Tohoku Shinkansen
Tōhoku Shinkansen (東北新幹線) is a line of Shinkansen high speed rail, connecting Tokyo with Hachinohe in Aomori for a total length of 593.0 km. The line is operated by East Japan Railway Company.
Timeline
An extension from Hachinohe to Aomori is under construction and is scheduled for completion around 2012. Long-term plans include passing through the Seikan Tunnel to Hakodate on Hokkaido, and eventually all the way to Sapporo.
Trains
There are currently three types of trains in operation:
- Hayate, Tokyo-Hachinohe express, starting December 2002
- Yamabiko, Tokyo-Sendai/Morioka express, starting June 1982
- Nasuno, Tokyo-Koriyama local, starting 1995
One train has been discontinued:
- Aoba, Tokyo - Sendai local, June 1982 - October 1997 (consolidated with Nasuno)
Through trains on the Akita Shinkansen and Yamagata Shinkansen lines also run on Tohoku Shinkansen tracks from Morioka and Fukushima respectively.
List of stations
Referenced By
Bullet Train | E1 Series Shinkansen | E2 Series Shinkansen | E3 Series Shinkansen | E4 Series Shinkansen | Eidan Ginza Line | Ginza Line | Komachi (Shinkansen) | Naruko | Naruko, Tamatsukuri, Miyagi | Sendai | Sendai, Miyagi | Shinkansen | Tokyo Station | Ueno Station
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