Tanigawa (train)

Tanigawa
E7 series set F29 on a Joetsu Shinkansen Tanigawa service in 2022
Overview
Service typeShinkansen (Local)
StatusOperational
LocaleHonshu, Japan
PredecessorToki
First service15 November 1982 (Limited express)
1 October 1997 (Shinkansen)
Current operator(s)JR East
Former operator(s)JNR
Route
TerminiTokyo
Echigo-Yuzawa or Gala Yuzawa
Line(s) usedJoetsu Shinkansen
Gala-Yuzawa Line
On-board services
Class(es)Standard + Green + Gran Class
Catering facilitiesTrolley service
Technical
Rolling stockE7 series
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line)
Operating speed275 km/h (170 mph)

The Tanigawa (たにがわ) is a high-speed train service operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) on the Jōetsu Shinkansen in Japan.[1]

  1. ^ JR新幹線&特急列車ファイル [JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File]. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. 2008. ISBN 978-4-330-00608-6.