Aoba(train)

Aoba

Overview
Service type	Shinkansen
Locale	Tōhoku region
First service	20 November 1945 (Express) 20 March 1971 (Limited express) 23 June 1982 (Shinkansen)
Last service	30 September 1997
Successor	Nasuno,Yamabiko
Former operator(s)	JNR JR East
Route
Termini	Tokyo Sendai
Distance travelled	325.4 km (202.2 mi)
Service frequency	Hourly
On-board services
Class(es)	Standard + Green
Technical
Rolling stock	200 series,E1 series
Track gauge	1,435 mm(4 ft8+1⁄2in)
Electrification	25 kV AC overhead
Operating speed	240 km/h (150 mph)

Aoba(あおば( thanh diệp ),named afterAoba Castle)is the name of a number of train services that formerly operated in Japan byJapanese National Railways(JNR), and most recently an all-stations service operated byEast Japan Railway Company(JR East) until September 1997 on the high-speedTōhoku Shinkansenin Japan.

History

Express

The nameAoba(written as "Thanh diệp" ) was first used from 20 November 1945 on an express(Cấp hành,kyūkō)service betweenUenoin Tokyo andSendaion theTōhoku Main Line.This continued until the train was renamedKitakami(きたかみ)on 1 October 1965.

Limited express

TheAobaname (written as "あおば" ) was reintroduced from 20 March 1971 onLimited expressservices betweenSendaiandAkita.These services were discontinued on 24 November 1975.

Shinkansen

From the start of services on the newly openedTōhoku Shinkansenon 23 June 1982,Aobawas the name used for the all-stations shinkansen services operating initially betweenŌmiyaand Sendai, later between Ueno and Sendai, and eventually betweenTokyoand Sendai.Services initially used200 series12-car "E" sets with a Green (first class) car as car 7, and a buffet counter in car 9.Services later used 8-car 200 series "G" sets with a Green (first class) car as car 5, and a buffet counter in car 7.

12-car E sets

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Numbering	221	226	225	226	225–400	226	215	226	237	226	225	222
Class	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Green	Standard	Buffet counter	Standard	Standard	Standard

8-car G sets

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Numbering	221	226	225–400	226	215	226	237	222
Class	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	Green	Standard	Buffet counter	Standard

The number ofAobaservices was reduced from 1 December 1995, following the introduction of theNasunoall-stations service, and the name was finally discontinued from 1 October 1997 when the remaining trains were integrated withYamabikoservices.

See also

• List of named passenger trains of Japan