | 2002- |
| Hikari | JR Central / JR West | Tokyo - Okayama | 1964 - |
| Hikari Rail Star | JR West | Shin-ÅŒsaka - Hakata | 2000- |
| Kodama | JR Central / JR West | Tokyo - Shin-ÅŒsaka, or Shin-ÅŒsaka - Hakata | 1964 - |
| Komachi | JR East | Tokyo - Akita | 1997- |
| Nasuno | JR East | Tokyo - Koriyama | 1995- |
| Nozomi | JR Central, JR West | Tokyo - Shin-ÅŒsaka, Hakata | 1992- |
| Tanigawa | JR East | Tokyo - Echigo-Yuzawa | 1997- |
| Toki | JR East | Tokyo - Niigata | 1982-1997, 2004- |
| Tsubame | JR Kyushu | Shin-Yatsushiro - Kagoshima-Chuo | 2004- |
| Tsubasa | JR East | Tokyo - Yamagata, Shinjo | 1992- |
| Yamabiko | JR East | Tokyo - Morioka | 1982- |
| Night Trains | |||
| Cassiopeia | JR East | Ueno - Sapporo | |
| Hokutosei | JR East / JR Hokkaido | Ueno - Sapporo | |
| Akebono | JR East | Ueno - Aomori | |
| Moonlight Echigo | JR East | Shinjuku - Nigata | |
| Hokuriku | JR East | Ueno - Kanazawa | |
| Noto | JR East | Ueno - Kanazawa | |
| Fuji | JR Kyushu | Tokyo - Oita | |
| Hayabusa | JR Kyushu | Tokyo - Kumamoto | |
| Sunrise Izumo | JR Central / JR West | Tokyo - Izumoshi (via Okayama) | |
| Sunrise Seto | JR Central / JR West | Tokyo - Takamatsu | |
| Ginga | JR West | Tokyo - Osaka | |
| Moonlight Nagara | JR Central | Tokyo - Ogaki | |
| Twilight Express | JR West | Osaka - Sapporo | |
| Nihonkai (日本海) | JR West / JR East | ÅŒsaka Station (大阪駅) - Aomori Station (é’æ£®é§…) | |
| Kitaguni | JR West | Ōsaka Station (大阪駅) - Niigata Station (新潟駅) | |
| Akatsuki | JR West | Kyoto - Nagasaki | |
| Naha | JR Kyushu | Shin-ÅŒsaka - Kumamoto | |
| Suisei | JR West | Kyoto - Minami Miyazaki | -2005 |
| Hamanasu | JR Hokkaido | Aomori - Sapporo | |
| Marimo | JR Hokkaido | Sapporo - Kushiro | |
| Dream Nichirin | JR Kyushu | Hakata - Minami Miyazaki , Miyazaki Airport | 1993- |
| Discontinued Night Trains (no longer in service) | |||
| Asakaze | | Tokyo - Shimonoseki | -March 2005 |
| Daisen | | Osaka - Yonago (via Tottori) | |
| Izumo | JR East | Tokyo - Izumoshi (via Tottori) | -March 2006 |
| Nihonkai | JR West | Aomori - Hakodate | -March 2006; Osaka-Aomori section still in operation |
| Sakura | | Tokyo - Nagasaki | -March 2005 |
| Okhotsk (Ohotsuku) | JR Hokkaido | Sapporo - Abashiri | -March 2006; Daytime service continues |
| Rishiri | JR Hokkaido | Sapporo - Wakkanai | |
| Limited express trains (partial list) | |||
| Aizu | JR East | Koriyama - Auzu-Wakamatsu | 1968-2002 |
| Akagi | JR East | Ueno, Shinjuku - Takasaki, Maebashi | 1982 |
| Ayame | JR East | Tokyo - Narita, Kashima Jingu, Choshi | 1975- |
| Azusa / Super Azusa | JR East | Shinjuku, Tokyo, Chiba - Matsumoto, Minami-Otari (Nagano) | 1966- |
| Super Hitachi / Fresh Hitachi | JR East | Ueno - Katsuta, Iwaki, Sendai | 1969- |
| Inaho | JR East | Niigata - Sakata, Akita, Aomori | 1969- |
| Hakucho / Super Hakucho | JR East / JR Hokkaido | Hachinohe, Aomori - Hakodate | 2002- |
| Hokuetsu | JR East | Niigata - Kanazawa | 1969- |
| Kaiji | JR East | Tokyo, Shinjuku - Kofu, Ryuoh (Yamanashi) | 1988- |
| Kamoshika | JR East | Akita - Aomori | 1997- |
| Kinugawa / Spacia Kinugawa | JR East / Tobu | Shinjuku - Kinugawa Onsen (Tochigi) | 2006- |
