| Tsubasa | |
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| E3-1000 series Tsubasa | |
| Service type | Shinkansen |
| Operator | JR East |
| Line used | Tōhoku Shinkansen, Yamagata Shinkansen |
| Maximum speed | 240 km/h |
| Started | 1992 |
| Rolling stock | 400 series, E3 series |
The Tsubasa (つばさ) is the only service running on the Yamagata Shinkansen, which started in 1992. The services are operated by 7-car 400 series trains and 7-car E3 series trains, which are used interchangeably. They couple with E4 series trains for their journey from Tokyo to Fukushima and travel at 240 km/h. Tsubasa trains are limited to 130 km/h on the Yamagata shinkansen from Fukushima to Shinjō since there are many sharp curves and level crossings, as the line is essentially a regauged narrow-gauge line. From March 2007, all Tsubasa trains were made entirely non-smoking. [1]
The Japanese word "tsubasa" means "wing".
A new build of twelve 7-car E3-2000 series trains will replace the older 400 series trains between December 2008 and summer 2009.[2]
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