Jōetsu Shinkansen

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The Jōetsu Shinkansen is a high-speed rail line in Japan that connects Tokyo with the Niigata region, providing rapid passenger service through central Honshu.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Jōetsu Shinkansen canonical 11
Joetsu Shinkansen 10
Jōetsu Shinkansen (via Niigata) 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Shinkansen line
high-speed rail line
connects Niigata
Tokyo
connectsTo Hokuriku Shinkansen
Tōhoku Shinkansen
country Japan
electrification 25 kV AC overhead catenary
gauge standard gauge
hasStation Echigo-Yuzawa Station NERFINISHED
Nagaoka Station NERFINISHED
Niigata Station NERFINISHED
Omiya Station NERFINISHED
Takasaki Station NERFINISHED
Tokyo Station
Ueno Station
infrastructureType double track
languageOfName Japanese
lineNumber Jōetsu Shinkansen self-linksurface differs
surface form: Jōetsu Shinkansen Line
locale Honshu
locatedIn Chūbu region
Kantō region
locatedInTimeZone Japan Standard Time
maximumOperatingSpeed up to 240 km/h
nativeNameLanguage ja
openingDate 1982
operator East Japan Railway Company
East Japan Railway Company
surface form: JR East
owner Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency
Government of Japan
surface form: Japanese government
partOf Shinkansen network
purpose connect Tokyo with Niigata region
railwayLineLength approximately 270 km
railwaySignalling ATC
regionServed Gunma Prefecture NERFINISHED
Niigata Prefecture NERFINISHED
Saitama Prefecture NERFINISHED
Tokyo Prefecture
surface form: Tokyo Metropolis
serviceType high-speed passenger service
passenger rail
status in operation
terminus Niigata Station NERFINISHED
Tokyo Station
trackGauge 1435 mm
usesRollingStock E4 series Shinkansen
surface form: E1 series Shinkansen

E2 series Shinkansen
E4 series Shinkansen
Series E7 Shinkansen
surface form: E7 series Shinkansen

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Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Niigata servedByRailway Jōetsu Shinkansen
Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan servedBy Jōetsu Shinkansen
Tokyo Station serves Jōetsu Shinkansen
Tokyo Station isTerminusOf Jōetsu Shinkansen
Shinkansen high-speed rail network hasLine Jōetsu Shinkansen
this entity surface form: Joetsu Shinkansen
Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan servedByRailwayLine Jōetsu Shinkansen
subject surface form: Takasaki
this entity surface form: Joetsu Shinkansen
Omiya Station servedByLine Jōetsu Shinkansen
this entity surface form: Joetsu Shinkansen
Takasaki Line connectsWith Jōetsu Shinkansen
this entity surface form: Joetsu Shinkansen
Takasaki Station railwayLineServed Jōetsu Shinkansen
this entity surface form: Joetsu Shinkansen
East Japan Railway Company operates Jōetsu Shinkansen
Jōetsu Shinkansen lineNumber Jōetsu Shinkansen self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Jōetsu Shinkansen Line
Ueno Station hasService Jōetsu Shinkansen
this entity surface form: Joetsu Shinkansen
Tōhoku Shinkansen connectsWith Jōetsu Shinkansen
this entity surface form: Joetsu Shinkansen
Omiya servedByLine Jōetsu Shinkansen
Jōetsu Line notSameAs Jōetsu Shinkansen
Saitama Prefecture servedByShinkansenLine Jōetsu Shinkansen
this entity surface form: Joetsu Shinkansen
Shinkansen notableLine Jōetsu Shinkansen
Gunma Prefecture hasRailConnection Jōetsu Shinkansen
this entity surface form: Joetsu Shinkansen
Niigata Prefecture hasRailwayLine Jōetsu Shinkansen
Series E7 Shinkansen lineUsed Jōetsu Shinkansen
this entity surface form: Joetsu Shinkansen
Northern Kantō urban area servedByRailway Jōetsu Shinkansen
Kumagaya transport Jōetsu Shinkansen
Kōshinetsu region hasTransportCorridor Jōetsu Shinkansen
this entity surface form: Jōetsu Shinkansen (via Niigata)