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Native name
  
山形新幹線

Opened
  
1 July 1992

Locale
  
Japan

Line length
  
148.6 km

Type
  
Mini-shinkansen

Operating speed
  
130 km/h (80 mph)

Stations
  
11

Track gauge
  
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

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Rolling stock
  
E3-1000 series/E3-2000 series

Electrification
  
20 kV AC, 50 Hz, overhead catenary

Owner
  
East Japan Railway Company

Terminis
  
Shinjō Station, Fukushima Station

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The Yamagata Shinkansen (山形新幹線) is a Mini-shinkansen route in Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It provides service between Tokyo and Shinjō in Yamagata Prefecture over the tracks of the Tohoku Shinkansen and the Ōu Main Line.

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The term Yamagata Shinkansen refers to the segment that connects Fukushima in Fukushima Prefecture and Shinjō. Because the shinkansen trains share tracks with regular service trains, it is often referred to as a "mini-shinkansen".

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Operations

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Trains consist of 7-car E3 series trainsets operating as Tsubasa services. Between Tokyo and Fukushima, the trains run coupled to Yamabiko trains on the Tōhoku Shinkansen. Between Fukushima and Shinjō, the trains run on their own at a maximum speed of 130 km/h (80 mph) and share the line with regular Ōu Main Line trains.

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As of July 2012, about 62 million passengers had ridden the line since it opened in July 1992. The fastest trains connected Tokyo and Yamagata stations in two hours and 29 minutes.

Station list

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  • All stations listed below are located on the Ōu Main Line.
  • Beyond Fukushima, trains bound for Tokyo run with Tohoku Shinkansen trains.
  • Rolling stock

  • E3-1000 series 7-car sets, since 4 December 1999
  • E3-2000 series 7 car sets, since 20 December 2008
  • Past rolling stock

  • 400 series 7-car sets (originally 6-car sets) withdrawn by April 2010
  • History

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  • July 1, 1992: Tsubasa services start from Tokyo to Yamagata with six-car 400 Series Shinkansen attached to a 200 Series Shinkansen on Tōhoku Shinkansen tracks between Tokyo and Fukushima.
  • December 1, 1995: Trains are extended to seven cars.
  • December 4, 1999: Line is extended to Shinjō.
  • September 21, 2001: Double-decker E4 Series Shinkansen replace the 200 series trains on the Tōhoku Shinkansen.
  • March 18, 2007: All cars are made non-smoking.
  • December 20, 2008: E3-2000 series trains enter service
  • April 18, 2010: 400 series trains cease operations.
  • March 11, 2011: All services are suspended due to the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
  • March 31, 2011: Partial services resume between Fukushima and Shinjō.
  • April 12, 2011: Through-service resumed between Tokyo and Shinjō but at half of previous capacity.
  • References

    Yamagata Shinkansen Wikipedia