Nasuno
An E2 series trainset on a Nasuno service in February 2011 | |
Overview | |
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Service type | Shinkansen |
Locale | Tohoku Shinkansen |
First service |
1959 (Semi-express) 1995 (Shinkansen) |
Current operator(s) | JR East |
Former operator(s) | JNR |
Route | |
Start | Tokyo |
End | KÅriyama or Nasushiobara or Oyama |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | Standard + Green + Gran Class |
Catering facilities | Trolley service |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | E2 series, E3 series, E5 series, E6 series, H5 series |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1â„2 in) |
Electrification | 25 kV AC overhead |
Operating speed | 240 km/h (150 mph) |
The Nasuno (ãªã™ã®) is a train service operated on the TÅhoku Shinkansen by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Japan.[1] It serves all stations between Tokyo and KÅriyama, a medium-sized city approximately 225 km north of Tokyo.[2]
Origin
The name Nasuno is derived from the Nasu Highlands (é‚£é ˆé«˜åŽŸ) and Nasu Onsen (é‚£é ˆæ¸©æ³‰) areas located alongside the TÅhoku Shinkansen between Utsunomiya and KÅriyama.
Operations
There are approximately 16 return Nasuno trains daily, starting/terminating either at Oyama, Nasushiobara, or KÅriyama. Nasuno services stop at all stations en route. Double-decker Nasuno services formed of E4 series sets also operated up until September 2012, named Max Nasuno.
Rolling stock
- E2 series (10 cars)
- E2 series + E3 series (10+6 car) or (10+7 car)
- E5 series (10 cars)
- E5 series + E3 series (10+6 car) (since 17 March 2012)[3]
- E5 series + E6 series (10+7 car) (since April 2014)
- H5 series (10 cars) (since 26 March 2016)[4]
- H5 series + E6 series (10+7 car) (since 26 March 2016)[4]
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E2 series
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E3 series
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E5 series
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E6 series
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H5 series
Past
- 200 series (until 19 November 2011)[5]
- E1 series (12-car) (Max Nasuno)[6]
- E4 series (8+8-car) (Max Nasuno) (until September 2012)
- E4 series + E3 series (8+7 car) (until September 2012)
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A 200 series set on a Nasuno service in June 2002
History

The name Nasuno was first introduced on 22 September 1959 for semi-express (準急 junkyÅ«) services operating between Ueno in Tokyo and Kuroiso on the TÅhoku Main Line. In 1966, this was upgraded to become an express (急行 kyÅ«kÅ), and on 14 March 1985, it was upgraded to become a Limited express using 185 series EMU rolling stock. From 10 March 1990, the train was rerouted to operate between Shinjuku in Tokyo and Kuroiso.[7]
On 10 December 1995, the name was adopted for the new all-stations services on the TÅhoku Shinkansen.[1] The TÅhoku Main Line services to and from Shinjuku were renamed OhayÅ 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 KÅriyama, and all further stations served by the Yamabiko.
See also
References
- 1 2 JR新幹線&特急列車ファイル [JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File]. Japan: KÅtsÅ« Shimbun. 2008. ISBN 978-4-330-00608-6.
- ↑ JR Timetable, December 2008
- ↑ ï¼’ï¼ï¼‘2年3月ダイヤ改æ£ã«ã¤ã„㦠[March 2012 Timetable Revision] (pdf) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- 1 2 JR時刻表 [JR Timetable] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 2016. p. 979. EAN 4910053110464.
- ↑ Ito, Hisami (December 2011). "復活 ï¼ "ã¯ã‚„ã¶ã•",æ±åŒ—新幹線" [Return of the Tohoku Shinkansen Hayabusa!]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 51 no. 608 (Japan: KÅyÅ«sha Co., Ltd.). p. 17.
- ↑ JR電車編æˆè¡¨ '98å¤å· [JR EMU Formations - Summer 1998]. Japan: JRR. July 1998. p. 6. ISBN 4-88283-029-9.
- ↑ 列車åé‘‘1995 [Train Name Directory 1995]. Japan: Railway Journal. August 1995.
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