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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

Revision as of 12:22, 27 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

History

The Tohoku Shinkansen was formerly known as the Joestu Express and Sleigh Liner

Joestu Express

Joestu Express had a total of 3 Stations, planned for 6 cars.

Watson East Station has been renamed to Shenshui.

Joestu Express
Station Name	Station Name (English)	Connections	Opening Date
負荷	Fuka	Joestu Line, Fuka Lightrail Rigel Line Airport Express	7 July 2001
華生東	Watson East	Watson Station	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.

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.

Sleigh Liner first plan has total of 3 Stations , plan for 4 cars.

Sleigh Liner
Station Name	Station Name (English)	Connections	Opening Date
負荷	Fuka	Joestu Line, Fuka Lightrail Rigel Line,Airport Express,Joestu Express	16 August 2010
阿豆比	Adobe	Joestu Express	16 August 2010
東方	Touhou	Joestu Line,Aozora Line	16 August 2010

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).

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-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].
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-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).
+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).