Difference between revisions of "Tohoku Shinkansen"

Tohoku Shinkansen
Status	Operational
Termini	Central South; Fuka; Anda; Touhou; Metropolis
Stations	8
Type	High-speed rail
Operator(s)	KCR
Rolling stock	Adtranz-CAF
Former Rolling Stock	Rotem EMU
Opened	July 7, 2001
Line Length	35km
Track gauge	1,435mm
Electrification	3 kV DC
Operating speed	200km/h-300km/h

Latest revision as of 00:47, 28 August 2024

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

Station Name	Station Name (English)	Azuma	Asama	Komachi	Hayate	Hayabusa	Transfers
中環南	Central South	N/A	N/A	N/A	●	●	Joestu Line Tsz Kiu Line Shuntien Line North South Line Central Light Rail Fuka Lightrail Rigel Line Airport Express Seiyo Shinkansen
湘南	Shonan	N/A	N/A	N/A	｜	●	Tsz Kiu Line North South Line Central Light Rail
光石	Lightstone	N/A	N/A	N/A	●	｜	Rigel Line Metropolis Line
負荷	Fuka	N/A	●	●	●	｜	Joestu Line Rigel Line Airport Express Fuka Lightrail
都心	Metropolis	N/A	●	｜	N/A	●	Watson Station
瑟里石礦場	Surry Quays	N/A	●	｜	N/A	N/A	Kansai APM Grundorf Express
安達	Anda	●	●	｜	N/A	N/A
東方	Touhou	N/A	●	●	N/A	N/A	Joestu Line Aozora Line
喬斯圖	Joestu	●	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Joestu Line

Route Map

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.

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 and Shonan (The Tohoku Shinkansen did not reuse the original platforms)

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	Joestu Line Central Light Rail North South Line	7 July 2001
鐵錠山	Iron Hill		7 July 2001
鴨巴甸	Aberdeen		7 July 2001
金斯特德南	Kinstead South		7 July 2001
負荷	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	Surry Quays	7 July 2001

Mixed Fleet Operation

An Joestu Express 6 car K-Train boarding at Shenshui Station.

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 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.

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

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-{{InfoBox route|title=Tohoku Shinkansen|rolling_stock=[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTR_Adtranz%E2%80%93CAF_EMU Adtranz-CAF]|electrification=3 kV DC|track_gauge=1,435mm|line_length=35km|technical_category=Technical|line_opened=July 7, 2001|hist_category=History|former_rolling_stock=[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTR_Rotem_EMU Rotem EMU]|operators=[[KCR]]|colorline1=#1BC4EF|line_type=High-speed rail|service_category=Service|station_amount=8|terminus=[[Central_South_Station|Central South]]<br>[[Fuka_Station|Fuka]]<br>[[Anda_Station|Anda]]<br>[[Touhou_Station|Touhou]]|status=Operational|general_category=Overview|image_desc=An KCR E5 CAF Train boarding at [[Central South station]]|image=2022-03-08_12.43.12.png|operate_speed=200km/h-300km/h}}
+{{InfoBox route|title=Tohoku Shinkansen|rolling_stock=[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTR_Adtranz%E2%80%93CAF_EMU Adtranz-CAF]|electrification=3 kV DC|track_gauge=1,435mm|line_length=35km|technical_category=Technical|line_opened=July 7, 2001|hist_category=History|former_rolling_stock=[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTR_Rotem_EMU Rotem EMU]|operators=[[KCR]]|colorline1=#1BC4EF|line_type=High-speed rail|service_category=Service|station_amount=8|terminus=[[Central_South_Station|Central South]]<br>[[Fuka_Station|Fuka]]<br>[[Anda_Station|Anda]]<br>[[Touhou_Station|Touhou]]<br>[[Metropolis_Station|Metropolis]]|status=Operational|general_category=Overview|image_desc=An KCR E5 CAF Train boarding at [[Central South Station]]|image=2022-03-08_12.43.12.png|operate_speed=200km/h-300km/h}}
 The Tohoku Shinkansen (Chinese: 東北新幹線) is a High Speed Rail operated by [[KCR]].
@@ Line 124: / Line 124: @@
 *'''K5 series: ''Hayate''  services'''
 *'''K5N series: ''Hayabusa'' services'''
+Former Rolling Stock
+* '''K5S series'''
 ==History==
-The Tohoku Shinkansen was formerly known as the Joestu Express and Sleigh Liner
+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===
+===Joestu Express (East West Express)===
-Joestu Express had a total of 3 Stations, planned for 6 cars.
+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.
-Watson East Station has been renamed to Shenshui.
+[[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
+|+Joestu Express Stations (When the line was still opened.)
 |Station Name
 |Station Name (English)
@@ Line 140: / Line 148: @@
 |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
+|[[Fuka Station|Fuka]]
 |[[Joestu Line]], [[Fuka Lightrail]]
 [[Rigel Line]]
-[[Airport Express]]
 |7 July 2001
 |-
 |華生東
-|Watson East
+|[[Watson East]]
 | Watson Station
 |7 July 2001
+|-
+|奧運
+|[[Olympic]]
+|
+|7 July 2001
 |-
 |阿豆比
-|Adobe
+|[[Adobe Station|Adobe]]
 |Surry Quays
 |7 July 2001
@@ Line 162: / Line 205: @@
 |}
-====Dispute====
+====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 use by Joestu Express in Fuka design just for 4 cars, but Watson East and Adobe already build platforms for 6 cars,finally plan Joestu Express both 4 cars and 6 cars are run on the Joestu Express.6 car arrive Shenshui Station will switch rail to opposide platform and then turn back to [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Inc. Adobe].
+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===
-The KCRC also made proposals to plan, build, and operate the Sleigh Liner, a new railway parallel to Joestu Line to make going to Sendai faster; the KCRC received permission for the project from the government on 24 September 2007. Disputes on the funding and, postponed the construction by a year to 2008. Construction started on 7 June 2008. The new link started operation on 16 August 2010.
+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.
-Sleigh Liner first plan has total of 3 Stations , plan for 4 cars.
 {| class="wikitable"
 |+Sleigh Liner
@@ Line 182: / Line 223: @@
 |[[Joestu Line]], [[Fuka Lightrail]]
 [[Rigel Line]],[[Airport Express]],Joestu Express
-|16 August 2010
+|16 December 2015
 |-
 |阿豆比
 |Adobe
 |Joestu Express
-|16 August 2010
+|16 December 2015
 |-
 |東方
 | Touhou
 |Joestu Line,Aozora Line
-|16 August 2010
+|16 December 2015
 |}
-===Merge===
-Various proposals to merge the KCRC and the other railway operator in the territory, the Victoria Railway, had been on the government's agenda since the 2010s. In 2011, the government, as the sole shareholder of the KCRC, decided that the two railway networks should be merged 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 the VR (the government, which had a 75% stake in the VR, did not vote).