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Train buffs get last look at retiring double-decker Shinkansen train

Visitors to JR Omiya Station in Saitama Prefecture snapped photos and children waved at the “Max” double-decker E4 model Joetsu Shinkansen train that will be retired from service on Oct. 1. The Joetsu ...
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Tokyo farewells Japan’s only double-decker shinkansen with a special escalator at the station

The only two-level shinkansen train in Japan, the E4 Series — also known as “Max Toki” and “Max Tanigawa” — currently used on the Joetsu shinkansen, is scheduled to end its regular service on Oct 1.
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End of the line for Japan's only all-double-decker 'Max' E4 series shinkansen bullet train

An all-double-decker E4 series shinkansen bullet train is seen at JR Niigata Station in the city of Niigata. (Mainichi/Yosuke Tsuyuki) NIIGATA -- Japan's only all-double-decker shinkansen bullet train ...
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Museum-bound bullet train turns heads on Niigata streets

A "Max" E4 model Shinkansen bullet train is seen on the streets of Niigata's Akiha Ward during the predawn hours of June 21, 2017. (Mainichi) NIIGATA -- The lead car of a double-decker "Max" E4 model ...