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 |
|---|
| Line Length | 35km |
|---|---|
| Track gauge | 1,435mm |
| Electrification | 3 kV DC |
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) | Asama | Komachi | Super Komachi | Hayate | Hayabusa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 中環南 | Central South | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ● |
| 湘南 | Shonan | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ｜ |
| 光石 | Lightstone | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ｜ |
| 負荷 | Fuka | ● | ● | ● | ● | ｜ |
| 上水 | Shenshui | ● | ｜ | ｜ | ● | ● |
| 阿豆比 | Adobe | ● | ● | ｜ | ● | ● |
| 東方 | Touhou | ● | ● | ● | N/A | N/A |
Rolling stock
As of March 2020, the following types are used on Tohoku Shinkansen services.
- K2-0 series: Asama services
- K3-900 series: Komachi Services
- K4 Series Max: Super Komachi services
- K5 series: Hayabusa / Hayate services
- K5N series: Hayabusa services
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.
Watson East Station has been change name 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 |
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 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 |
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).