N700 Series Shinkansen

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N700 series
JRC N700 series Z28.jpg
JR Central N700 series set Z28 on the Sanyo Shinkansen, April 2009
In service 2007–Present
Manufacturer Hitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kinki Sharyo, Nippon Sharyo
Replaced 300 series, 500 series
Constructed 2005–
Number in service 1,784 vehicles (126 sets)
Formation 8/16 cars per trainset
Capacity Tokaido/Sanyo 16-car sets (N, Z)
1,323 (200 Green + 1,123 Standard)
Sanyo/Kyushu 8-car sets (R, S)
546 (24 Green + 522 Standard)
Operator JR Central, JR Kyushu, JR West
Depot(s) Tokyo, Hakata, Osaka, Kumamoto
Line(s) served Kyushu Shinkansen, Tokaido Shinkansen, Sanyo Shinkansen, Hakata-Minami Line
Specifications
Car body construction Aluminium
Car length 25,000 mm (82 ft 0 in) (intermediate cars)
27,350 mm (89 ft 9 in) (end cars)
Width 3,360 mm (11 ft 0 in)
Height 3,600 mm (11 ft 10 in), 3,500 mm (11 ft 6 in) (end cars)
Maximum speed 270 km/h (168 mph) (Tokaido)
300 km/h (186 mph) (Sanyo)
260 km/h (162 mph) (Kyushu)
Weight 715 t (16-car set)[1]
Traction system 56 x 305 kW (409 hp)
Power output 17.08 MW (22,900 hp)
Acceleration 2.6 km/h/s
Electric system(s) 25 kV AC, 60 Hz overhead catenary
Current collection method Pantograph
Braking system(s) Pneumatic, regenerative
Safety system(s) ATC-1, ATC-NS, KS-ATC (R and S sets only)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

The N700 series (N700系?) is a Japanese Shinkansen high-speed train with tilting capability developed jointly by JR Central and JR West for use on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen lines since 2007, and also operated by JR Kyushu on the Kyushu Shinkansen line.

N700 series trains have a maximum speed of 300 km/h (186 mph), and tilting of up to one degree allows the trains to maintain 270 km/h (168 mph) even on 2,500 m (8,200 ft) radius curves that previously had a maximum speed of 255 km/h (158 mph). Another feature of the N700 is that it accelerates quicker than other shinkansen trains, with a maximum acceleration rate of 2.6 km/h/s. This enables it to reach 270 km/h (170 mph) in only three minutes. Because of these improvements, trains can travel between Tokyo and Osaka on a Nozomi run in as little as 2 hours and 25 minutes (5 minutes faster than before).

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Operations[edit]

N700 series trains gradually replaced 300, 500 and 700 series sets on Nozomi services, and by the end of February 2009, the N700 were responsible for 74 Nozomi services per day.[2] All Nozomi through runs (over the full route between Tokyo and Hakata) were scheduled to use the N700 exclusively by 2009. By 2011, all regularly scheduled Nozomi services, including runs limited only to the Tokaido Shinkansen, were operated by the N700.[3]

The N700 is also used on select Hikari services during the day, as well as some early-morning and late-night Kodama runs between Tokyo and Mishima/Hamamatsu.

Since March 2009, the N700 series trains have been equipped with wireless internet available for use between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka.[4]

Variants[edit]

  • N700 series: 81 x 16-car "Z" sets owned by JR Central, introduced from 1 July 2007
  • N700-1000 series "N700A": 16-car "G" sets owned by JR Central, introduced from 8 February 2013
  • N700-3000 series: 16 x 16-car "N" sets owned by JR West, introduced from 1 July 2007
  • N700-4000 series "N700A": 16-car sets owned by JR West, to be introduced from December 2013
  • N700-7000 series: 19 x 8-car "S" sets owned by JR West, introduced from 12 March 2011
  • N700-8000 series: 10 x 8-car "R" sets owned by JR Kyushu, introduced from 12 March 2011

16-car Z sets[edit]

  • 81 sets, Z0–Z80

The prototype 16-car train (Z0) was delivered in March 2005 for extensive testing and endurance running. Cars 1 to 4 were built by Hitachi Ltd., cars 5 to 14 were built by Nippon Sharyo, and cars 15 and 16 were built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries.[5]

The first full-production Z set (Z1) was delivered to JR Central in April 2007, and trains entered revenue service on 1 July 2007, with eight daily Nozomi service runs. The final Z set, Z80, was delivered from Kawasaki Heavy Industries in February 2012.[6]

The prototype set Z0 remains as a JR Central test train with cars numbered in the -9000 series, and is not used in revenue service.

