Toki (train)

Toki
E7 series set F21 on a Toki service in January 2021
Overview
Service typeShinkansen (Semi-express)
StatusOperational
LocaleHonshu, Japan
First service10 June 1962 (Limited express)
15 November 1982 (Shinkansen)
Current operator(s)JR East
Former operator(s)JNR
Route
TerminiTokyo
Niigata
Line(s) usedJoetsu Shinkansen
On-board services
Class(es)Standard + Green + Gran Class
Catering facilitiesTrolley service
Technical
Rolling stockE7 series
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Electrification25 kV AC (50 Hz), overhead
Operating speed275 km/h (170 mph)

The Toki (とき) is a high-speed Shinkansen train service operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) on the Joetsu Shinkansen in Japan.[1]

The name is taken from the Japanese name of the crested ibis, for which Niigata is famous.

  1. ^ JR新幹線&特急列車ファイル [JR Shinkansen & Limited Express Train File]. Japan: Kotsu Shimbun. 2008. ISBN 978-4-330-00608-6.

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