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The Tohoku Shinkansen (Chinese: 東北新幹線) is a High Speed Rail operated by [[KCR]].

The route has a total of 8 Stations. 

==List of Stations and service==
{|
!●

!Stop
|-
|N/A
| Not via

|-
|｜
|Pass
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!Station                    Name
!Station Name (English)
!Azuma 
!Asama

!Komachi
!Hayate
!Hayabusa
!Transfers
|-
|中環南
|[[Central South Station|Central South]]
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|●
|●
|{{Route|#09D7B1|[[Joestu Line]]}}<br>{{Route|#A084D3|[[Tsz Kiu Line]]}}<br>{{Route|#0024DD|[[Shuntien Line]]}}<br>{{Route|#831A1A|[[North South Line]]}}<br>{{Route|#3A7D04|[[Central Light Rail]]}}{{Route|#C711FD|[[Fuka Lightrail]]}}<br>{{Route|#0066CC|[[Rigel Line]]}}<br>{{Route|#008B8B|[[Airport Express]]}}<br>[[Seiyo Shinkansen]]
|-
|湘南
|[[Shonan Station|Shonan]]
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|｜
|●
|<br>{{Route|#A084D3|[[Tsz Kiu Line]]}}<br>{{Route|#831A1A|[[North South Line]]}}<br>{{Route|#3A7D04|[[Central Light Rail]]}}
|-
|光石
|[[Lightstone Station|Lightstone]]
|N/A
|N/A

|N/A
|●
|｜
|<br>{{Route|#0066CC|[[Rigel Line]]}}<br>{{Route|#66B3FF|[[Metropolis Line]]}}
|-
|負荷
|[[Fuka Station|Fuka]]
|N/A
|●
|●
|●
|｜
|{{Route|#09D7B1|[[Joestu Line]]}}<br>{{Route|#0066CC|[[Rigel Line]]}}<br>{{Route|#008B8B|[[Airport Express]]}}<br>{{Route|#C711FD|[[Fuka Lightrail]]}}
|-
|都心
|[[Metropolis Station|Metropolis]]
|N/A
|●
|｜
|N/A
|●
|[[Watson Station]]
|-
|瑟里石礦場
|[[Surry Quays Station|Surry Quays]]
|N/A
|●
|｜ 
|N/A
|N/A
|{{Route|#d34b61|[[Kansai APM]]}}
{{Route|#14537a|[[Grundorf Express]]}}
|-
|安達
|[[Anda Station|Anda]]
|●
|●
| ｜
|N/A
|N/A
|
|-
|東方
|[[Touhou Station|Touhou]]
|N/A
|● 
|●
|N/A
|N/A
|{{Route|#CA183A|[[Joestu Line]]}}<br>{{Route|#D8581C|[[Aozora Line]]}}
|-
|喬斯圖 
|[[Joestu Station|Joestu]]
|●
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|{{Route|#CA183A|[[Joestu Line]]}}
|}

== Route Map ==
[[File:TS RouteMap.png|thumb|972x972px]]

==Rolling stock==
As of March 2023, the following types are used on Tohoku Shinkansen services. 

*'''E7 series: ''Asama services'''''
*'''802 series: Azuma services'''
*'''K3-900 series: Komachi Services'''
*'''K5 series: ''Hayate''  services'''
*'''K5N series: ''Hayabusa'' services'''


Former Rolling Stock

* '''K5S series'''

==History==
The Tohoku Shinkansen has a complex history to how it formed the only Shinkansen in Joban.

By the early 2000s, the government started planning for a new express service parallel to the Joestu Line which would relieve the stress of the line and offer a more comfortable, fast and direct service towards Fuka from the eastern regions of Joban. 

===Joestu Express (East West Express)===
Joestu Express (A merger between the Adobe Line and Aberdeen Line) is what came from the government's plan and was built and operated by Victoria Railway up until the early 2010s. Starting at Sheung Wan and ending at Adobe. In 2003, the line was extended to Central South with Sheung Wan station closing. However the line proved unpopular with commuters due to how far stations were from their KCR Counterparts and with decreasing ridership, the stretch of the line from Central South to Fuka would be closed for refurbishment. 

