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The N700-7000 series variant are 8-car sets operated by [[West Japan Railway Company|JR-West]] on through-running ''[[Sakura (train service)|Sakura]]'' and ''[[Mizuho (train)|Mizuho]]'' services between {{STN|Shin-Ōsaka|x}} and {{STN|Kagoshima-Chūō|x}} on the [[Kyushu Shinkansen]] since 12 March 2011.<ref name="JRKyushu20090226">JR Kyushu: [http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/shinkansen-name/index_pc.html "新幹線の列車名決定!!"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090919045903/http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/shinkansen-name/index_pc.html |date=19 September 2009 }} Retrieved on 26 February 2009. {{in lang|ja}}</ref> The pre-series set (S1) was delivered to Hakata Depot in October 2008. These trains do not feature the tilting mechanism of the earlier N700 trains, as they do not run on the Tokaido Shinkansen.<ref>[[Japan Railfan Magazine]], December 2008 issue: "山陽・九州新幹線直通用車両 量産先行車", p. 64-67</ref>
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Full-production JR-West sets were delivered to Hakata Depot from early April 2010.<ref>JR-West press release: [http://www.westjr.co.jp/news/newslist/article/1174761_799.html "山陽・九州新幹線直通用車両の量産車について" (23 March 2010)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324163642/http://www.westjr.co.jp/news/newslist/article/1174761_799.html |date=24 March 2010 }}. Retrieved 24 March 2010. {{in lang|ja}}</ref> The final S set, S19, was delivered to Hakata Depot in February 2012.<ref name="railfan20120209"/>
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