300 Series Shinkansen
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JR-West 300-3000 series trainset on the Sanyō Shinkansen, October 2008
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| In service | 1992–16 March 2012 |
| Manufacturer | Hitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kinki Sharyo, Nippon Sharyo |
| Replaced | 100 series |
| Constructed | 1990–1998 |
| Scrapped | 2007–2012 |
| Number built | 1,104 vehicles (69 sets) |
| Number in service | None |
| Number preserved | 2 vehicles |
| Number scrapped | 1,102 vehicles |
| Formation | 16 cars per trainset |
| Fleet numbers | J1–J61, F1–F9 |
| Capacity | 1,323 (200 Green + 1,123 Standard) |
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| Depot(s) | Tokyo, Hakata |
| Line(s) served | Tokaido Shinkansen, Sanyo Shinkansen |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Aluminium |
| Car length | 25,000 mm (82 ft 0 in) (intermediate cars) 26,050 mm (85 ft 6 in) (end cars) |
| Width | 3,380 mm (11 ft 1 in) |
| Height | 4,440 mm (14 ft 7 in) |
| Doors | Two per side |
| Maximum speed | 270 km/h (170 mph) |
| Traction system | 40 x 300 kW (400 hp) |
| Power output | 12 MW (16,000 hp) |
| Acceleration | 1.6 km/(h·s) (0.99 mph/s) |
| Electric system(s) | 25 kV AC, 60 Hz, overhead catenary |
| Current collection method | Pantograph |
| Safety system(s) | ATC-1, ATC-NS |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
The 300 series (300系 Sanbyaku-kei?) was a Japanese high-speed Shinkansen train type which operated on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen lines in Japan between 1992 and 2012. When first introduced, they were used on the fastest Nozomi services, being capable of 270 km/h (170 mph). As more were delivered (66 trains by 1998) they replaced earlier units on Hikari service and allowed the thus displaced 100 series units to finally in turn displace 0 series units on almost all services.
With the introduction of newer 700 series and N700 series equipment, the 300 series sets were gradually demoted to slower Hikari and Kodama services, and were completely withdrawn from Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen services by the start of the revised timetable on 17 March 2012.
The front-end styling of these units consisted of a 'curved wedge', replacing the aircraft-style nose-cones of previous Shinkansen trains. The furthest forward point was the very bottom of the pilot. They were painted brilliant white with a medium-thick blue stripe beneath the windows.
They were only formed as sixteen-car sets and had no restaurant cars, though they did originally feature two refreshment counters (later removed).
Technically, they are notable for being the first Shinkansen sets to employ three-phase AC traction motors instead of direct current units, as well as new bolsterless bogies to reduce weight.
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