In 1982, when the Tōhoku Shinkansen opened, many cars became surplus to requirements, and some were remodeled into 419 series and 715 series EMUs.
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Nishigo is also one of the smallest towns in Japan to have a Shinkansen (bullet train) station, located at Shin-Shirakawa (new Shirakawa) on the Tōhoku branch.