N700 Series Shinkansen

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N700 Series Shinkansen

N700 Series Shinkansen set Z0 on a test run at Hamamatsu (28 Jan 2006).
Initial acceleration 2.6 km/h/s
Top speed (service) 270 (Tokaido) /300 (Sanyo) km/h
Gauge 1435 mm
Voltage 25000V 60Hz AC

The N700 Series Shinkansen is a high-speed train with tilting capability being developed jointly by JR Central and JR West for use on the Tōkaidō and Sanyō Shinkansen lines. The prototype 16-car train was delivered in spring 2005 for extensive testing. Full-production trains will have a maximum speed of 300 km/h, and tilting of up to one degree will allow the trains to maintain 270 km/h even on 2,500 m radius curves that currently have a maximum speed of 255 km/h. According to the 2007 JR schedule, this will reduce the travel time between Tokyo and Osaka to 2:25, shaving five minutes off the current time taken.

The N700 trains will enter passenger service on Nozomi services from 2007-07-01, with three daily round-trip runs.[1] It is projected that by 2009, all Nozomi through runs will be operated exclusively by the N700.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "平成19年7月1日（日）ダイヤ改正", JR West, 2006-12-22. Retrieved on March 6, 2007. (in Japanese)


Shinkansen 0 Series Shinkansen
Lines: Tōkaidō • Sanyō • Tōhoku • Jōetsu • Hokuriku • Kyushu

Mini-Shinkansen: Yamagata • Akita • Future lines: Chūō • Hokkaidō • Cancelled lines: Narita

Trainsets: 0 Series • 100 Series • 200 Series • 300 Series • 400 Series • 500 Series • 700 Series • 800 Series • E1 Series • E2 Series • E3 Series • E4 Series • Export trainsets: 700T Series • CRH2 • Future trainsets: N700 Series • FASTECH 360


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