Operations
Asama services operate between Tokyo and Karuizawa or Nagano using a dedicated fleet of fourteen 8-car E2 series "N" sets based at Nagano Shinkansen Depot. These were designed to maintain 260 km/h on the 30 km continuous gradient of 30‰ between Takasaki and Karuizawa. The fastest journey time is 1 hour 23 minutes between Tokyo and Nagano for Asama 518, with one stop, at Ōmiya, only.
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