Tanigawa

E7 series set F29 on a Joetsu ShinkansenTanigawa service in 2022
Overview
Service type	Shinkansen (Local)
Status	Operational
Locale	Honshu, Japan
Predecessor	Toki
First service	15 November 1982 (Limited express) 1 October 1997 (Shinkansen)
Current operator	JR East
Former operator	JNR
Route
Termini	Tokyo Echigo-Yuzawa orGala Yuzawa
Lines used	Joetsu Shinkansen Gala-Yuzawa Line
On-board services
Class	Standard + Green + Gran Class
Catering facilities	Trolley service
Technical
Rolling stock	E7 series
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line)
Operating speed	275 km/h (170 mph)

TheTanigawa (たにがわ) is a high-speed train service operated by theEast Japan Railway Company (JR East) on theJōetsu Shinkansen in Japan.^[1]

• E7 series (from 3 March 2019)

• 
  An E7 series shinkansen train

• 185 series EMUs (15 November 1982 - September 1997)
• E1 series (Max Tanigawa) (until September 2012)
• 200 series 10-car "K" sets (1 October 1997 – 15 March 2013)
• E2 series 10-car sets (26 January 2013 until 17 March 2023)^[2][3]
• E4 series (Max Tanigawa) (7 May 2001 - 1 October 2021)

• 
  Tanigawa limited express service operated by 185 series EMUs in the 1980s
• 
  200 series shinkansen train onTanigawa service near Gala-Yuzawa Station
• 
  E1 series at Takasaki Station
• 
  An E2 series Shinkansen train
• 
  E4 series in January 2007

The nameTanigawa (written as "谷川") was first introduced on 15 November 1982 forlimited express services operating betweenUeno in Tokyo andMinakami on theJōetsu Line.^[4]

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

E2 series 10-car sets were introduced on three returnTanigawa services daily from 26 January 2013, operating at a maximum speed of 240 km/h (150 mph).^[2][5]

E2 series sets were removed fromTanigawa services (as well as the fasterToki services on the Joetsu Shinkansen) on the 18 March 2023 timetable revision as the line underwent an operating speed increase from 240 to 275 km/h (149 to 171 mph).^[3]

• List of named passenger trains of Japan

• 200 seriesYamabiko/Toki/Nasuno/Tanigawa(in Japanese)
• E1 seriesMax Toki/Max Tanigawa(in Japanese)
• E4 seriesMax Toki/Max TanigawaArchived 24 July 2017 at theWayback Machine(in Japanese)

• East Japan Railway Company
• Jōetsu Shinkansen
• Railway services introduced in 1982
• Named Shinkansen trains

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