Tsubasa
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| Tsubasa | |
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| E3-1000 series Tsubasa | |
| Service type | Shinkansen |
| Operator | JR East |
| Line used | Tōhoku Shinkansen, Yamagata Shinkansen |
| Maximum speed | 240 km/h |
| Started | 1992 |
| Rolling stock | 400 series, E3 series |
The Tsubasa (つばさ) is the only service running on the Yamagata Shinkansen, which started in 1992. The services are operated by 7-car 400 series trains and 7-car E3 series trains, which are used interchangeably. They couple with E4 series trains for their journey from Tokyo to Fukushima and travel at 240 km/h. Tsubasa trains are limited to 130 km/h on the Yamagata shinkansen from Fukushima to Shinjō since there are many sharp curves and level crossings, as the line is essentially a regauged narrow-gauge line. From March 2007, all Tsubasa trains were made entirely non-smoking. [1]
The Japanese word "tsubasa" means "wing".
A new build of twelve 7-car E3-2000 series trains will replace the older 400 series trains between December 2008 and summer 2009.[2]
History
- 1 July 1992: Service starts using 6-car 400 series trains coupled to a 200 series on Tōhoku Shinkansen tracks between Tokyo and Fukushima.
- 1 December 1995: Trains are extended to 7 cars.
- 4 December 1999: Service is extended to Shinjō Station. Two new E3-1000 series sets (L51 and L52) enter service.
- 21 September 2001: Double-decker E4 series replace the 200 series trains on the Tōhoku Shinkansen.
- 2005: A third E3-1000 series trainset (L53) enters service.
- 18 March 2007: All cars are made non-smoking.
- 20 December 2008: New E3-2000 series trains enter service, replacing 400 series trainsets.[3]
References
- ↑ "Shinkansen Routes and Services". Retrieved on 10 August 2008
- ↑ JR East (2007-07-03) (in Japanese) (PDF). 山形新幹線「つばさ」用車両の新造について. Press release. http://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2007_1/20070705.pdf. Retrieved on 2008-08-10.
- ↑ "山形新幹線に新型車両" (New Trains for Yamagata Shinkansen). (20 December 2008). Retrieved on 20 December 2008. (Japanese)
External links
- JR East 400 series "Tsubasa" (Japanese)
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