&sq=&lang=&file=File:K24_Asahi_306_Nippori_20020802.jpg) 200 series set K24 on an Asahi service in Tokyo in August 2002 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Shinkansen |
| Status | Discontinued |
| First service | 1960 (Semi-express) 1982 (Shinkansen) |
| Last service | 30 November 2002 |
| Successor | Toki |
| Current operator(s) | JR East |
| Former operator(s) | JNR JR East |
| Route | |
| Termini | Tokyo Niigata |
| Stops | Limited stop |
| Line(s) used | Joetsu Shinkansen |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | Standard + Green |
| Catering facilities | Trolley service |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 200 series, E1 series (train), E4 series |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Electrification | 25 kV AC overhead |
| Operating speed | 275km/h (170mph) |
The Asahi (あさひ) was a limited-stop train service that operated until November 2002 in Japan on the Joetsu Shinkansen high-speed line between Tokyo and Niigata.[1]
- ^ JR新幹線＆特急列車ファイル [JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File]. Japan: Kotsu Shimbun. 2008. p. 22. ISBN 978-4-330-00608-6.