In addition to 700 series Shinkansen train-cars and 300 series Shinkansen train-cars, N700 series Shinkansen train-cars are used between Hamamatsu Station/Mishima Station and Tokyo Station on the Tokaido Shinkansen line two times every day, and on the Sanyo Shinkansen line, 500 series train-cars (seven train-car group), 100 series Shinkansen train-cars are also used, with 700 series 7000-7999 Shinkansen train-cars for Hikari Rail Star used for a few Kodama trains in early morning hours or in late night hours.
700系、300系が使われるほか、N700系が東海道新幹線では浜松駅・三島駅-東京駅間に日に2本、山陽新幹線では500系（8両編成）、100系、早朝・深夜の一部にひかりレールスター用700系7000番台を使用する列車がある。