Yamabiko
An E2 series trainset on a Yamabiko service in December 2003
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Shinkansen |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | Honshu, Japan |
| First service | 1959 (Semi-express) 1982 (Shinkansen) |
| Current operator(s) | JR East |
| Former operator(s) | JNR |
| Route | |
| Start | Tokyo |
| End | Sendai, Morioka |
| Line used | Tōhoku Shinkansen |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | Standard, Green, Gran Class (E5 series only) |
| Catering facilities | Trolley service |
| Technical | |
| E2 series, E3 series, E5 series, E6 series, H5 series | |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Electrification | 25 kV AC, 50 Hz |
| Operating speed | 240 km/h (150 mph) |
The Yamabiko (やまびこ?) is a high-speed Shinkansen train service operated on the Tōhoku Shinkansen between Tokyo and Morioka by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Japan.
E2 series
E3 series
E5 series
E6 series
H5 series
200 series
E1 series
E4 series
On 1 February 1959, the name Yamabiko was introduced on a semi-express (準急 junkyū?) service between Fukushima and Morioka on the Tōhoku Main Line. This service operated until 30 September 1963.
From 1 October 1965, the name was reintroduced for limited express services operating between Ueno in Tokyo and Morioka. These services continued until 22 June 1982, the day before the Tōhoku Shinkansen opened.
From the start of services on the newly opened Tōhoku Shinkansen on 23 June 1982, Yamabiko became the name used for the limited-stop shinkansen services operating initially between Ōmiya and Morioka, later between Ueno and Morioka, and eventually between Tokyo and Morioka.
Since 1 July 1992, some Yamabiko services have run coupled with Tsubasa services (as of 2011 formed of E3 series sets) between Tokyo and Fukushima.
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