E5 and H5 Series Shinkansen
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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 Rail and Kawasaki Heavy Industries.
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Manufacturer | Hitachi Rail, Kawasaki Heavy Industries |
Replaced | 200 series, E1 series, E2 series, E4 series |
Constructed |
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Entered service |
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Number under construction | E5: 80 vehicles (8 sets) |
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Number in service |
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Number preserved | 6 vehicles[1] |
Number scrapped |
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Formation | 10 cars per trainset |
Fleet numbers |
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Capacity | 731 (658 Standard, 55 Green, 18 Gran Class)[3] |
Operators | |
Depots | Sendai, Hokkaido (H5 Trains Only) |
Lines served | Tōhoku Shinkansen Hokkaido Shinkansen Mumbai–Ahmedabad HSRC (2026) |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Aluminium alloy |
Train length | 253 m (830 ft 5⁄8 in) |
Car length | 26.5 m (86 ft 11+5⁄16 in) (end cars) 25 m (82 ft 1⁄4 in) (intermediate cars)[4] |
Width | 3,350 mm (10 ft 11+7⁄8 in) |
Height | 3,650 mm (11 ft 11+11⁄16 in) |
Doors |
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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 (402 hp) 3-phase AC induction motor[5] |
Power output | 9.6 MW (12,874 hp) |
Acceleration | 0.48 m/s2 (1.1 mph/s) |
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, E8 series |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
Notes/references | |
This train won the 55th Blue Ribbon Award in 2012. |
The E5 series is operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East); it was introduced on Tohoku Shinkansen services on 5 March 2011[6] and on Hokkaido Shinkansen services on 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.[7]
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.[8][9] Ordered in February 2014, a total of four 10-car sets were built by Hitachi and Kawasaki Heavy Industries at a cost of approximately ¥18 billion (US$169.9 million).[9] The first two sets were delivered in October 2014.