Service type Shinkansen Locale Honshu, Japan Former operator(s) JNR | Status Operational Current operator(s) JR East | |
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First service 10 June 1962 (Limited express)
15 November 1982 (Shinkansen) | ||
The Toki (とき) is a high-speed Shinkansen train service operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) on the Joetsu Shinkansen in Japan.
Contents
- Station Stops
- Rolling stock
- Former rolling stock
- Limited express
- Shinkansen
- Special train services
- References
The name is taken from the Japanese name of the crested ibis, for which Niigata is famous.
Station Stops
(*) Not served by all trains
Rolling stock
Former rolling stock
Limited express
The name Toki was first introduced on 10 June 1962 for limited express services operating between Ueno in Tokyo and Niigata on the Joetsu Line. This service operated until 14 November 1982, the day before the Joetsu Shinkansen opened.
Shinkansen
From the start of services on the newly opened Jōetsu Shinkansen on 15 November 1982, Toki became the name used for the all-stations shinkansen services operating initially between Ōmiya and Niigata, later between Ueno and Niigata, and eventually between Tokyo and Niigata.
The Toki name was discontinued from October 1997 following the introduction of new Tanigawa all-stations services between Tokyo and Echigo-Yuzawa. However, the name was reinstated from December 2002 to replace the name Asahi used for all Tokyo to Niigata trains.
E2 series 10-car sets were re-introduced on four return Toki services daily from 26 January 2013, operating at a maximum speed of 240 km/h.
Special train services
A special Joetsu Shinkansen 30th Anniversary (上越新幹線開業30周年号」, Jōetsu Shinkansen Kaigyō 30-shūnen-gō) service ran as Toki 395 from Omiya to Niigata on 17 November 2012 using 10-car 200 series set K47.