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This would seem to suggest an E9 Series, probably to replace the E5’s contemporaneous E6 Series, which couples to the E5 between Tokyo and Morioka, before separating to continue along the Akita ...

The move marked the return of normal operations on the Tohoku, Yamagata and Akita shinkansen lines. On Friday, JR East said safety checks were completed after the incident on March 6 that affected ...

The logo of East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) is seen in this file photo. (Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Coupled shinkansen bullet trains returned to full service in northeastern Japan on Saturday ...

Passengers were not injured. The suspension of service also affected Akita and Yamagata Shinkansen line trains. According to East Japan Railway, metal fittings will be installed to secure coupling ...

The resumption allowed a restart of direct service to Tokyo on the Akita Shinkansen line early on Friday. A Tokyo-bound Komachi train from Akita Station arrived at Morioka Station around 7:30 a.m ...

The high-speed E10 Shinkansen train is set to enter service in 2030, replacing existing trains E2 and E5 on the Tohoku route. Studio Tangerine, a design consultancy company based in London ...

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A monitor at JR Tokyo Station informs travelers that some shinkansen services on the Tohoku and other lines in northeastern Japan are halted on March 10, 2025. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- All bullet ...