Yamabiko
 An E5 series trainset on aYamabikoservice in May 2022 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Shinkansen(Semi-express) |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | Honshu,Japan |
| First service | 1959 (Semi-express) 1982 (Shinkansen) |
| Current operator(s) | JR East |
| Former operator(s) | JNR |
| Route | |
| Termini | Tokyo Sendai,Morioka |
| Distance travelled | 496.5 km (308.5 mi) |
| Line(s) used | Tōhoku Shinkansen |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | Standard, Green, Gran Class (E5 and H5 series) |
| Catering facilities | Trolley service (abolished 2019) |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | E2 series,E3 series,E5 series,E6 series,H5 series |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm(4 ft8+1⁄2in) |
| Electrification | 25 kV AC, 50 Hz |
| Operating speed | 275 km/h (170 mph) |
TheYamabiko(やまびこ)is a high-speedShinkansentrain service operated on theTōhoku ShinkansenbetweenTokyoandMoriokabyEast Japan Railway Company(JR East) in Japan.[1]
Name
[edit]The wordyamabikois usually translated as 'echo', particularly one which is heard in the mountains.[2]
Rolling stock
[edit]- E2 series(since March 1997)
- E3 series
- E5 series(since November 2011)
- E6 series(since 16 March 2013)[3]
- H5 series(since 26 March 2016)[4]
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E2 series -
E3 series -
E5 series -
E6 series -
H5 series
Former rolling stock
[edit]- 200 series(June 1982 – November 2011)
- E1 series(Max Yamabiko) (July 1994 – December 1999)
- E4 series(Max Yamabiko) (until 28 September 2012)
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200 series -
E1 series -
E4 series
History
[edit]1959–1963: Semi express
[edit]On 1 February 1959, the nameYamabikowas introduced on a semi-express(Chuẩn cấp,junkyū)service betweenFukushimaandMoriokaon theTōhoku Main Line.This service operated until 30 September 1963.[5]
1965–1982: Limited express
[edit]From 1 October 1965, the name was reintroduced forlimited expressservices operating betweenUenoin Tokyo and Morioka. These services continued until 22 June 1982, the day before theTōhoku Shinkansenopened.[5]
1982–Present: Shinkansen
[edit]From the start of services on the newly opened Tōhoku Shinkansen on 23 June 1982,Yamabikobecame the name used for the limited-stop shinkansen services operating initially betweenŌmiyaand Morioka, later between Ueno and Morioka, and eventually betweenTokyoand Morioka.[5]
Since 1 July 1992, someYamabikoservices have run coupled withTsubasaservices (as of 2011 formed ofE3 seriessets) between Tokyo and Fukushima.[1]
From 19 November 2011,E5 seriestrainsets were introduced on someYamabikoservices, replacing the remaining200 series-operated services.[6][7]
Special event train services
[edit]Sayonara 200 series Yamabiko
[edit]On 30 March 2013, a specialSayonara 200 series Yamabiko(さよなら２００ hệ やまびこ hào)train operated from Morioka to Tokyo, as a farewell run for the 200 series onYamabikoservices.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abJR tân càn tuyến ＆ đặc cấp liệt xa ファイル[JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File]. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. 2008.ISBN978-4-330-00608-6.
- ^"Jisho.org: Japanese Dictionary".jisho.org.Retrieved29 March2022.
- ^JR Timetable, March 2013 =
- 200 series(June 1982 – November 2011)
- E1 series(Max Yamabiko) (July 1994 – December 1999)
- E4 series(Max Yamabiko) (until 28 September 2012) issue
- ^JR thời khắc biểu[JR Timetable] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 2016. p. 978.EAN4910053110464.
- ^abcLiệt xa danh giam 1995[Train Name Directory 1995]. Japan: Railway Journal. August 1995.
- ^Đông bắc tân càn tuyến “はやぶさ” に đầu nhập しているＥ５ hệ xa lạng を “はやて” “やまびこ” に đạo nhập.Press release(in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 12 September 2011.Retrieved12 September2011.
- ^Đông bắc tân càn tuyến: はやてにもＥ５ hệ ２００ hệ は tư tiêu す[E5 for Tohoku Shinkansen "Hayate" also – 200 series to disappear].Mainichi.jp(in Japanese). Japan: The Mainichi Newspapers. 12 September 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 10 July 2012.Retrieved12 September2011.
- ^“さよなら200 hệ やまびこ hào” vận 転[Sayonara 200 series Yamabiko].Japan Railfan Magazine Online(in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 1 April 2015.Retrieved8 June2015.
External links
[edit]
- E2 seriesHayate/Yamabiko/Nasuno(in Japanese)
- E3 seriesTsubasa/Yamabiko/Nasuno(in Japanese)
- E5 seriesHayabusa/Hayate/Yamabiko/Nasuno(in Japanese)
- E6 seriesKomachi/Hayabusa/Yamabiko/Nasuno(in Japanese)
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