  • N700 series prototype set Z0 on a test run at Hamamatsu, January 2006

  • Set Z0, January 2011

Formation[edit]

The 16-car Z sets, Z0–Z80, are formed as follows.[7]

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Designation Tc M2 M'w M1 M1w M' M2k M1s M's M2s M'h M1 M1w M' M2w T'c
Numbering 783 787 786-500 785 785-300 786 787-400 775 776 777 786-700 785-600 785-500 786-200 787-500 784
Seating capacity 65 100 85 100 90 100 75 68 64 68 63 100 90 100 80 75

Cars 5 and 12 each have one single-arm pantograph.

Build history[edit]

Set number Date delivered[8] Manufacturer Remarks
Z0 12 March 2005 Hitachi/Kawasaki HI/Nippon Sharyo Pre-production set
Z1 17 April 2007 Nippon Sharyo Full-production sets
Z2 9 May 2007 Hitachi
Z3 21 May 2007 Nippon Sharyo
Z4 16 June 2007 Hitachi
Z5 23 June 2007 Nippon Sharyo
Z6 5 September 2007 Hitachi
Z7 12 September 2007 Nippon Sharyo
Z8 31 October 2007 Hitachi
Z9 22 October 2007 Nippon Sharyo
Z10 6 December 2007 Hitachi
Z11 29 November 2007 Nippon Sharyo
Z12 9 January 2008 Kawasaki HI
Z13 16 January 2008 Nippon Sharyo
Z14 6 February 2008 Hitachi
Z15 21 February 2008 Nippon Sharyo
Z16 5 March 2008 Hitachi
Z17 8 May 2008 Nippon Sharyo
Z18 15 May 2008 Hitachi
Z19 12 June 2008 Nippon Sharyo
Z20 2 July 2008 Hitachi
Z21 17 July 2008 Nippon Sharyo
Z22 6 August 2008 Hitachi
Z23 27 August 2008 Nippon Sharyo
Z24 17 September 2008 Hitachi
Z25 3 October 2008 Nippon Sharyo
Z26 16 November 2008 Kawasaki HI
Z27 9 November 2008 Nippon Sharyo
Z28 21 December 2008 Hitachi
Z29 14 December 2008 Nippon Sharyo
Z30 11 February 2009 Kawasaki HI
Z31 24 January 2009 Nippon Sharyo
Z32 1 March 2009 Nippon Sharyo
Z33 15 April 2009 Hitachi
Z34 3 April 2009 Nippon Sharyo
Z35 13 May 2009 Nippon Sharyo
Z36 26 August 2009 Kawasaki HI
Z37 18 June 2009 Nippon Sharyo
Z38 24 July 2009 Nippon Sharyo
Z39 3 September 2009 Nippon Sharyo
Z40 8 July 2009 Hitachi
Z41 11 October 2009 Nippon Sharyo
Z42 14 November 2009 Nippon Sharyo
Z43 1 December 2009 Hitachi
Z44 17 December 2009 Nippon Sharyo
Z45 13 January 2010 Hitachi
Z46 27 January 2010 Nippon Sharyo
Z47 17 February 2010 Hitachi
Z48 1 March 2010 Nippon Sharyo
Z49 2 April 2010 Nippon Sharyo
Z50 9 May 2010 Nippon Sharyo
Z51 9 June 2010 Nippon Sharyo
Z52 10 July 2010 Nippon Sharyo
Z53 21 July 2010 Hitachi
Z54 18 August 2010 Nippon Sharyo
Z55 18 September 2010 Nippon Sharyo
Z56 1 October 2010 Hitachi
Z57 21 October 2010 Nippon Sharyo
Z58 10 November 2010 Hitachi
Z59 21 November 2010 Nippon Sharyo
Z60 22 December 2010 Nippon Sharyo
Z61 19 January 2011 Hitachi
Z62 28 January 2011 Nippon Sharyo
Z63 23 February 2011 Hitachi
Z64 3 March 2011 Nippon Sharyo
Z65 6 April 2011 Nippon Sharyo
Z66 20 April 2011 Hitachi
Z67 13 May 2011 Nippon Sharyo
Z68 15 June 2011 Nippon Sharyo
Z69 16 July 2011 Nippon Sharyo
Z70 3 August 2011 Hitachi
Z71 20 August 2011 Nippon Sharyo
Z72 7 September 2011 Hitachi
Z73 22 September 2011 Nippon Sharyo
Z74 24 October 2011 Nippon Sharyo
Z75 3 November 2011 Hitachi
Z76 23 November 2011 Nippon Sharyo
Z77 22 December 2011 Nippon Sharyo
Z78 29 January 2012 Nippon Sharyo
Z79 22 February 2012 Hitachi
Z80 1 March 2012 Nippon Sharyo

