Great ART 🎨 in the tradition of shinkansen even if they are mini.. Inaugurated on July 1, 1992 with the 400 series, the Yamagata Shinkansen was the first mini-shinkansen line to open. The line was built to provide a direct link between Tokyo and Yamagata prefecture, as the existing Tōhoku Shinkansen line did not serve the area. The principle of the mini shinkansen is to build by upgrading existing narrow gauge tracks (1,067 mm / 3 ft 6) to standard gauge (1,435 mm / 4 ft 8.5 in) and to build new standard gauge tracks on sections where there were no existing tracks. This concept benefits cities that were previously deprived of Shinkansen service. The term shinkansen refers to Japan's high-speed train system. It literally means "new main line" and refers to both trainsets and tracks, with a gauge of 1,067 mm, while mini shinkansen run on both high-speed lines and the normal rail network, with a gauge of 1,435 mm. Introduced in 1997 in their characteristic blue and white on the Akita Shinkansen and in 1999 on the Tsubasa lines, E3 models are now on the way out. Built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries - Tokyu Car Corporation and originally with the E3-0 series to accommodate 26 5-car electric units, they were upgraded with the E3-1000 series for 3 6-car units and then the E3-2000 series with 12 7-car units for the Yamagata Shinkansen. Like the E2 series, which it has replaced since 2011, the E5 series on the JR-East Tohoku and H5 JR-Hokkaido Shinkansen can be coupled with the E3 series, replaced since 2014 by the E6 series on Komachi services and the E8 Tsubasa series serving the Yamagata Shinkansen. As mentioned above, the E3 series is being withdrawn from Komachi service. Some units are withdrawn from service, while others with the E3-2000 series replace the 400 series on Tsubasa Tokyo - Shinjo services via Yamagata and Nasumo, as well as on the Tokyo - Nasushiobara service since 2010. From 2024, the E3 series mini shinkansen are gradually replaced by the E8 series, until the E3 series disappears completely in 2025, just like the E2 series, which declined more rapidly with the arrival of the E5 series in 2011. Unlike the 200-meter-long E3 series, with its 7 cars including two green cars, the E8 series has just 4 cars spread over 100 meters, including one green car, for a speed of 320 km/h and 240 passengers, compared with 275 km/h and 514 passengers for the E3 series. The E8 series has a smaller footprint than the E3 series it replaces, giving it an energy signature with less weight. It is also equipped with a lithium-ion battery that enables it to continue operating in the event of a catenary break or power failure. One of the most important projects is a 23 km tunnel on the Yamagata Shinkansen, which will modernize the old line as far as Shinjo by 2028. Another project, this time under study, also concerns the extension of a shinkansen line to Sendai. Congratulations & Have a good day 🙏
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Great ART 🎨 in the tradition of shinkansen even if they are mini..
Inaugurated on July 1, 1992 with the 400 series, the Yamagata Shinkansen was the first mini-shinkansen line to open. The line was built to provide a direct link between Tokyo and Yamagata prefecture, as the existing Tōhoku Shinkansen line did not serve the area.
The principle of the mini shinkansen is to build by upgrading existing narrow gauge tracks (1,067 mm / 3 ft 6) to standard gauge (1,435 mm / 4 ft 8.5 in) and to build new standard gauge tracks on sections where there were no existing tracks. This concept benefits cities that were previously deprived of Shinkansen service.
The term shinkansen refers to Japan's high-speed train system. It literally means "new main line" and refers to both trainsets and tracks, with a gauge of 1,067 mm, while mini shinkansen run on both high-speed lines and the normal rail network, with a gauge of 1,435 mm.
Introduced in 1997 in their characteristic blue and white on the Akita Shinkansen and in 1999 on the Tsubasa lines, E3 models are now on the way out. Built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries - Tokyu Car Corporation and originally with the E3-0 series to accommodate 26 5-car electric units, they were upgraded with the E3-1000 series for 3 6-car units and then the E3-2000 series with 12 7-car units for the Yamagata Shinkansen.
Like the E2 series, which it has replaced since 2011, the E5 series on the JR-East Tohoku and H5 JR-Hokkaido Shinkansen can be coupled with the E3 series, replaced since 2014 by the E6 series on Komachi services and the E8 Tsubasa series serving the Yamagata Shinkansen.
As mentioned above, the E3 series is being withdrawn from Komachi service. Some units are withdrawn from service, while others with the E3-2000 series replace the 400 series on Tsubasa Tokyo - Shinjo services via Yamagata and Nasumo, as well as on the Tokyo - Nasushiobara service since 2010.
From 2024, the E3 series mini shinkansen are gradually replaced by the E8 series, until the E3 series disappears completely in 2025, just like the E2 series, which declined more rapidly with the arrival of the E5 series in 2011.
Unlike the 200-meter-long E3 series, with its 7 cars including two green cars, the E8 series has just 4 cars spread over 100 meters, including one green car, for a speed of 320 km/h and 240 passengers, compared with 275 km/h and 514 passengers for the E3 series.
The E8 series has a smaller footprint than the E3 series it replaces, giving it an energy signature with less weight. It is also equipped with a lithium-ion battery that enables it to continue operating in the event of a catenary break or power failure.
One of the most important projects is a 23 km tunnel on the Yamagata Shinkansen, which will modernize the old line as far as Shinjo by 2028. Another project, this time under study, also concerns the extension of a shinkansen line to Sendai.
Congratulations & Have a good day 🙏
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