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 |
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 |
| 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.
| Station Name | Station Name (English) | Connections | Opening Date |
| 負荷 | Fuka | Joestu Line, Fuka Lightrail | 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
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.
| 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).