E5 series
| E5 series | |
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E5 series shinkansen on a Hayabusa service, March 2011
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| In service | March 2011– |
| Manufacturer | Hitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries |
| Constructed | 2009– |
| Number under construction | 300 vehicles (30 sets) |
| Number built | 290 vehicles (29 sets) |
| Number in service | 290 vehicles (29 sets) (as of 31 December 2015[update]) |
| Formation | 10 cars per trainset |
| Fleet numbers | U1– |
| Capacity | 731 (658 Standard, 55 Green, 18 Gran Class) |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Line(s) served | Tohoku Shinkansen, Hokkaido Shinkansen |
| Specifications | |
| 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) |
| Width | 3,350 mm (11 ft 0 in) |
| Height | 3,650 mm (12 ft 0 in) |
| Doors | E514: one per side plus one cab access door per side E515: one per side E523: two per side plus one cab access door per side Other intermediate cars: two per side |
| Maximum speed | 320 km/h (200 mph) |
| Weight | 453.5 t (446.3 long tons; 499.9 short tons) |
| Traction system | MT207 AC traction motors (300 kW) |
| Power output | 9,960 kW (13,360 hp) |
| Acceleration | 1.71 km/(h·s) (0.48 m/s/s) |
| Electric system(s) | 25 kV AC, 50 Hz overhead catenary |
| Current collection method | Pantograph |
| Bogies | DT209 (motored), TR7008 (trailer) |
| Braking system(s) | Regenerative |
| Safety system(s) | DS-ATC |
| Multiple working | E3 series/E6 series |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
The E5 series (E5系?) is a Japanese Shinkansen high-speed train type operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) on Tohoku Shinkansen services since 5 March 2011 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.
Technology incorporated in these trains is derived from the experimental Fastech 360S train tested by JR East. The initial maximum speed in service was 300 km/h (186 mph), but this was raised to 320 km/h (199 mph) between Utsunomiya and Morioka from the start of the revised timetable on 16 March 2013.
PS208 pantograph
As of 26 March 2016[update], E5 series trainsets work in a pool with similar JR Hokkaido H5 series trainsets, and are used on the following services on the Tohoku and Hokkaido Shinkansen lines:
E5 series trainsets were first introduced on the new Hayabusa services between Tokyo and Shin-Aomori from 5 March 2011, initially operating at a maximum speed of 300 km/h. From 19 November 2011, a total of six E5 series trainsets were in operation, with sets also used on some Hayate and Yamabiko services. Hayate services operated coupled with E3 series Komachi services, and were limited to a maximum speed of 275 km/h. From the start of the revised timetable on 17 March 2012, E5 series sets were also introduced used on some Nasuno all-stations services.
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