Nasuno

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)Electrification25 kV AC overheadOperating speed275 km/h (170 mph)

The Nasuno (なすの, "field of Nasu") is a train service operated on the Tōhoku Shinkansen by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Japan.^[1] It serves all stations between Tokyo and Kōriyama, a medium-sized city approximately 225 km north of Tokyo.^[2]

Origin

The name Nasuno is derived from the Nasu Highlands (那須高原) and Nasu Onsen (那須温泉) areas located alongside the Tōhoku Shinkansen between Utsunomiya and Kōriyama.

Operations

There are approximately 16 return Nasuno trains daily, starting/terminating either at Oyama, Nasushiobara, or Kōriyama. Nasuno services stop at all stations en route. Double-decker Nasuno services formed of E4 series sets also operated up until September 2012, named Max Nasuno.

Rolling stock

• E2 series (since March 1997)
• E3 series
• E5 series (since November 2011)
• E6 series (since 16 March 2013)^[3]
• H5 series (since 26 March 2016)^[4]

• 
  E2 series
• 
  E3 series
• 
  E5 series
• 
  E6 series
• 
  H5 series

Former rolling stock

• 200 series (June 1982 – November 2011)
• E1 series (Max Nasuno) (July 1994 – December 1999)
• E4 series (Max Nasuno) (until 28 September 2012)

• 
  200 series
• 
  E1 series
• 
  E4 series

History

The name Nasuno was first introduced on 22 September 1959 for semi-express (準急, junkyū) services operating between Ueno in Tokyo and Kuroiso on the Tōhoku Main Line. In 1966, this was upgraded to become an express (急行, kyūkō), and on 14 March 1985, it was upgraded to become a Limited express using 185 series EMU rolling stock. From 10 March 1990, the train was rerouted to operate between Shinjuku in Tokyo and Kuroiso.^[5]

On 10 December 1995, the name was adopted for the new all-stations services on the Tōhoku Shinkansen.^[1] The Tōhoku Main Line services to and from Shinjuku were renamed Ohayō Tochigi and Hometown Tochigi from this date. Prior to 1995, Aoba services formed the all-stations services along the whole line. However, with the introduction of short-distance Nasuno services, Aoba services were reduced, and in 1997, discontinued altogether, with the local services covered by Nasuno as far as Kōriyama, and all further stations served by the Yamabiko.

See also

• List of named passenger trains of Japan

References

External links

Lines

SCMaglev lines (505 km/h)	Chuo (2027)
Main lines (300-320 km/h)	Sanyō   Tohoku
Main lines (260-285 km/h)	Tōkaidō   Joetsu   Hokuriku   Kyushu   Nishi Kyushu   Hokkaido
Mini-shinkansen (130 km/h)	Yamagata   Akita
Conventional lines	Hakata-Minami   Gala-Yuzawa
Lines under construction	Chuo (2027) Hokkaido Sapporo Extension (2031)
Planned lines	Chuo Osaka Extension (2037) Nishi Kyushu Extension (date unknown) Hokuriku Osaka Extension (date unknown)
Cancelled lines	Narita
Narrow-gauge line (200+ km/h)	Super Tokkyū

Service names

Fast	Nozomi Hayabusa Mizuho Kagayaki
Limited-stop	Hikari Hikari Rail Star Sakura Hakutaka Toki Yamabiko
Stopping	Kodama Hayate Nasuno Tsubame Tanigawa Asama Tsurugi Kamome
Mini-shinkansen	Tsubasa Komachi
Discontinued	Aoba Asahi Genbi Shinkansen Toreiyu

Train types

In service	500 700 N700/ N700A N700S 800 E2 E3 E5/H5 E6 E7/W7 E8
On order	L0
Retired	0 100 200 300 400 E1 E4
Export	THSR 700T N700S CRH CRH2A CRH2B Texas Central N700S NHSRCL E5
Non-revenue	Class 1000 Class 951 Class 961 Class 962 Doctor Yellow East-i WIN350 STAR21 300X Fastech 360 Gauge Change Train MLX-01 ALFA-X

Operators

Current	JR Hokkaido JR East JR Central JR West JR Kyushu
Former	Japanese National Railways (1964–87)

Builders and owners

Current	Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency (JRTT) JR East JR Central JR West
Former	Japanese National Railways Japan Railway Construction Public Corporation (JRCC)

People