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Formerly known as "Super Komachi". The E6 series (E6系) is a Japanese Shinkansen high-speed train type operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR_East) on Komachi "mini-shinkansen" (Shinkansen on non-high-speed line) (services on the Tōhoku Shinkansen and Akita Shinkansen from Tokyo to Akita since 16 March 2013. A pre-series set was delivered in June 2010 for extensive testing, with 23 full-production sets delivered between November 2012 and spring 2014


The 7-car E6_series trains operate in conjunction with E5_series or H5_series (since March 2016) 10-car trains, initially on just four return services daily from 16 March 2013. They replaced all of the previous E3_series trains on Komachi services by 15 March 2014.


h4. Examples


* !asset #23642147: Shinkansen E6 Komachi

* !asset #23524668: E5 Hayabusa coupled together with E6 Komachi

* !asset #23642157: E5 Hayabusa coupled together with E6 Komachi

* !asset #23642169: Shinkansen E6 Komachi coupling with E5 Hayabusa


h4. See also


* Japan Railways

** Shinkansen

*** E5 Hayabusa

*** H5 Hayabusa

* Multiple Unit Train

* Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion

** E6 Komachi (Shinkalion)


h4. External links


* Wikipedia: E6 Series Shinkansen