| Kusatsu | JR East | Ueno - Manza-Kagawaguchi (Gumma) | 1985- |
| Narita Express | JR East | Tokyo area - Narita Airport | 1991- |
| Nikko | JR East / Tobu | Shinjuku - Tobu-Nikko | 2006- |
| Odoriko / Super View Odoriko | JR East | Tokyo, Shinjuku, Ikebukuro - Ito, Shimoda | 1981- |
| Sazanami | JR East | Tokyo - Kimizu, Tateyama | 1972- |
| Shiosai | JR East | Tokyo, Shinjuku - Sakura, Choshi | 1975- |
| Ohayo Tochigi, Hometown Tochigi | JR East | Shinjuku - Utsunomiya, Kuroiso | 1995- |
| Tsugaru | JR East | Hachinohe - Hirosaki | 2002- |
| Wakashio | JR East | Shinjuku - Katsuura, Awa-Kamogawa | 1972- |
| Asagiri | JR Central / Odakyu | Shinjuku - Numazu | 1991- |
| Fujikawa | JR Central | Kofu - Shizuoka | 1996- |
| Hida | JR Central | Nagoya - Takayama, Toyama | 1968- |
| Inaji | JR Central | Toyohashi - Iida | 1996- |
| Nanki | JR Central | Nagoya - Kii-katsuura (Wakayama) | 1978- |
| Shinano | JR Central | Osaka, Nagoya - Nagano | 1968- |
| Tokai | JR Central | Tokyo - Shizuoka | 1996-2007 |
| Super Inaba | JR West | Okayama - Tottori | 1993- |
| Haruka | JR West | Kyoto/Shin-ÅŒsaka - Kansai Airport | 1993- |
| Kinosaki | JR West | Kyoto - Kinosaki Onsen | |
| Kita-Kinki | JR West | Shin-Osaka, Fukuchiyama - Toyooka, Kinosaki Onsen | 1986- |
| Kuroshio, Super Kuroshio, Ocean Arrow | JR West | Kyoto, Shin-Osaka, Tennoji - Wakayama, Shingu | |
| Ohayo Express, Oyasumi Express | JR West | Fukui - Kanazawa - Toyama, Nanao | |
| Super Oki | JR West | Tottori - Yonago, Shin-Yamaguchi | |
| Raicho, Thunder Bird | JR West | Osaka - Kanazawa, Toyama, Uozu, Wakura Onsen | |
| Shirasagi | JR West | Nagoya, Maibara - Kanazawa, Toyama, Tomari, Wakura Onsen | |
| Lilac | JR Hokkaido | Sapporo - Asahikawa | 1980- |
| Okhotsk (Ohotsuku) | JR Hokkaido | Sapporo - Abashiri | 1972- |
| Super Hokuto, Hokuto | JR Hokkaido | Hakodate - Sapporo | 1965- |
| Super Ozora | JR Hokkaido | Sapporo - Kushiro | 1961- |
| Super Soya, Sarobetsu | JR Hokkaido | Sapporo - Wakkanai | 2000- |
| Super Tokachi, Tokachi | JR Hokkaido | Sapporo - Obihiro | 1990- |
| Super White Arrow | JR Hokkaido | New Chitose Airport/Sapporo - Asahikawa | 1986- |
| Suzuran | JR Hokkaido | Muroran - Sapporo | 1992- |
| Ashizuri | JR Shikoku | Kochi - Nakamura | |
| Ishizuchi | JR Shikoku | Takamatsu - Matsuyama, Uwajima | |
| Nanpu | JR Shikoku | Okayama - Kochi, Nakamura, Sukumo | |
| Shimanto | JR Shikoku | Takamatsu - Kochi, Sukumo | |
| Shiokaze | JR Shikoku | Okayama - Iyo-Saijo, Matsuyama, Uwajima | |
| Uzushio | JR Shikoku | Okayama, Takamatsu - Tokushima | |
| Uwakai | JR Shikoku | Matsuyama - Uwajima | |
| Ariake | JR Kyushu | Mojiko (Fukuoka), Kokura, Hakata - Kumamoto, Higo-Otsu, Hikari-no-mori (Kumamoto) | 1967- |
| Huis Ten Bosch | JR Kyushu | Hakata - Huis Ten Bosch (Nagasaki) | 1992- |
| Kaio | JR Kyushu | Hakata - Nogata | 2001- |
| Kamome | JR Kyushu | Hakata - Nagasaki | 1961- |
| Kirameki | JR Kyushu | Hakata - Kokura, Mojiko (Fukuoka) | 2001- |
| Kirishima | JR Kyushu | Miyazaki, Kokubu - Kagoshima-Chuo | 1995- |
| Kumagawa | JR Kyushu | Kumamoto - Hitoyoshi | |
| Kyushu Odan Express | JR Kyushu | Beppu - Hitoyoshi | 2004- |
