Tohoku Shinkansen

Tōhoku Shinkansen (東北新幹線) is a line of Shinkansen high speed rail, connecting Tokyo with Hachinohe in Aomori for a total length of 593.0 km. The line is operated by East Japan Railway Company.

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Timeline

An extension from Hachinohe to Aomori is under construction and is scheduled for completion around 2012. Long-term plans include passing through the Seikan Tunnel to Hakodate on Hokkaido, and eventually all the way to Sapporo.

Trains

There are currently three types of trains in operation:

  • Hayate, Tokyo-Hachinohe express, starting December 2002
  • Yamabiko, Tokyo-Sendai/Morioka express, starting June 1982
  • Nasuno, Tokyo-Koriyama local, starting 1995

One train has been discontinued:

  • Aoba, Tokyo - Sendai local, June 1982 - October 1997 (consolidated with Nasuno)

Through trains on the Akita Shinkansen and Yamagata Shinkansen lines also run on Tohoku Shinkansen tracks from Morioka and Fukushima respectively.

List of stations

StationDistanceLocationTransfers
Tokyo StationChiyoda, TokyoTokaido Shinkansen, Eidan Marunouchi Line, Yamanote Line, Keihin-Tohoku Line, Chuo Line, Tokaido Line, Yokosuka Line, Sobu Line, Keiyo Line
Ueno Station3.6Taito, TokyoEidan Ginza Line, Eidan Hibiya Line, Keisei Main Line, Joban Line, Yamanote Line, Keihin-Tohoku Line, Tohoku Line, Takasaki Line
Omiya Station30.3Omiya-ku, Saitama, Saitama Joetsu Shinkansen, Tobu Noda Line, New Shuttle, Nagano Shinkansen, Keihin-Tohoku Line, Saikyo Line, Kawagoe Line, Tohoku Line, Takasaki Line
Oyama Station80.6Oyama, Tochigi PrefectureTohoku Line, Ryomo Line, Mito Line
Utsunomiya Station109.5Utsunomiya, Tochigi PrefectureTohoku Line, Nikko Line
Nasu-Shiobara Station157.8Nasushiobara, Tochigi PrefectureTohoku Line
Shin-Shirakawa Station185.4Nishigou, Fukushima PrefectureTohoku Line
Koriyama Station226.7Koriyama, Fukushima PrefectureTohoku Line, Ban'etsusai Line, Ban'etsuto Line, Suigun Line
Fukushima Station272.8Fukushima (city), Fukushima PrefectureYamagata Shinkansen, Tohoku Line, Yamagata Line
Shiroishi-Zao Station306.8Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture
Sendai Station351.8Aoba, SendaiTohoku Line, Senzan Line, Senseki Line, Sendai Subway Namboku Line
Furukawa Station395.0Furukawa, Miyagi PrefectureRikuutousen Line
Kurikoma-Kogen Station416.2Shiwahime, Miyagi Prefecture
Ichinoseki Station445.1Ichinoseki, Iwate PrefectureTohoku Line, Ofunato Line
Mizusawa-Esashi Station470.1Mizusawa, Iwate Prefecture
Kitakami Station487.5Kitakami, Iwate PrefectureTohoku Line, Kitakami Line
Shin-Hanamaki Station500Hanamaki, Iwate PrefectureKamaishi Line
Morioka Station535.3Morioka, Iwate PrefectureAkita Shinkansen, Tohoku Line, Tazawako Line, Yamada Line, Iwate Ginga Railway
Iwate-Numakunai Station566.4Iwate (city), Iwate PrefectureIwate Ginga Railway
Ninohe Station601.0Ninohe, Iwate PrefectureIwate Ginga Railway
Hachinohe Station631.9Hachinohe, Aomori PrefectureTohoku Line, Hachinohe Line, Aomori Railway

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