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E4 series
E4 series at Ōmiya Station, March 2011
In service1997–Present
ManufacturerHitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Family nameMax
Constructed1997–2003
Scrapped2013–
Number built208 vehicles (26 sets)
Number in service184 vehicles (23 sets) (as of 30 June 2016)
Number preserved1 vehicle
Number scrapped23 vehicles (3 sets)
Formation8 cars per trainset
Fleet numbersP1–P22, P51–P52, P81–P82
Capacity817 (54 Green + 763 Standard)
OperatorsJR East
DepotsNiigata
Lines servedJoetsu Shinkansen
Specifications
Car body constructionAluminium
Car lengthEnd cars: 25,700 mm (84 ft 4 in),
Intermediate cars: 25,000 mm (82 ft 0 in)
Width3,380 mm (11 ft 1 in)
Doors2 per side
Maximum speed240 km/h (150 mph)*
Weight428 t
Traction system16 x 420 kW (560 hp) AC traction motors
Power output6.72 MW (9,010 hp)
Acceleration1.65 km/h/s
Deceleration2.69 km/h/s (service),
4.04 km/h/s (emergency)
Power supplyoverhead catenary
Electric system(s)25 kV AC, 50 Hz
Current collector(s)Pantograph
UIC classification2'2'+Bo'Bo'+Bo'Bo'+2'2'+2'2'+Bo'Bo'+Bo'Bo'+2'2'
Braking system(s)Pneumatic and Regenerative
Safety system(s)ATC-2, DS-ATC
Multiple working400/E3-1000/E3-2000 series
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

The E4 series (E4系) is a high-speed shinkansen train type operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Japan. They were the second series of completely bi-level Shinkansen trainsets to be built in Japan (the other being the E1 series). They operate on the Tōhoku and Jōetsu Shinkansen, and occasionally on the Nagano Shinkansen. E4 series trains feature double-decker cars to accommodate additional commuter traffic around Tokyo and other urban areas.[1] They were often coupled to 400 series trains on the Tōhoku Shinkansen between Tokyo and Fukushima before the latter retired in April 2010.

Two eight-car sets can be coupled together for extra capacity: a sixteen-car E4 series formation trainset carries a total of 1,634 seated passengers - the highest-capacity high-speed rail trainset in the world.[2]

26 units were built between 1997 and 2003. As with the earlier E1 series trains, maximum speed is 240 km/h (150 mph)*.

Formation

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Designation T1c M1 M2 T Tk Mp Ms Tpsc
Numbering E453-100 E455-100 E456-100 E458 E459-200 E455 E446 E444
Seating capacity 75 133 119 124 110 122 91 43

Cars 4 and 6 are each equipped with a PS201 pantograph.[3]

Fleet list

The build details are as shown below.[3] As of 30 June 2016, 23 sets are still in service.[4]

Set No. Manufacturer Delivered Reliveried Withdrawn
P1 Kawasaki HI 8 October 1997 12 May 2015 2 April 2016[5]
P2 Hitachi 20 October 1997 - 3 July 2013[6]
P3 Kawasaki HI 27 October 1997 - 26 July 2013[6]
P4 Hitachi 10 February 1999 10 February 2016
P5 Kawasaki HI 22 February 1999 3 April 2014
P6 Hitachi 15 March 1999 11 June 2014
P7 Hitachi 14 April 1999 25 March 2015
P8 Kawasaki HI 31 May 1999 3 July 2015
P9 Hitachi 21 June 1999 20 August 2015
P10 Kawasaki HI 12 July 1999 4 February 2015
P11 Hitachi 26 July 2000 3 March 2016
P12 Hitachi 28 August 2000
P13 Kawasaki HI 11 September 2000
P14 Hitachi 13 October 2000
P15 Kawasaki HI 16 October 2000
P16 Hitachi 27 November 2000 1 May 2014
P17 Hitachi 21 March 2001 30 September 2014
P18 Kawasaki HI 4 June 2001
P19 Kawasaki HI 25 June 2001 20 August 2015
P20 Hitachi 16 July 2001 9 October 2015
P21 Kawasaki HI 9 October 2001 4 November 2015
P22 Kawasaki HI 20 November 2001 18 December 2015
P51 Kawasaki HI 31 January 2001 7 July 2014
P52 Kawasaki HI 20 February 2001 27 August 2014
P81 Hitachi 30 July 2003 22 July 2015
P82 Kawasaki HI 20 November 2003 19 January 2016