| Midori | JR Kyushu | Hakata - Sasebo | |
| Relay Tsubame | JR Kyushu | Hakata - Shin-Yatsushiro | 2004- |
| Sonic | JR Kyushu | Hakata - ÅŒita | 1997- |
| Yufu, Yufuin-no-mori | JR Kyushu | Hakata - ÅŒita | |
| Train Name | Railroad Operator | Train Endpoints | Operating Years |
|---|
| Bay Express | New Zealand Railways Corporation, Tranz Scenic | Wellington - Napier | 1989-2001 |
| Blue Streak | New Zealand Railways Department | 1968: Auckland - Hamilton, 1968-72: Auckland - Wellington, 1972-77: Wellington - New Plymouth | 1968-1977 |
| Capital Connection | New Zealand Railways Corporation, Tranz Metro, Tranz Scenic | Palmerston North - Wellington | 1991-present |
| Culverden Express | New Zealand Railways Department | Christchurch - Culverden (later Parnassus) | 1886-1945? |
| Daylight Limited | New Zealand Railways Department | Wellington - Auckland | 1925-1963 |
| Endeavour | New Zealand Railways Department | Wellington - Napier (and for some years, Gisborne) | 1972-1989 |
| Geyserland Express | New Zealand Rail, Tranz Scenic | Auckland - Rotorua | 1991-2001 |
| Kaimai Express | New Zealand Rail, Tranz Scenic | Auckland - Tauranga | 1991-2001 |
| Kingston Flyer | New Zealand Railways Department | Gore and Invercargill - Kingston | 1890s-1957 |
| Lynx Express | Tranz Scenic | Picton - Christchurch | 1994-1995 |
| Napier Express | New Zealand Railways Department | Wellington - Napier | 1891-1954 |
| Night Limited | New Zealand Railways Department | Wellington - Auckland | 1924-1971 |
| Notherner | New Zealand Railways Department, Tranz Scenic | Wellington - Auckland | 1975-2004 |
| Northland Express | New Zealand Railways Department | Auckland - Opua | 1925-1956 |
| Overlander | New Zealand Rail, Tranz Scenic | Wellington - Auckland | 1991-present |
| Picton Express | New Zealand Railways Department | Christchurch - Picton | 1945-1956 |
| Rotorua Express | New Zealand Railways Department | Auckland - Rotorua | 1894-1959 |
| Scenic Daylight | New Zealand Railways Department | Wellington - Auckland | 1963-1968 |
| Silver Fern | New Zealand Railways Department | Wellington - Auckland | 1972-1991 |
| Silver Star | New Zealand Railways Department | Wellington - Auckland | 1971-1979 |
| Southerner | New Zealand Railways Department, Tranz Scenic | Christchurch - Invercargill | 1970-2002 |
| South Island Limited | New Zealand Railways Department | Christchurch - Invercargill | 1949-1970 |
| Taneatua Express | New Zealand Railways Department | Auckland - Taneatua | 1929-1959 |
| Thames Express | New Zealand Railways Department | Auckland - Thames | 1908-1928 |
| TranzAlpine | New Zealand Railways Corporation, Tranz Scenic | Christchurch - Greymouth | 1987-present |
| TranzCoastal | New Zealand Railways Corporation, Tranz Scenic | Christchurch - Picton | 1988-present |
| Waikato Connection | Tranz Scenic | Hamilton - Auckland | 2000-2001 |
| Wairarapa Connection | New Zealand Railways Department, Tranz Metro | Masterton - Wellington | 1964-present |
Due to this list's size, it has been split into sub-articles. Please reference the appropriate page below, based on the first character of the train's name.