Interior[edit]

  • Z set standard-class car interior

  • Z set Green car (first class) seating

  • Interior of a smoking room


16-car N sets (N700-3000 series)[edit]

JR West N700 series set N3 on the Sanyō Shinkansen, April 2009
  • 16 sets, N1–N16

The 16-car N sets are operated by JR West on Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen services. The first set, N1, was delivered in June 2007, entering service on 1 July 2007.[5] 16 sets were in service as of April 2010.[9]

The fleet of 16 "N" sets are scheduled to undergo modifications at Hakata Depot between fiscal 2013 and fiscal 2015 to add improved braking systems and other features incorporated in the later N700A series sets.[10]

Formation[edit]

The 16-car N sets are formed as follows.[7]

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Designation Tc M2 M'w M1 M1w M' M2k M1s M's M2s M'h M1 M1w M' M2w T'c
Numbering 783-3000 787-3000 786-3500 785-3000 785-3300 786-3000 787-3400 775-3000 776-3000 777-3000 786-3700 785-3600 785-3500 786-3200 787-3500 784-3000
Seating capacity 65 100 85 100 90 100 75 68 64 68 63 100 90 100 80 75

Cars 5 and 12 each have one single-arm pantograph.


8-car S sets (N700-7000 series)[edit]

First N700-7000 series set, S1, on a test run on the Sanyō Shinkansen, April 2009
  • 19 sets, S1–S19

The N700-7000 series variant are 8-car sets operated by JR West on through-running Sakura and Mizuho services between Shin-Osaka and Kagoshima-Chūō on the Kyushu Shinkansen since 12 March 2011.[11] The pre-production set (S1) was delivered to Hakata Depot in October 2008. These trains do not feature the tilting mechanism of the earlier N700 trains, as they do not run on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen.[12]

External livery is shiraai (白藍?) pale blue intended to evoke the colour of traditional porcelain with indigo and gold bodyside lining.[11]

Full-production JR West sets were delivered to Hakata Depot from early April 2010.[13] The final S set, S19, was delivered to Hakata Depot in February 2012.[6]

Formation[edit]

The 8-car S sets, S1–S19, are formed as follows.[7]

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Designation Mc M1 M' M2 M2w M's M1h M'c
Numbering 781-7000 788-7000 786-7000 787-7000 787-7500 766-7000 788-7700 782-7000
Seating capacity 60 100 80 80 72 36+24 38 56

Cars 2 and 7 each have one single-arm pantograph.

  • 781-7000 (Car 1)

  • 788-7000 (Car 2)

  • 786-7000 (Car 3)

  • 787-7000 (Car 4)

  • 787-7500 (Car 5)

  • 766-7000 (Car 6)

  • 788-7700 (Car 7)

  • 782-7000 (Car 8)

Interior[edit]

These sets feature a Green car saloon in half of one car (car 6) consisting of 24 seats (6 rows) arranged in 2+2 abreast configuration with 480 mm wide seats and a seat pitch of 1,160 mm. Cars 4 to 8 (including half of car 6) are designated as "reserved seating" cars with 2+2 abreast configuration, 465 mm wide seats and a seat pitch of 1,040 mm. Cars 1 to 3 are "non-reserved seating" cars with 2+3 abreast configuration, 440 mm wide seats (460 mm in middle of 3-seat row) and a seat pitch of 1,040 mm.[11]

  • N700-7000 series standard-class non-reserved car seating, April 2011

  • N700-7000 series standard-class reserved car seating, August 2011

  • A smoking room

8-car R sets (N700-8000 series)[edit]

  • 10 sets, R1–R10

The N700-8000 series variant consists of ten 8-car sets operated by JR Kyushu alongside JR West N700-7000 series "S" sets on through-running Sakura and Mizuho services between Shin-Osaka and Kagoshima-Chūō on the Kyushu Shinkansen since 12 March 2011.[14]

External livery is identical to the N700-7000 series "S" sets.

