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Nagano Shinkansen
A Nagano Shinkansen E2 series train approaching Karuizawa Station
Overview
OwnerJR East
LocaleJapan
Termini
Stations6
Service
TypeShinkansen
Depot(s)Nagano
Rolling stockE2 series, E7 series
History
Opened1 October 1997
Technical
Line length117.4 km (72.9 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed260 km/h (160 mph)*
Route map

The Nagano Shinkansen (長野新幹線) is a Shinkansen high-speed rail line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) between Takasaki and Nagano in Japan. It opened on 1 October 1997, connecting Tokyo and Nagano in time for the 1998 Winter Olympics held in Nagano. The Nagano Shinkansen forms the first section of the planned Hokuriku Shinkansen line currently under construction to Kanazawa, Tsuruga and eventually Osaka.

Services

The Asama trains, named for Mount Asama, an active volcano alongside the line, currently connect Tokyo and Nagano in a minimum of 79 minutes, at a maximum speed of 260 km/h (160 mph)* from Takasaki to Nagano.[1] These services are run by JR East E2 series and E7 series trainsets. There are approximately two services an hour; stopping patterns are varied, with only a few services stopping at all stations. The trains run along the Joetsu and Tohoku Shinkansen lines from Tokyo to Takasaki.

The Nagano Shinkansen services replaced the conventional Shinetsu Main Line limited express services, also named Asama, which previously took 2 hours 50 minutes from Tokyo (Ueno Station) to Nagano. Following the opening of the Shinkansen, part of the conventional line was abandoned between Yokokawa and Karuizawa. This section included the steeply-graded Usui Pass which required the use of bank engines on all trains.

A new island platform serving two tracks was constructed at Tokyo Station to coincide with the Nagano services; this doubled the number of JR East Shinkansen tracks to four, serving the Tohoku and Joetsu Shinkansen lines as well.

Stations

Station name Japanese Distance from Takasaki (km) Transfers Location
Tohoku Shinkansen
Tokyo 東京 -108.6 Chūō Main Line, Keihin-Tōhoku Line, Keiyo Line, Sōbu Line (Rapid), Tokaido Main Line, Tokaido Shinkansen, Yamanote Line, Yokosuka Line
Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line (M-17)
Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line (Ōtemachi, T-09)		 Chiyoda Tokyo
Ueno 上野 -105 Jōban Line, Keihin-Tōhoku Line, Takasaki Line, Tōhoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line), Yamanote Line
Keisei Main Line (Keisei Ueno)
Tokyo Metro Ginza Line (G-16)
Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line (H-17)		 Taitō
Ōmiya 大宮 -77.3 Jōetsu Shinkansen, Kawagoe Line, Keihin-Tōhoku Line, Saikyō Line, Shōnan-Shinjuku Line, Takasaki Line, Tōhoku Main Line (Utsunomiya Line)
New Shuttle
Tobu Noda Line		 Ōmiya-ku, Saitama Saitama
Joetsu Shinkansen
Ōmiya 大宮 Ōmiya-ku, Saitama Saitama
Kumagaya 熊谷 -40.7 Chichibu Main Line
Shōnan-Shinjuku Line, Takasaki Line		 Kumagaya
Honjō-Waseda 本庄早稲田 -19.6 Honjō
Takasaki 高崎 0.0 Joshin Electric Railway Line
Agatsuma Line, Hachikō Line, Jōetsu Line, Ryōmō Line, Shinetsu Main Line, Shōnan-Shinjuku Line, Takasaki Line		 Takasaki Gunma
Nagano Shinkansen
Takasaki 高崎 Takasaki Gunma
Annaka-Haruna 安中榛名 18.5 Annaka
Karuizawa 軽井沢 41.8 Shinano Railway Line Karuizawa, Kitasaku Nagano
Sakudaira 佐久平 59.4 Koumi Line Saku
Ueda 上田 84.2 Shinano Railway Line
Ueda Electric Railway Bessho Line		 Ueda
Nagano 長野 117.4 Iiyama Line, Shin'etsu Main Line, Shinonoi Line
Nagano Electric Railway
Shinano Railway Line		 Nagano

Rolling stock

  • A Nagano Shinkansen E2 series train, June 2002
    A Nagano Shinkansen E2 series train, June 2002
  • An E7 series train, February 2014
    An E7 series train, February 2014

History

The line opened on 1 October 1997.

Between May 2012 and March 2014, station platforms on the Nagano Shinkansen had their platform roofs extended to handle the E7 12-car trains which commenced service ahead of the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen.[3] The Hokuriku Shinkansen extension from Nagano to Kanazawa is scheduled to open in March 2015.[3] The 113-km extension from Kanazawa to Tsuruga was approved for construction in June 2012.[4]

From the start of the revised timetable on 15 March 2014, E7 series trainsets were introduced on Asama services.[2] Initially used on seven return services daily, this number is scheduled to be increased to eleven return services daily from 19 April 2014.[2]

References

  1. ^ "300km/hのトップランナー". Japan Railfan Magazine. 52 (612). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd.: p.14 April 2012. {{cite journal}}: |page= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b c 3月15日ダイヤ改正と各地の話題. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). 43 (361). Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun: p.12. May 2014. {{cite journal}}: |page= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b Ito, Tadayuki (3 May 2012). 新幹線ホーム屋根延長へ　長野県内各駅、金沢延伸に備え. The Asahi Shimbun Digital (in Japanese). Japan: The Asahi Shimbun Company. Retrieved 3 May 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Kyodo News, "Bullet-train extensions approved", The Japan Times, 30 June 2012, p. 2

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