page_title: E3 Series Shinkansen
section_title: Fleet history
hierarchical_section_title: E3 Series Shinkansen / E3 series "R" sets / Fleet history
caption_attribution_description: English: Brown-liveried JR Freight Class EF65 electric locomotive EF65 57 approaching Niiza Station hauling newly-built Akita Shinkansen E3 series shinkansen set R24 on delivery from the Kawasaki Heavy Industries factory in Kobe 日本語: EF65 57 E3系R24編成　新座駅
context_page_description: The E3 series 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 narrow-gauge line between Morioka and Akita re-gauged to 1,435 mm standard gauge. Later versions of the E3 series were also introduced for use on Yamagata Shinkansen Tsubasa services. Both "mini-shinkansen" lines join the Tohoku Shinkansen, providing services to and from Tokyo.
context_section_description: The build details are as shown below. As of 1 October 2016, two (sets R21 and R22) of the original 26 sets are in operation.
caption: Set R24 being delivered in March 2005
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