N700S Series Shinkansen
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The N700S series (N700S系, Enu nanahyakuesu-kei) is a Japanese Shinkansen high-speed train with tilting capability operated by JR Central and JR West on the Tokaido and San'yō Shinkansen lines since 2020, and JR Kyushu on the Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen line since 2022.
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N700S series | |
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In service | 1 July 2020; 3 years ago (2020-07-01) – present |
Manufacturer | Hitachi, Nippon Sharyo |
Designer | Eiji Mitooka (N700S-8000 series) |
Family name | Shinkansen |
Replaced | 700 series, N700 series |
Constructed | 2017–present |
Number under construction | JR Central: 19 sets (304 vehicles) |
Number in service | 696 vehicles (46 sets) (as of 1 April 2022[update]) |
Formation | 16 cars per trainset (6 cars per trainset for Nagasaki Shinkansen) |
Capacity | Tokaido/Sanyo 16-car sets (J, H): 1,323 (200 Green + 1,123 ordinary) |
Operators | |
Depots | Tokyo, Hakata, Osaka, Omura |
Lines served | Tōkaidō Shinkansen, San'yō Shinkansen, Hakata-Minami Line, Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Aluminium |
Car length | 25.00 m (82 ft 0 in) (intermediate cars) 27.35 m (89 ft 9 in) (end cars) |
Width | 3.36 m (11 ft 0 in) |
Height | 3.60 m (11 ft 10 in), (middle cars and connectors of end cars) (without rooftop equipment) 3.50 m (11 ft 6 in) (end cars excluding connector with middle cars) |
Maximum speed | 285 km/h (177 mph) (Tokaido) 300 km/h (186 mph) (Sanyo, Taiwan High Speed Rail) 260 km/h (162 mph) (Nishi Kyushu) 205 mph (330 km/h) (Texas Central) (planned) |
Electric system(s) | 25 kV 60 Hz AC (nominal) from overhead catenary |
Current collector(s) | Pantograph |
Braking system(s) | Pneumatic, regenerative |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
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