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The day Sendai Airport was born (Miyagi Prefecture)

"Sendai Airfield," which was returned by GHQ (Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers) after the war, was designated as a Type 2 airport (an airport necessary for major domestic air routes) under the Airport Development Act on March 1, 1964 (Showa 39), and was officially renamed "Sendai Airport" July 1 by Ministry of Transport Notification No. 254

Yamagata Shinkansen Opening Anniversary (Yamagata Prefecture)

The Yamagata Shinkansen July 1, 1992 (Heisei 4) as a mini-shinkansen line between Tokyo Station and Yamagata Station, using the Shinkansen-local direct connection method that was not based on the Nationwide Shinkansen Railway Development Act, and was extended to Shinjo Station on December 4, 1999 (Heisei 11).

The mini-shinkansen is a system that allows direct operation with the Shinkansen line by changing the track spacing of existing conventional lines, without building new dedicated Shinkansen tracks.The maximum speed between Fukushima Station and Shinjo Station, which is the conventional line section, is limited to 130 km/h.

The Nationwide Shinkansen Railway Development Act defines a Shinkansen as "a main railway line on which trains can travel at speeds of 200 kilometers per hour or more on the main section," so legally the section between Fukushima Station and Shinjo Station is treated as a conventional line and not a Shinkansen .

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Why was the Yamagata Shinkansen "Tsubasa" mini-shinkansen created? [Yamagata Prefecture]

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The Yamagata Shinkansen, also known as "Tsubasa," is a direct train that runs between Tokyo Station and Yamagata Station or Shinjo Station in Yamagata Prefecture. In this article, we'll explain why this train was created. What is the Yamagata Shinkansen "Tsubasa"? The E3 Series 2000 "Tsubasa" (foreground) and E5 Series "Yamabiko" (background) are coupled together. "Tsubasa" is a JR East Shinkansen/Limited Express train that primarily runs between Tokyo Station and Yamagata Station or Shinjo Station in Yamagata Prefecture without transfers. The journey between Tokyo Station and Yamagata Station takes approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes, and the journey from Fukushima Station to Yamagata Station takes approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes. The journey from Yamagata Station to Shinjo Station takes 45 minutes to 1 hour...

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