types are used on Yamagata Shinkansen services. E3-1000 series 7-car sets, since 4 December 1999 (to be replaced by E8 series after 2024) E3-2000 series 7 car sets, since 20 December 2008 Former rolling stock 400 series 7-car sets (originally 6-car sets) withdrawn by 18 April 2010 Future rolling stock E8 series 7-car sets, from 2024 onwards Non-revenue-earning-types East i (E269) History 1 July 1992: Tsubasa services start from Tokyo to Yamagata with six-car 400 Series Shinkansen attached to a 200 Series Shinkansen on Tōhoku Shinkansen tracks between Tokyo and Fukushima. 1 December 1995: Trains are extended to seven cars. 4 December 1999: Line is extended to Shinjō. 21 September 2001: Double-decker E4 Series Shinkansen replace the 200 series trains on the Tōhoku Shinkansen. 18 March 2007: All cars are made non-smoking. 20 December 2008: E3-2000 series trains enter service 18 April 2010: 400 series trains cease operations. 11 March 2011: All services are suspended due to the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. 31 March 2011: Partial services resume between Fukushima and Shinjō. 12 April 2011: Through-service resumed between Tokyo and Shinjō but at half of previous capacity. 13 February 2021: Services suspended north of Nasushiobara Station due to the 2021 Fukushima earthquake. 9 June 2022: The line celebrates 30 years of operation. An E3 series trainset will be wrapped in a commemorative livery and will stay in service until November 2022. References External links Stations of Yamagata Shinkansen (JR East) Lines of East Japan Railway Company High-speed railway lines in Japan Standard gauge railways in Japan Railway lines opened in 1992 1992 establishments in Japan