Tōhoku Shinkansen

The Tōhoku Shinkansen (Japanese东北 新 干线? / I ), named after the region of Tohoku, is a 674.9 km long high-speed line of the Japanese Shinkansen between Tokyo and Aomori. The line is operated by the East Japan Railway Company.

History

Construction of the Tōhoku Shinkansen was in November 1971. Around mid- 1980 began sea trials. With a six-part, 260 km / h Prototypzug series 961 initially a 42.8 km long section between Kuki -shi and Ishibashimachi is frequented. The section is along its entire length from seven different types of viaducts in order to investigate their impact on noise and vibration can. For the test runs, the contact wire voltage was increased from 25 to 37 kV.

The line was completed in June 1982 between Morioka and the provisional terminus Ōmiya. Due to the mountainous terrain many tunnels had to be built. One of these, the Iwate- Ichinohe Tunnel, was 25.8 km in length from 2002 to 2005 as the longest railway tunnel in the world mountain. In March 1985, the section between the Ueno train station and Ōmiya went into operation, the number of trains was increased to 95 per day, and in March 1989 to 120 per day. In 1991 he was part of route Tokyo - Ueno.

On 1 December 2002, the 97 km long section Morioka - Hachinohe put into operation. The total distance, reaching a length of 593.5 km. The new section was first navigated by 16 pairs of trains per day.

In spring 1998, the Japanese government decided to extend the line from Hachinohe to Aomori. The 81.2 km long extension was opened on December 4, 2010 In addition, the connection to the Hokkaido Shinkansen to Hakodate also in the works and will be operational in 2015.

Since March 2011, the Shinkansen series E5 is used, so that the maximum speed between the stations Ōmiya and Utsunomiya to 275 km / h and between the stations Utsunomiya and Morioka was initially increased to 300 km / hr. With the commissioning of the Shinkansen series E6 on the Akita Shinkansen in March 2013 the speed limit on the latter section on 320 km / h should be increased. Thus, the travel time between Tokyo Station and Shin- Aomori is ( 674.9 km ) can be shortened to 3 hours 5 minutes.

Operation

Compounds

• Hayabusa (はやぶさ, dt " Peregrine Falcon " ): The fastest connection on the Tōhoku Shinkansen, operated with the E5 series, beginning March 5, 2011. Two pairs of trains between Tokyo and Shin- Aomori with a journey time of three hours and 10 minutes, and a pair of trains between Tokyo and Sendai are decorated daily. Trains stop i.d.R. only at the stations Ōmiya, Sendai and Morioka. The Hayabusa links to be operated at a maximum speed of 300 km / h between Utsunomiya and Morioka. As of spring 2013, the maximum speed on 320 km / h should be increased, so that then the travel time between Tokyo and Shin- Aomori may be shortened by five minutes. The fare First Class ( Green Class) and second class ( normal class ) is increased relative to the Hayate connection because of the higher speed and better riding comfort to 500 yen.
• Hayate (はやて, dt " whirlwind " ): Fast connection, then the run since December 1, 2002 between Tokyo and Hachinohe since December 4, 2010 further to Shin- Aomori with a journey time of about three hours and 23 minutes. Basically the trains stop at stations Ueno, Omiya, Sendai, Morioka and Hachinohe as well as some additional holding between Sendai and Shin- Aomori. Hayate runs every hour during the day as well as morning and evening in half an hour. In addition, some amplifier Trains only Tokyo - Morioka, Sendai Shin- Aomori and Morioka - Shin- Aomori. The trains are operated with the series E2, E5 and E3 (amplifier car only Tokyo - Morioka ) with a top speed of 275 km / h. Between Tokyo and Morioka most trains Hayate the connection be coupled with trains of Komachi connection Akita Shinkansen.
• Yamabiko (やまびこ, dt "Mountain Echo" ): connection between the stations of Tokyo and Sendai or Morioka. Basically the trains stop at stations Ueno, Omiya, Utsunomiya, Kōriyama and Fukushima, and all stations between Sendai and Morioka. As Yamabiko pervert the E2 series, E3, E5, and E4 ( only Tokyo - Sendai ). Between 1994 and 1999, the series E1 and 1982-2011, the 200 series was used. The operated with the E4 series trains will be designated as Max Yamabiko and fundamentally coupled between Tokyo and Fukushima with trains of Tsubasa connection of the Yamagata Shinkansen. Per hour run two or three Yamabiko trains. The name comes from the former Yamabiko express train which traveled 1959-1982 between Ueno and Morioka Since the opening of Töhoku Shinkansen on 23 June 1982 and in December 2002 the Yamabiko connection were the fastest connection on the Tōhoku Shinkansen. Between June 1991 and March 1997, the variant H reversed the 200 series with 16 cars (including two double-decker cars ) as the fastest Yamabiko, the Tokyo and Morioka combined with a journey time of two hours and 50 minutes with only one stop from Sendai. Between March 1997 and December 2002, the E2 series were used and the trains were coupled with trains of Komachi connection between Tokyo and Morioka. Thus, the travel time between Tokyo and Morioka was reduced to two hours and 21 minutes.
• Nasuno (なすの, dt " field in Nasu " ): the trains since December 1, 1995 every hour between Tokyo and Nasu- Shiobara train stations or Kōriyama and stop at all stations. Morning and evening in the rush hour drive some amplifier units. The Nasuno compound is used with the series E2, E3 and E4 (until 1998 with the series E1 and up to 2011 with the 200 series ). Predecessor of the Shinkansen high-speed trains link was between Ueno and Kuroiso on Tōhoku Main Line that were offered 1959-1995.

Former Zugbezeichnungen

• Aoba (あおば, dt " Aoba Castle " ): between 23 June 1982 and 30 September 1997 were the trains between Tokyo and Nasu- Shiobara or Sendai operated with the series 200, 400, E1 and E2, and stopped at all stations. The trains between Tokyo and Nasu- Shiobara were replaced on 1 December 1995 by the Nasuno connection and the trains between Tokyo and Sendai on October 1, 1997 by Yamabiko connection. The name comes from the Castle Aoba Aoba in Sendai and was in the years from 1949 to 1970, the name of an express train between Tokyo and Sendai.

Curve

● = hold all trains

Keep ◦ = Individual trains

| = Trains do not stop