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上越新幹線開通 << 1982年(昭和57年) 11月15日 >> 2-4-460

Opening of New Joetsu Line
Issued on November 15, 1982 (Showa 57)

Opening of New Joetsu Line
Issued on November 15, 1982 (Showa 57)
The Joetsu Shinkansen was built by the Japan Railway Construction Public Corporation, and in 1982 the section between Omiya Station and Niigata Station was opened. The service section is 303 km. Until then, there was no Shinkansen that crossed Japan, so I spent a lot of time going from the Tokyo metropolitan area to Hokuriku (Niigata, Toyama, Kanazawa) on the Sea of Japan side, but it was greatly shortened by the opening of the Joetsu Shinkansen.
The stamp was issued to commemorate the opening of the business, and the 200 type Shinkansen and the ED16 type electric locomotive are designed.