The first set, R1, was delivered to Kumamoto Depot in July 2010.[15] Test running on the unopened section of the Kyushu Shinkansen began on 31 August 2010.[16]

Formation[edit]

The 8-car R sets are formed as follows.[17]

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Designation Mc M1 M' M2 M2w M's M1h M'c
Numbering 781-8000 788-8000 786-8000 787-8000 787-8500 766-8000 788-8700 782-8000

Cars 2 and 7 each have one single-arm pantograph.

Interior[edit]

As with the JR West N700-7000 series sets, the R sets feature a Green car saloon in half of one car (car 6) consisting of 24 seats (6 rows) arranged in 2+2 abreast configuration. Cars 4 to 8 (including half of car 6) are designated as "reserved seating" cars with 2+2 abreast configuration. Cars 1 to 3 are "non-reserved seating" cars with 2+3 abreast configuration.[17]

  • Green class seating saloon, September 2011

  • Reserved car with 2+2 abreast seating, September 2011

  • Interior of a smoking room

N700A 16-car G sets (N700-1000 series)[edit]

The N700-1000 series, or "N700A" (with "A" standing for "Advanced"), is a new version of the N700 series design delivered from August 2012, and entering revenue service from 8 February 2013.[18]

The new version is externally identical to the existing N700 series sets, with the addition of new "N700A" logos on each odd-numbered car.[19] The new trains will include modified brake discs, bogie vibration detection, and ATC improvements.[20]

Six "G" sets are scheduled to be introduced during fiscal 2012, replacing older 700 series sets, with seven more sets introduced during fiscal 2013.[21] A further 18 sets are on order by JR Central, to be delivered six sets per year between fiscal 2014 and 2016 at a cost of 88 billion yen.[22]

The first set, G1, was delivered to Hamamatsu in August 2010, with test running commencing on the Tokaido Shinkansen the following month.[23]

  • Logo on the side of car 11, February 2013

Formation[edit]

The 16-car G sets are formed as follows, with car 1 at the Shin-Osaka (western) end and car 16 at the Tokyo (eastern) end.[21]

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Designation Tc M2 M'w M1 M1w M' M2k M1s M1sw M2s M'h M1 M1w M' M2w T'c
Numbering 783-1000 787-1000 786-1500 785-1000 785-1300 786-1000 787-1400 775-1000 776-1000 777-1000 786-1700 785-1600 785-1500 786-1200 787-1500 784-1000
Seating capacity 65 100 85 100 90 100 75 68 64 68 63 100 90 100 80 75
Facilities Toilets   Toilets / smoking room   Toilets   Toilets / smoking room Conductor's compartment Toilets Smoking room Toilets / multi-purpose compartment   Toilets   Toilets / smoking room  

Cars 5 and 12 each have one single-arm pantograph.

Interior[edit]

Internally, seats have new moquette seat covers, and LED lighting is used in toilets and washing areas.[21]

  • Green car seating (car 10), February 2012

Build history[edit]

Set number Date delivered[24] Manufacturer Remarks
G1 25 August 2012 Nippon Sharyo Fiscal 2012 batch
G2 7 November 2012 Hitachi
G3 16 November 2012 Nippon Sharyo
G4 22 January 2013 Nippon Sharyo
G5 30 January 2013 Hitachi
G6 22 February 2013 Nippon Sharyo
G7 Fiscal 2013 batch
G8
G9
G10
G11
G12
G13
G14 Fiscal 2014 batch
G15
G16
G17
G18
G19
G20 Fiscal 2015 batch
G21
G22
G23
G24
G25
G26 Fiscal 2016 batch
G27
G28
G29
G30
G31

N700A 16-car sets (N700-4000 series)[edit]

JR West also plans to introduce N700A series sets (classified N700-4000 series), with one set to be introduced in December 2013.[10]

N700-I Bullet[edit]

This is a proposed export version of the N700 series design announced by JR Central Chairman Yoshiyuki Kasai at an international high-speed railway symposium held in Nagoya on 16 November 2009.[25] Nominally specified as an 8-car set with a maximum operating speed of 330 km/h (205 mph), the train can be configured in lengths from 6 to 15 cars to suit customer requirements.[26]

High-speed trials[edit]

