Hokuriku Shinkansen

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Hokuriku Shinkansen
JR East E7 series train set F19 on the Hokuriku Shinkansen
Overview
Native name	北陸新幹線
Status	Operational
Owner	JRTT
Locale	Tokyo, Saitama, Gunma, Nagano, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, and Fukui Prefectures
Termini	Takasaki, Tokyo (Through services) Tsuruga
Stations	24
Color on map	JR East (#800080)      JR West (#24197c)
Service
Type	High-speed rail (Shinkansen)
System	Shinkansen
Services	Kagayaki, Hakutaka, Tsurugi, Asama
Operator(s)	JR East (from Takasaki to Jōetsumyōkō) JR West (from Jōetsumyōkō to Tsuruga)
Depot(s)	Nagano, Hakusan
Rolling stock	E7 series, W7 series
History
Opened	1 October 1997; 27 years ago (1997-10-01)
Last extension	16 March 2024; 7 months ago (2024-03-16), to Tsuruga
Technical
Line length	470.6 km (292.4 mi)
Number of tracks	Double-track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius	4,000 m (2.5 mi; 13,000 ft)
Electrification	25 kV AC, 50/60 Hz (overhead line)
Operating speed	260 km/h (162 mph), 275 km/h (171 mph) (Between Omiya and Takasaki Stations)
Signalling	Cab signalling
Train protection system	DS-ATC
Maximum incline	3.0%
Route map

The Hokuriku Shinkansen (Japanese: 北陸新幹線) is a high-speed Shinkansen railway line connecting Tokyo with Tsuruga in the Hokuriku region of Japan. It is jointly operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

The first section, between Takasaki and Nagano in Nagano Prefecture, opened on 1 October 1997 in time for the 1998 Winter Olympics, and was originally called the Nagano Shinkansen (長野新幹線). The extension to Toyama in Toyama Prefecture and Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture opened on 14 March 2015.^[1] Construction of a further section onward to Fukui and Tsuruga in Fukui Prefecture, covering 125 kilometers and six stations, commenced in 2012 and opened on 16 March 2024.^[2] The route of the final section to Shin-Osaka was decided on 20 December 2016 as the Osaka–Kyoto route,^[3] with construction expected to begin in the late 2020s and take about 25 years, after impact assessment procedures for areas along the line are completed.^[4]