The is a high-speed train service operated by the
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 ar ...
(JR East) on the in Japan.
Rolling stock
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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 ...
10-car sets (from 26 January 2013)
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E7 series
The and Shinkansen are Japanese high-speed train types operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and West Japan Railway Company (JR-West), respectively. They were jointly developed.
The E7 series has operated since 15 March 2014. It a ...
(from 3 March 2019)
File:E2 J8 Nasuno 272 Omiya 20110206.jpg, E2 series shinkansen train
File:Series-E7-F21.jpg, An E7 series shinkansen train
Former rolling stock
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185 series EMUs (15 November 1982 - September 1997)
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E1 series (''Max Tanigawa'') (until September 2012)
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200 series 10-car "K" sets (1 October 1997 – 15 March 2013)
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E4 series (''Max Tanigawa'') (until 1 October 2021)
File:JR East 185 shintokyu tanigawa akagi.jpg, ''Tanigawa'' limited express service operated by 185 series EMUs in the 1980s
File:F8 Tanigawa 79 Gala-Yuzawa 20060115.JPG, 200 series shinkansen train on ''Tanigawa'' service near Gala-Yuzawa Station
File:E1inTakasaki.JPG, E1 series at Takasaki Station
File:E4inKumagayaSt1.JPG, E4 series in January 2007
History
The name ''Tanigawa'' (written as "谷川") was first introduced on 15 November 1982 for
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 ...
services operating between
Ueno in Tokyo and
Minakami on the
Jōetsu Line
The is a major railway line in Japan, owned by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It connects Takasaki Station in Gunma Prefecture with Miyauchi Station in Niigata Prefecture, linking the northwestern Kanto region and the Sea of Japan c ...
.
From 1 October 1997, the name (written as "たにがわ") was used for the all-stations services between Tokyo and
Echigo-Yuzawa on the
Jōetsu Shinkansen
The is a high-speed shinkansen railway line connecting Tokyo and Niigata, Japan, via the Tōhoku Shinkansen, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Despite its name, the line does not pass through the city of Joetsu or the hi ...
, replacing the previous ''
Toki'' all-stations services. During the winter skiing season, trains terminate and start at the seasonal
Gala-Yuzawa Station.
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 ...
10-car sets were introduced on three return ''Tanigawa'' services daily from 26 January 2013, operating at a maximum speed of 240 km/h.
See also
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List of named passenger trains of Japan
This article contains lists of named passenger trains in Japan.
Shinkansen (bullet trains)
Daytime trains Limited express (partial list)
Express
Rapid
Night trains Limited express
Express
Rapid
See also
* Rail tran ...
References
* JR Timetable, December 2008
External links
200 series ''Yamabiko''/''Toki''/''Nasuno''/''Tanigawa''
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Jōetsu Shinkansen
Railway services introduced in 1982
Named Shinkansen trains