A 400-series shinkansen train enters Utsunomiya station with the Tsubasa 113 service bound for Shinjo. A E4-series Max Yamabiko consist is coupled at the rear.
The Yamagata Shinkansen (山形新幹線) is a Mini-Shinkansen in Honshu, Japan. It provides service between Tokyo Station and Shinjo Station (in the city of Shinjo in Yamagata Prefecture) over the tracks of the Tohoku Shinkansen and the Oou Main Line. The segment from Fukushima to Yamagata opened on July 1, 1992, and the extension to Shinjo began operating on December 4, 1999. The term Yamagata Shinkansen refers to the segment that connects Fukushima Station (in the city of Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture) and Shinjo Station.
Trains consist of seven coaches. Series 400 and series E3 rolling stock are in use. Between Tokyo Station and Fukushima Station, the trains run coupled to Yamabiko trains on the Tohoku Shinkansen. Between Fukushima and Shinjo, the trains run on their own.
The stations consist of those on the segment of the Tohoku Shinkansen plus the following:
The name Shinkansen literally means "New Trunk Line", and thus should technically refer to the lines and not the trains, which are officially referred to as "Super Expresses".
The prefix 'shin' means 'new' in Japanese and is used to distinguish the railway station serving Shinkansen trains in towns where it is in a different location to the regular station, as in Shin-Osaka station.
Shinkansen trains now run regularly at speeds of up to 300 km/h (185 mph), putting them among the fastest trains running in the world, along with the French TGV and German ICE trains.
In contrast to the existing lines, the Shinkansen lines are standard gauge, and use tunnels and viaducts to go through and over obstacles, rather than around them.
Shinkansen trains now run regularly at speeds of up to 300 kph, putting them among the fastest trains running in the world, along with the French TGV and German ICE trains.
The prefix is used to distinguish the railway station serving Shinkansen trains in towns where it is in a different location to the regular station, as in Shin-Osaka station.
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