Toki (train)


The Toki is a high-speed Shinkansen train service operated by East Japan Railway Company on the Joetsu Shinkansen in Japan.
The name is taken from the Japanese name of the crested ibis, for which Niigata is famous.

Station Stops

Not served by all trains

Rolling stock

Limited express

The name Toki was first introduced on 10 June 1962 for limited express services operating between Ueno in Tokyo and Niigata on the Joetsu Line. This service operated until 14 November 1982, the day before the Joetsu Shinkansen opened.

Shinkansen

From the start of services on the newly opened Jōetsu Shinkansen on 15 November 1982, Toki became the name used for the all-stations shinkansen services operating initially between and Niigata, later between Ueno and Niigata, and eventually between and Niigata.
The Toki name was discontinued from October 1997 following the introduction of new Tanigawa all-stations services between Tokyo and Echigo-Yuzawa. However, the name was reinstated from December 2002 to replace the name Asahi used for all Tokyo to Niigata trains.
E2 series 10-car sets were re-introduced on four return Toki services daily from 26 January 2013, operating at a maximum speed of 240 km/h.

Special train services

A special Joetsu Shinkansen 30th Anniversary service ran as Toki 395 from Omiya to Niigata on 17 November 2012 using 10-car 200 series set K47.