Tohoku Shinkansen
| Termini | Central South Fuka Adobe Touhou |
|---|---|
| Number of stations | 8 |
| Type | Express |
|---|---|
| Operator(s) | KCRC |
| Rolling stock | Adtranz-CAF |
| Depot(s) | Adobe Touhou |
| Opened | July 7, 2001 |
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| Line Length | 35km |
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| Track gauge | 1,435mm |
| Electrification | 3 kV DC |
The Tohoku Shinkansen (Chinese: 東北新幹線) is a express rs transit operated by KCR.
The route has a total of 8 Stations.
History
The Tohoku Shinkansen formerly is Joestu Express and Sleigh Liner
Joestu Express
Joestu Express has a total of 3 Stations, plan for 6 cars.
| 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 |
Dispute
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.
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 LineAirport 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 |