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	Tanigawa
Service type	Shinkansen
Operator	JR East
Line used	Jōetsu Shinkansen
Maximum speed	240 km/h
Started	1982 (Limited express); 1997 (Shinkansen)
Rolling stock	200 series, E1 series, E4 series

Tanigawa (たにがわ^?) is the name of a train service operating on the Jōetsu Shinkansen in Japan.^[1]

[edit] History

The name Tanigawa (written as "谷川") was first introduced on 15 November 1982 for limited express services operating between Ueno in Tokyo and Minakami on the Jōetsu Line.^[2]

From 1 October 1997, the name (written as "たにがわ") was used for the all-stations services between Tokyo and Echigo-Yuzawa, replacing the Toki all-stations services. During the winter skiing season, trains terminate and start at the seasonal Gala-Yuzawa Station.^[1]

E1 series at Takasaki Station

E4 series at Kumagaya Station

200 series shinkansen train on Tanigawa service near Gala-Yuzawa Station

[edit] References

JR Timetable, December 2008

^ ^a ^b "ＪＲ新幹線＆特急列車ファイル" (JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File), published 2008 by Kōtsū Shimbun
^ "列車名鑑１９９５" (Train Name Directory 1995), published August 1995 by Railway Journal

[edit] External links

200 series Yamabiko/Toki/Nasuno/Tanigawa (Japanese)
E1 series Max Toki/Max Tanigawa (Japanese)
E4 series Max Toki/Max Tanigawa (Japanese)

[kotsu2008-0] "ＪＲ新幹線＆特急列車ファイル" (JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File), published 2008 by Kōtsū Shimbun

[meikan1995-1] "列車名鑑１９９５" (Train Name Directory 1995), published August 1995 by Railway Journal

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