Nozomi (のぞみ) is the fastest train service running on the Tōkaidō/Sanyō Shinkansen. Along the stretch between Shin-Kobe and Hakata, Nozomi services using 500 series equipment reach speeds of 300 km/h (186 mph). A trip between Tokyo and Osaka, a distance of 515 kilometers, takes only 2.5 hours on the Nozomi.