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  2. Jōetsu Shinkansen - Wikipedia

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    The Jōetsu Shinkansen (上越新幹線) is a high-speed shinkansen railway line connecting Tokyo and Niigata, Japan, via the Tōhoku Shinkansen, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Despite its name, the line does not pass through the city of Jōetsu or the historical Jōetsu region , which instead are served by the Hokuriku ...

  3. Gala-Yuzawa Station - Wikipedia

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    Adult fares range between ¥250 for Echigo-Yuzawa and ¥7,220 for Tokyo. Travel time to Tokyo Station is between 1 hour 17 minutes and 1 hour 37 minutes. For travel outside train departure times during the winter ski season, free shuttle buses are available to/from Echigo-Yuzawa Station, [4] where Shinkansen and train services are available.

  4. E7 and W7 Series Shinkansen - Wikipedia

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    The trains have a maximum design speed of 275 km/h (170 mph), [8] but operate at a maximum speed of 260 km/h (160 mph) on the Hokuriku Shinkansen, limited to 240 km/h (150 mph) on the Jōetsu Shinkansen tracks between Omiya and Takasaki, and to 110 km/h (70 mph) on the Tohoku Shinkansen tracks between Tokyo and Omiya. [2]

  5. How Japan’s Shinkansen bullet trains changed the world of ...

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    Japan’s sleek Shinkansen bullet trains zoomed onto the railway scene in the 1960s, ... 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Mail.

  6. Toki (train) - Wikipedia

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    A 181 series EMU on a Toki service in 1982. The name Toki was first introduced on 10 June 1962 for limited express services operating between Ueno in Tokyo and Niigata on the Joetsu Line.These services stopped at Ōmiya, Minakami, Echigo-Yuzawa, Urasa, Nagaoka, Higashi-Sanjō and Niitsu This service operated until 14 November 1982, the day before the Joetsu Shinkansen opened.

  7. Jōetsumyōkō Station - Wikipedia

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    Jōetsumyōkō Station is served by the Echigo Tokimeki Railway Myōkō Haneuma Line and the high-speed Hokuriku Shinkansen, which opened for service on 14 March 2015. [2] It replaced Wakinoda Station on the Shinetsu Main Line, located approximately 120 m away. [1] The journey from Tokyo via the Hokuriku Shinkansen takes 1 hour 48 minutes. [3]

  8. Asahi (train) - Wikipedia

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    From the start of services on the newly opened Joetsu Shinkansen on 15 November 1982, Asahi was the name used for the limited-stop shinkansen services operating initially between Ōmiya and Niigata, later between Ueno and Niigata, and eventually between Tokyo and Niigata. [2] At the start of Joetsu Shinkansen operations in 1982, 11 Asahi ...

  9. List of named passenger trains of Japan - Wikipedia

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    Tokyo – Sendai: 1982–1995 240 Service discontinued Asahi: Morning Sun: JR East TokyoNiigata: 1982–2004 275 Service discontinued Asama: refers to Mount Asama: JR East Tokyo – Nagano: 1998– 275 Yes Hakutaka: White hawk [1] JR East / JR-West: Tokyo – Tsuruga [2] 2015– 275 Yes Hayabusa: Peregrine falcon: JR East / JR Hokkaido ...