TheTanigawa(たにがわ)is a high-speed train service operated by theEast Japan Railway Company(JR East) on theJōetsu Shinkansenin Japan.[1]

Tanigawa
E7 series set F29 on a Joetsu ShinkansenTanigawaservice in 2022
Overview
Service typeShinkansen(Local)
StatusOperational
LocaleHonshu,Japan
PredecessorToki
First service15 November 1982 (Limited express)
1 October 1997 (Shinkansen)
Current operator(s)JR East
Former operator(s)JNR
Route
TerminiTokyo
Echigo-YuzawaorGala Yuzawa
Line(s) usedJoetsu Shinkansen
Gala-Yuzawa Line
On-board services
Class(es)Standard + Green + Gran Class
Catering facilitiesTrolley service
Technical
Rolling stockE7 series
Track gauge1,435 mm(4 ft8+12in)standard gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC(Overhead line)
Operating speed275 km/h (170 mph)

Rolling stock

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Former rolling stock

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  • 185 seriesEMUs (15 November 1982 - September 1997)
  • E1 series(Max Tanigawa) (until September 2012)
  • 200 series10-car "K" sets (1 October 1997 – 15 March 2013)
  • E2 series10-car sets (26 January 2013 until 17 March 2023)[2][3]
  • E4 series(Max Tanigawa) (until 1 October 2021)

History

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The nameTanigawa(written as "Cốc xuyên" ) was first introduced on 15 November 1982 forlimited expressservices operating betweenUenoin Tokyo andMinakamion theJōetsu Line.[4]

From 1 October 1997, the name (written as "たにがわ" ) was used for the all-stations services between Tokyo andEchigo-Yuzawaon theJōetsu Shinkansen,replacing the previousTokiall-stations services. During the winter skiing season, trains terminate and start at the seasonalGala-Yuzawa Station.[1]

E2 series10-car sets were introduced on three returnTanigawaservices daily from 26 January 2013, operating at a maximum speed of 240 km/h (150 mph).[2][5]

E2 series sets were removed fromTanigawaservices (as well as the fasterTokiservices on the Joetsu Shinkansen) on the 18 March 2023 timetable revision as the line underwent an operating speed increase from 240 to 275 km/h (149 to 171 mph).[3]

See also

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References

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  • JR Timetable, December 2008
  1. ^abJR Shinkansen & đặc cấp đoàn tàu ファイル[JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File]. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. 2008.ISBN978-4-330-00608-6.
  2. ^abThượng càng Shinkansen でE2 hệ の định kỳ vận dụng lại khai[E2 series returns to regular duties on Joetsu Shinkansen].Japan Railfan Magazine Online(in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 27 January 2013.Retrieved27 January2013.
  3. ^ab"JR đông Nhật Bản, ngày 18 tháng 3 にダイヤ sửa lại を thật thi"[JR East Implements Schedule Revision Effective 18 March 2023].Japan Railfan Magazine Online(in Japanese). 16 December 2022. Archived fromthe originalon 19 December 2022.Retrieved19 December2022.
  4. ^Đoàn tàu danh giam 1995[Train Name Directory 1995]. Japan: Railway Journal. August 1995.
  5. ^E2 hệ xe lạng を thượng càng Shinkansen に đầu nhập![E2 series trains to be introduced on Joetsu Shinkansen](PDF).News Release(in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 16 November 2012.Retrieved16 November2012.
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