The is a train service operated on the

Tōhoku Shinkansen The is a Japanese high-speed Shinkansen rail line, connecting Tokyo with Aomori in Aomori Prefecture in a route length of , making it Japan's longest Shinkansen line. It runs through the more sparsely populated Tōhoku region of Japan's main is ...

East Japan Railway Company The is a major passenger railway company in Japan and is the largest of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR-EAST or JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are ...

(JR East) in Japan. It serves all stations between and , a medium-sized city approximately 225 km north of Tokyo.JR Timetable, December 2008

Origin

The name ''Nasuno'' is derived from the and areas located alongside the Tōhoku Shinkansen between Utsunomiya and Kōriyama.

Operations

There are approximately 16 return ''Nasuno'' trains daily, starting/terminating either at , Nasushiobara, or Kōriyama. ''Nasuno'' services stop at all stations en route. Double-decker ''Nasuno'' services formed of

E4 series The was a high-speed shinkansen train type operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Japan. They were the second series of completely bi-level Shinkansen trainsets to be built in Japan (the other being the E1 series). They previousl ...

sets also operated up until September 2012, named ''Max Nasuno''.

Rolling stock

E2 series The is a Japanese high-speed Shinkansen train type operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) on the Tohoku Shinkansen high-speed lines in Japan since 1997. They are formed in 8- and 10-car sets. The 8-car sets were used on the Hokurik ...

(since March 1997) * E3 series *

E5 series The and the related are Japanese Shinkansen high-speed train types built by Hitachi Rail and Kawasaki Heavy Industries. The E5 series is operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East); it was introduced on Tohoku Shinkansen services on 5 Ma ...

(since November 2011) * E6 series (since 16 March 2013)JR Timetable, March 2013 = * 200 series (June 1982 – November 2011) * E1 series (''Max Yamabiko'') (July 1994 – December 1999) *

(''Max Yamabiko'') (until 28 September 2012) issue *

H5 series The and the related are Japanese Shinkansen high-speed train types built by Hitachi Rail and Kawasaki Heavy Industries. The E5 series is operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East); it was introduced on Tohoku Shinkansen services on 5 ...

(since 26 March 2016) File:E2 J74 Yamabiko 216 Omiya 20110206.jpg, E2 series File:Shinkansen E3 komachi.JPG, E3 series File:JRE-TEC-E5 omiya.JPG, E5 series File:2013年1月20日E6系S12編成試運転.jpg, E6 series File:H5系 H1編成仙台駅入線.JPG, H5 series

Former rolling stock

* 200 series (June 1982 – November 2011) * E1 series (''Max Nasuno'') (July 1994 – December 1999) *

(''Max Nasuno'') (until 28 September 2012) File:JR East Shinkansen 200(renewal).jpg, 200 series File:Shinkansen-e1.jpg, E1 series File:JR East Shinkansen E4.jpg, E4 series

History

The name ''Nasuno'' was first introduced on 22 September 1959 for services operating between in Tokyo and on the

Tōhoku Main Line The Tōhoku Main Line ( ja, 東北本線, ) is a long railway line in Japan operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). The line starts from Tokyo Station in Chiyoda, Tokyo and passes through such cities as Saitama, Utsunomiya, Fuku ...

. In 1966, this was upgraded to become an , and on 14 March 1985, it was upgraded to become a

Limited express A limited express is a type of express train service. It refers to an express service that stops at a limited number of stops in comparison to other express services on the same or similar routes. Japan The term "limited express" is a common ...

using 185 series EMU rolling stock. From 10 March 1990, the train was rerouted to operate between in Tokyo and Kuroiso. On 10 December 1995, the name was adopted for the new all-stations services on the

. The

services to and from Shinjuku were renamed ''Ohayō Tochigi'' and ''Hometown Tochigi'' from this date. Prior to 1995, '' Aoba'' services formed the all-stations services along the whole line. However, with the introduction of short-distance ''Nasuno'' services, ''Aoba'' services were reduced, and in 1997, discontinued altogether, with the local services covered by ''Nasuno'' as far as Kōriyama, and all further stations served by the ''

Yamabiko The is a high-speed Shinkansen train service operated on the Tōhoku Shinkansen between and by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Japan. Name The word ''yamabiko'' is usually translated as 'echo', particularly one which is heard in the ...

''.

References

External links

E2 series ''Hayate''/''Yamabiko''/''Nasuno''
{{JR East trains Tōhoku Shinkansen Railway services introduced in 1959 Named Shinkansen trains