Yamagata - [WTM] Railway & Travel News

New Yamagata Shinkansen E8 Series debut – A E3 Series train will be repainted in silver

February 2, 2023January 30, 2023 横山勝巳 / Yokoyama Katsumi

Exterior design of the JR East E8 Series scheduled to start commercial operation on the Yamagata and Tohoku Shinkansen in the spring of 2024 (Imge by JR East)

JR East will introduce a new train “E8 Series” that will start commercial operation on the Yamagata Shinkansen from the spring of 2024, and will conduct trial runs for about one year.

Six JR companies will revise timetables – Higher speed limit makes Shinkansen faster

December 29, 2022December 28, 2022 横山勝巳 / Yokoyama Katsumi

JR East E7 series operated on the Joetsu/Hokuriku Shinkansen (PhotoNetwork/Photo AC)

The six JR Group passenger railway companies will revise their timetables on March 18, 2023 (Sat), speeding up and increasing the number of trains on the Shinkansen, opening new stations on conventional lines, and improving transportation through the progress of double-tracking.

New tourist trains will run around Tohoku – “HINABI” & “SATONO” with spacious seats

December 26, 2022December 28, 2022 横山勝巳 / Yokoyama Katsumi

JR East will start remodeling the diesel hybrid trains “Resort ASNARO”, which is operated on the Ominato Line, etc., and introduce them to the Tohoku area as two new types of sightseeing trains.

Your smartphone will be JR East tickets – Another ticketless service different from Suica

November 21, 2022November 12, 2022 横山勝巳 / Yokoyama Katsumi

As a new means of boarding without using a ticket, JR East will gradually expand the ride service using “QR code” to all lines from the Tohoku area from the late 2024.

A 23 km tunnel planned on Yamagata Shinkansen – Difficult section with heavy snowing

November 14, 2022November 9, 2022 横山勝巳 / Yokoyama Katsumi

Yamagata Prefecture and JR East have signed a memorandum of understanding for the early realization of a plan to construct the 23km “Yonezawa Tunnel (provisional name)” between Fukushima Station and Yonezawa Station on the Yamagata Shinkansen.

Japan finally relaxed COVID-19 border measures – No testing, but vaccination required

October 17, 2022November 8, 2022 横山勝巳 / Yokoyama Katsumi

In order to resume international traffic of people, the Japanese government has relaxed border measures related to COVID-19 and started operation from Tuesday, October 11, 2022.

Earthquake-damaged Tohoku Shinkansen resumed – takes extra time due to slow driving

April 14, 2022April 14, 2022 横山勝巳 / Yokoyama Katsumi

On April 14, 2022 (Thu), JR East will resume operation of all sections of the Tohoku Shinkansen, which had been suspended between Fukushima and Sendai due to the impact of the earthquake.

Tohoku Shinkansen will resume in full on April 14 – Recovering well from the earthquake

April 6, 2022April 5, 2022 横山勝巳 / Yokoyama Katsumi

JR East announced that it plans to resume operation of the Tohoku Shinkansen, which is partially closed due to the earthquake that occurred off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture, from April 14, 2022 (Thu).

Tohoku Shinkansen reaches Fukushima on April 2 – Recovering from heavy earthquake

April 1, 2022March 31, 2022 横山勝巳 / Yokoyama Katsumi

JR East will resume operation of the Tohoku Shinkansen, which has been disrupted between Koriyama and Ichinoseki due to the impact of the earthquake, from the section where restoration has been completed.