Shinkansen E3-0 - AS-13 - Plarail Advance

The E3 series (E3系^?) is a Japanese Shinkansen high-speed train type built for Komachi services which commenced on 3 June 1997, coinciding with the opening of the new Akita Shinkansen "mini-shinkansen" line, a regular 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow-gauge line between Morioka and Akitaupgraded to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in) standard gauge. Later versions of the E3 series were also introduced for use on Yamagata ShinkansenTsubasa services. Both "mini-shinkansen" lines join the Tohoku Shinkansen, providing services south to Tokyo.