[[File:Goodbye Joestu Express.png|thumb|Farewell picture of the Joestu Express at Kinstead South]]
The original allignment of the line from Fuka to Central South would be abandoned and later partially used by [[Rigel Corporation]] to build the [[Joban Light Rail]], however several stations still lay abandoned at haven't been touched since closure, examples being [[Kinstead South Station|Kinstead South]] and [[Shonan Station|Shonan]] (The Tohoku Shinkansen did not reuse the original platforms)
{| class="wikitable"
|+Joestu Express Stations (When the line was still opened.)
|Station Name 
|Station Name (English)

|Connections

|Opening Date
|-
|上環
|[[Sheung Wan]]
|
|7 July 2001
|-
|中環南
|Central South
|[[Joestu Line]]
[[North South Line]]
|15 October 2005
|-
|湘南
|[[Shonan Station|Shonan]]
|[[Joestu Line]] [[Central Light Rail]]
[[North South Line]]
|7 July 2001
|-
|鐵錠山
|[[Iron Hill Station|Iron Hill]]
|
|7 July 2001
|-
|鴨巴甸
|[[Aberdeen Station|Aberdeen]]
|
|7 July 2001
|-
|金斯特德南
|[[Kinstead South]]
|
|7 July 2001
|-
|負荷
|[[Fuka Station|Fuka]]
|[[Joestu Line]], [[Fuka Lightrail]]
[[Rigel Line]]
|7 July 2001
|-
|華生東
|[[Watson East]]

| Watson Station
|7 July 2001
|-
|奧運
|[[Olympic]]
|
|7 July 2001
|-
|阿豆比
|[[Adobe Station|Adobe]]
|Surry Quays
|7 July 2001

|}

====Mixed Fleet Operation====
[[File:2021-11-07 06.45.41.png|thumb|An Joestu Express 6 car K-Train boarding at Shenshui Station.|center]]
Platforms used by Joestu Express at Fuka were designed for only 4 cars, but Watson East and Adobe had platforms reserved for 6 car trains, with Joestu Express running 4 and 6 car trains. 6 car trains due to the limited platform space at Fuka will terminate at Shenshui and turn back to [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Inc. Adobe].
===Merger with Joestu Express===
Victoria Railway, the operator of Joestu Express had been considered to be merged with KCRC since the early 2010s, with VR's limited resources and with fierce competition from KCRC and nearing bankruptcy, approached the Government in 2011 requesting for a merger with KCRC with the KCRC being granted a service concession to operate the VR network for an initial period of 11 years. The decision was passed by the Executive Council on 11 April 2012, and was later approved by the Legislative Council and the minority shareholders of VR (the government, which had a 75% stake in VR, did not vote).
=== Sleigh Liner===
In 2013, KCRC would start it's redevelopment scheme of the East West Express, with a new allignment between Adobe to Aomori and connections with the Joestu Line that could allow for express services from Fuka to Touhou, shortening travels times by 3-4 times. It would be decided to run a limited time service in Christmas 2014 to test if services in the long-run could be viable. The service would commence in Decemember of 2014 and was named the Sleigh Liner. Plans were also made to rename the service to Tsubasa once Christmas ended. It would be concluded that services were viable and soon this new line would be renamed to the Tohoku Shinkansen with connections to the Joestu Line removed and a new line extending from Aomori to Touhou.
{| class="wikitable"
|+Sleigh Liner
!Station Name
!Station Name (English)
!Connections
!Opening Date
|-
|負荷
|Fuka 
|[[Joestu Line]], [[Fuka Lightrail]]
[[Rigel Line]],[[Airport Express]],Joestu Express
|16 December 2015
|-
|阿豆比 
|Adobe
|Joestu Express
|16 December 2015
|-
|東方
| Touhou
|Joestu Line,Aozora Line 
|16 December 2015
|}