Variants

Sets P51 and P52, delivered in January and February 2001 were designed to cope with the steep gradients of the Nagano Shinkansen for use on services to Karuizawa.[3]

Sets P81 and P82, delivered in July and November 2003 were designed to cope with the steep gradients of the Nagano Shinkansen, and are also capable of operating under 50 Hz and 60 Hz overhead power supplies for use on services to Nagano.[3]

Interior

As with the earlier E1 series, the upper deck saloons of non-reserved cars 1 to 3 are arranged 3+3 with no individual armrests, and do not recline. The lower decks of these cars, and the reserved-seating saloons in cars 4 to 8 have regular 2+3 seating. The green car saloons on the upper decks of cars 7 to 8 have 2+2 seating. The trains have a total seating capacity of 817 passengers.[7]

  • Green class saloon (upper deck), February 2011
    Green class saloon (upper deck), February 2011
  • Standard-class reserved car lower deck with 2+3 seating
    Standard-class reserved car lower deck with 2+3 seating
  • Standard-class non-reserved car upper deck with non-reclining 3+3 seating
    Standard-class non-reserved car upper deck with non-reclining 3+3 seating
  • Vestibule area and stairway
    Vestibule area and stairway

History

The first E4 series set, P1, was delivered to Sendai Depot on 8 October 1997, with the first sets entering revenue-earning service on the Tohoku Shinkansen from 20 December 1997.[3]

All cars were made no-smoking from the start of the revised timetable on 18 March 2007.[3]

In March 2011, it was announced that the entire E4 series fleet would be withdrawn by around 2016.[8]

In September 2012, E4 series were entirely withdrawn from Tohoku Shinkansen services, and all allocated for use on Joetsu Shinkansen services only.[4]

Livery change

The first set to be reliveried, P5, in April 2014

From 2014, the fleet of 24 sets still in service began to be repainted, receiving a new livery identical to that previously carried by the E1 series trains, with a toki (crested ibis) pink stripe separating the white on the upper body and blue on the lower body. The first reliveried set, P5, was returned to service in early April 2014,[9] with the entire fleet due to be treated by the end of fiscal 2015.[10]

  • The new logo, April 2014
    The new logo, April 2014

Withdrawals

Withdrawals started in July 2013, with sets P2 and P3.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ JR全車輌ハンドブック2006. Japan: Neko Publishing. 2006. ISBN 4-7770-0453-8. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ 鉄道のテクノロジーVol1：新幹線. Japan: Sanei Mook. April 2009. ISBN 978-4-7796-0534-5. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b c d e f JR電車編成表 2010夏. Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. May 2010. p. 9. ISBN 978-4-330-14310-1. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ a b JR電車編成表 2016夏 (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 20 May 2016. p. 113. ISBN 978-4-330-68216-7. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ JR車両のうごき. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 45, no. 389. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. September 2016. p. 81. {{cite magazine}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ a b c JR電車編成表 2014冬. Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 1 December 2013. p. 356. ISBN 978-4-330-42413-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ 新幹線ＮＡＶＩ. Japan: Ikaros Publishing. July 2004. ISBN 4-87149-562-0. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Saito, Masatoshi (9 March 2011). ＪＲ東：２階建て新幹線「Ｍａｘ」５年後全廃　老朽化進み. Mainichi jp (in Japanese). Japan: The Mainichi Newspapers. Retrieved 9 March 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ E4系P編成が塗装変更を実施. RM News (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "上越新幹線(E４系)のエクステリアデザインが生まれ変わります!" (pdf). News release (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company - Niigata Division. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
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