On 16 November 2009, JR Central conducted a late-night high-speed demonstration run using N700 series trainset Z0, recording a maximum speed of 332 km/h (206 mph) on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen between Maibara and Kyoto. The high-speed run was conducted as a demonstration for approximately 160 international guests attending a high-speed railway symposium in Nagoya.[27][28]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "N700系量産車" [N700 series production trains]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese) (Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd.) (556): p.13-20. August 2007. 
  2. ^ "Winter 2008/2009 Train Schedule Update (JR Central)". 17 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-20. [dead link]
  3. ^ "N700 Series Delivery Schedule". 26 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-01. [dead link]
  4. ^ Serkan Toto (9 March 2009). "Shinkansen bullet trains get wireless LAN with 2Mbps". Retrieved 13 April 2010. 
  5. ^ a b JR電車編成表 2009夏 [JR EMU Formations - Summer 2009]. Japan: JRR. June 2009. ISBN 978-4-330-06909-8. 
  6. ^ a b "N700系Z80編成が搬入される" [N700 series set Z80 delivered]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012. 
  7. ^ a b c JR電車編成表 2010夏 [JR EMU Formations - Summer 2010]. Japan: JRR. May 2010. ISBN 978-4-330-14310-1. 
  8. ^ JR電車編成表 2013冬 [JR EMU Formations - Winter 2013]. Japan: JRR. November 2012. p. 111-112. ISBN 978-4-330-33112-6. 
  9. ^ JR電車編成表 2012夏 [JR EMU Formations - Summer 2012]. Japan: JRR. May 2012. ISBN 978-4-330-28612-9. 
  10. ^ a b "東海道・山陽新幹線車両　N700Aの投入およびN700系改造について" [Introduction of N700A series and modifications to N700 series on Sanyo/Tokaido Shinkansen]. News release (in Japanese). Japan: West Japan Railway Company. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012. 
  11. ^ a b c JR Kyushu: "新幹線の列車名決定!!" Retrieved on 26 February 2009. (Japanese)
  12. ^ Japan Railfan Magazine, December 2008 issue: "山陽・九州新幹線直通用車両　量産先行車", p.64-67
  13. ^ JR West press release: "山陽・九州新幹線直通用車両の量産車について" (23 March 2010). Retrieved 24 March 2010. (Japanese)
  14. ^ Morita, Masatsugu; Koizumi, Satoshi (2009). "Vehicle Systems and Electrical Equipment for Domestic Shinkansen Trains". Toshiba Review (in Japanese) (Toshiba) 64 (9): p21. Retrieved 14 July 2010. 
  15. ^ "N700系8000番台が熊本総合車両基地に搬入される" [N700-8000 series set delivered to Kumamoto Depot]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Koyusha Co., Ltd. 5 July 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2010. 
  16. ^ "九州新幹線，熊本—筑後船小屋間で試運転" [Test-running on Kyushu Shinkansen Between Kumamoto and Chikugo-Funagoya]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Koyusha Co., Ltd. 1 September 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2010. 
  17. ^ a b "N700系8000番台" [N700-8000 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine (Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd.) 50 (595): p.58–59. November 2010. 
  18. ^ "N700Aが営業運転を開始" [N700A enters revenue service]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 9 February 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2013. 
  19. ^ "Ｎ７００Ａのデザインについて" [Details of N700A design] (pdf). News release (in Japanese). Japan: Central Japan Railway Company. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012. 
  20. ^ "東海道・山陽新幹線車両 Ｎ７００Ａの概要及び投入計画について" [Outline of N700A Tokaido/Sanyo Shinkansen trains] (pdf). News release (in Japanese). Japan: Central Japan Railway Company. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2011. 
  21. ^ a b c "新形新幹線「N700A」" [New "N700A" Shinkansen]. Japan Railfan Magazine (Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd.) 52 (619): p.42-46. November 2012. 
  22. ^ "JR東海　N700Aを追加投入" [JR Central to introduce additional N700As]. Tetsudo Hobidas (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013. 
  23. ^ "N700Aが試運転で東京へ" [N700A test run to Tokyo]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 16 September 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012. 
  24. ^ JR電車編成表 2013夏 [JR EMU Formations - Summer 2013]. Japan: JRR. May 2013. p. 112. ISBN 978-4-330-37313-3. 
  25. ^ Kobayashi, Seiichi (8 December 2009), "Bullet train export a JR Tokai priority", Asahi Shimbun, retrieved 15 December 2009 [dead link]
  26. ^ "N700-I Bulletを紹介". Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun) 39 (309): p.36. January 2010. 
  27. ^ "東海道新幹線、３３２キロで試験運転　各国関係者にＰＲ". Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese) (Japan). 17 November 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2009. [dead link]
  28. ^ "Foreign rail interests given high-speed run". The Japan Times (Japan). 18 November 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2009. 

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