Joetsu Shinkansen

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Joetsu Shinkansen (上越新幹線) is a high-speed railway line connecting Tokyo and Niigata, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company. It is one of the most complex lines in the Shinkansen network, as it has to cross the mountainous backbone of Honshu Island.

The program was initiated in 1971 by Niigata-born prime minister Tanaka Kakuei. Trial runs over the line began in November of 1980, reaching a record 210 km/h in 1981. Regular service began on November 15, 1982. The line was initially planned to terminate at Shinjuku Station, but economic considerations pushed JNR to merge the line with the existing Tohoku Shinkansen line at Omiya.

200 Series Shinkansen trains were introduced to the line in 1987, reaching 240 km/h the following year.

In 1991, a 400 Series Shinkansen train set a speed record of 345 km/h on the Joetsu line: in 1993, an experiemental train managed 425 km/h.

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Stations

Station name	Distance	Location	Connections
Tokyo Station	0	Chiyoda, Tokyo	Tokaido Shinkansen, Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line, Yamanote Line, Keihin-Tohoku Line, Chuo Line, Tokaido Main Line, Yokosuka Line, Sobu Line, Keiyo Line
Ueno Station	3.6	Taito, Tokyo	Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line, Keisei Main Line, Joban Line, Yamanote Line, Keihin-Tohoku Line, Tohoku Line, Takasaki Line
Omiya Station	30.3	Omiya-ku, Saitama, Saitama	Tohoku Shinkansen, Tobu Noda Line, New Shuttle, Keihin-Tohoku Line, Saikyo Line, Kawagoe Line, Tohoku Line, Takasaki Line
Kumagaya Station	64.7	Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture	Chichibu Railway, Takasaki Line
Honjo-Waseda Station	89.4	Honjo, Saitama Prefecture
Takasaki Station	105	Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture	Nagano Shinkansen, Joeshin Electric Railway, Takasaki Line, Hachiko Line, Ryomo Line, Joetsu Line, Shin'etsu Line
Jomo-Kogen Station	151.6	Tsukiyono, Gunma Prefecture
Echigo-Yuzawa Station	199.2	Yuzawa, Niigata Prefecture	Joetsu Line
Urasa Station	228.9	Yamato, Niigata Prefecture	Joetsu Line
Nagaoka Station	270.6	Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture	Shin'etsu Line, Joetsu Line
Tsubame-Sanjo Station	293.8	Tsubame and Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture	Yahiko Line
Niigata Station	333.9	Niigata, Niigata Prefecture	Shin'etsu Line, Hakushin Line, Echigo Line

There is also a 1.8 km spur from Echigo-Yuzawa to Gala-Yuzawa Station, which is used in the winter months to bring passengers to a nearby ski resort.

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