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The E5 series (Japanese: E5系, Hepburn: E5-kei) and the related H5 series (Japanese: H5系, Hepburn: H5-kei) are Japanese Shinkansen high-speed train types built by Hitachi and Kawasaki Heavy Industries.
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Manufacturer | Hitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries |
Replaced | 200 series, E1 series, E2 series, E4 series |
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Number under construction | E5: 130 vehicles (13 sets) |
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Number in service |
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Formation | 10 cars per trainset |
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Capacity | 731 (658 Standard, 55 Green, 18 Gran Class)[1] |
Operators |
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Depots | Sendai |
Lines served | Tōhoku Shinkansen Hokkaido Shinkansen |
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Car body construction | Aluminium alloy |
Train length | 253 m (830 ft) |
Car length | 26,500 mm (86 ft 11 in) (end cars) 25,000 mm (82 ft 0 in) (intermediate cars)[2] |
Width | 3,350 mm (11 ft 0 in) |
Height | 3,650 mm (12 ft 0 in) |
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Maximum speed | 320 km/h (200 mph) |
Weight | 453.5 t (446.3 long tons; 499.9 short tons) |
Traction system | 3-level IGBT-VVVF (Mitsubishi Electric, Toshiba or Hitachi) |
Traction motors | 32 × MT207 300 kW (400 hp) 3-phase AC induction motor[3] |
Power output | 9.6 MW (12,900 hp) |
Acceleration | 0.48 m/s2 (1.6 ft/s2) |
Electric system(s) | 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary |
Current collector(s) | Pantograph |
Bogies | DT209 (motored), TR7008 (trailer) |
Braking system(s) | Electro-pneumatic regenerative |
Safety system(s) | DS-ATC |
Multiple working | E3 series/E6 series |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
The E5 series is operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) on Tohoku Shinkansen services since 5 March 2011[4] and on Hokkaido Shinkansen services since 26 March 2016. A total of 59 10-car sets are on order, with three sets in service in time for the start of new Hayabusa services to Shin-Aomori in March 2011.[5]
The H5 series, a cold-weather derivative of the E5 series, is operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido); it has been in use on Tohoku and Hokkaido Shinkansen services since 26 March 2016.[6][7] A total of four 10-car sets were built by Hitachi and Kawasaki Heavy Industries at a cost of approximately 18 billion yen.[7] The first two sets were delivered in October 2014.