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A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Tohoku area approximately 46 km (29 mi) east of Namie on the evening of 13 February 2021. [21] Following the quake, infrastructure damage was discovered between Shin-Shirakawa and Furukawa stations. [22] East Japan Railway closed the Tohoku Shinkansen between Nasushiobara and Morioka. [22]
The Iwate-Ichinohe Tunnel (岩手一戸トンネル, Iwate-Ichinohe Ton’neru) is a 25.81 km [1] terrestrial railway tunnel in Japan — part of the Tōhoku Shinkansen, linking Tokyo with Aomori. When opened in 2002 it was the longest in-use terrestrial (land based) tunnel in world, but the title was overtaken by the Lötschberg Base Tunnel in ...
The Shinkansen line shortens the distance between Hakata and Nagasaki by 6.2% (9.6 km (6.0 mi)), and while only 64% of the route is built to full Shinkansen standards, it eliminated the slowest sections of the previous narrow-gauge route.
Sannohe Tunnel (三戸トンネル, Sannohe tonneru) is a tunnel on JR's Tohoku Shinkansen located between Ninohe Station (Iwate Prefecture) and Hachinohe Station in Nanbu town, Sannohe, Aomori Prefecture with total length of 8.250 km. It was built and completed in 2002.
Formerly part of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) Tohoku Main Line, it was separated from 1 December 2002 with the opening of the Tohoku Shinkansen which parallels the route. JR Freight services continue to travel over the line. [1]
Hayate (はやて) is a high-speed Shinkansen service operated in Japan, on the Tōhoku Shinkansen by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) since 2002 and on the Hokkaido Shinkansen by JR Hokkaido since 26 March 2016. It operates as far as the northern terminus of Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto, and it is the second-fastest service on the Tohoku ...
Ichinoseki Tunnel (一関トンネル, Ichinoseki tonneru) is a tunnel on JR's Tohoku Shinkansen that is located near Ichinoseki Station in Ichinoseki city, Iwate Prefecture with total length of 9.730 km. It was built and completed in 1982.
Morioka Station is a major junction station, and is where the Akita Shinkansen splits off from the Tōhoku Shinkansen. It is located 535.3 km (332.6 mi) from Tokyo Station . Local JR East services are provided by the Tohoku Main Line , Tazawako Line and Yamada Line , all of which terminate at Morioka Station.