E5 Series Shinkansen

E5 series

E5 series image

E5 series shinkansen on a Hayabusa service, March 2011
In service March 2011–
Manufacturer Hitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Constructed 2009–
Number under construction 310 vehicles (31 sets)
Number built 280 vehicles (28 sets)
Number in service 280 vehicles (28 sets) (as of 1 October 2015)
Formation 10 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers U1–
Capacity 731 (658 Standard, 55 Green, 18 Gran Class)[1]
Operator(s) JR East
Line(s) served Tohoku 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)[2]
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)[3]
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.[4] 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.[5]

Design

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.[6]

Operations

E5 series set U6 on a Hayate service, November 2011

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.[7] From the start of the revised timetable on 17 March 2012, E5 series sets were also introduced used on some Nasuno all-stations services.[8]

Exterior

The exterior design of the trains is broadly based on the experimental Fastech 360S train, with a colour scheme of "Tokiwa" (常盤) green for the upper body and "Hiun" (飛雲) white for the lower body, separated by a "Hayate" pink stripe.[9]

Interior

Gran Class

Car 10 (at the Aomori end) is designated "Gran Class", featuring 18 power-reclining "shell" seats with leather seat covers arranged in 2+1 abreast configuration.[10] Originally given the provisional name "Super Green Car", seat pitch in the Gran Class car is 1,300 mm (51.2 in).[11] Seats are 520 mm (20.5 in) wide and recline to a maximum angle of 45 degrees.[10] The pre-series set, S11, did not initially include Gran Class accommodation.[1]

Green car

Car 9 is designated as "Green car" (first class) accommodation with 55 seats arranged in 2+2 abreast configuration. Seat pitch is 1,160 mm (45.7 in). Seats are 475 mm (18.7 in) wide and recline to an angle of 31 degrees.[10]

Ordinary class

Ordinary-class cars (cars 1 to 8) have a seat pitch of 1,040 mm (40.9 in), which is 60 mm (2.4 in) larger than on the E2 series trains.[2] Seating is arranged in 3+2 abreast configuration. AC power outlets are provided for window seats and rows of seats at car ends.[12]

Formation

The production sets are formed as follows, with car 1 at the Tokyo end and car 10 at the Aomori end.[13]

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Designation T1c M2 M1 M2 M1k M2 M1 M2 M1s Tsc
Numbering E523 E526-100 E525 E526-200 E525-400 E526-300 E525-100 E526-400 E515 E514
Weight (t) 41.9 45.9 46.0 46.3 46.1 46.8 46.8 46.0 45.8 42.7
Capacity 29 100 85 100 59 100 85 100 55 18
Facilities Toilet   Toilet, cardphone   Toilet, AED, cardphone, wheelchair space   Toilet   Toilet, wheelchair space, conductor's compartment  

Cars 3 and 7 each have one single-arm pantograph, although only one is normally raised in service.[14]

History

Pre-production set S11 at Sendai General Depot, July 2009

The pre-series set, S11, was delivered to Sendai Depot in May 2009 ahead of extensive test running on the Tohoku Shinkansen.[15] Cars 1 to 5 were built by Hitachi in Yamaguchi Prefecture, and cars 6 to 10 were built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Hyogo Prefecture.[16] Set S11 made its first appearance at Tokyo Station on 9 December 2009.[17]

The first full-production set, U2, was delivered to Sendai Depot in December 2010.[14]

In May 2012, the E5 series was awarded the 2012 Blue Ribbon Award, presented annually by the Japan Railfan Club.[18] A formal presentation ceremony was held at Tokyo Station on 20 November 2012.[19]

The pre-series set, S11, was upgraded to full-production standard in February 2013 and renumbered U1.[20] It retains the flush plug doors for the passenger doors immediately behind the driving cabs, whereas the full-production sets have recessed sliding doors.[20]

From the start of the revised timetable on 16 March 2013, the maximum speed in service was raised from 300 km/h (186 mph) to 320 km/h (199 mph) between Utsunomiya and Morioka.[6]

Fleet list

As of 1 October 2015, the fleet is as follows.[6]

Set number Manufacturer Date delivered Remarks
U1 Hitachi/Kawasaki HI 15 June 2009 Pre-series set, originally numbered S11, modified February 2013
U2 Kawasaki HI 13 December 2010 Full-production sets
U3 Hitachi 31 January 2011
U4 Hitachi 18 February 2011
U5 Hitachi 19 August 2011
U6 Kawasaki HI 27 September 2011
U7 Hitachi 13 October 2011
U8 Kawasaki HI 14 November 2011
U9 Kawasaki HI 5 December 2011
U10 Hitachi 30 January 2012
U11 Kawasaki HI 17 February 2012
U12 Kawasaki HI 2 April 2012
U13 Hitachi 26 April 2012
U14 Kawasaki HI 31 May 2012
U15 Hitachi 11 June 2012
U16 Hitachi 26 July 2012
U17 Kawasaki HI 24 August 2012
U18 Kawasaki HI 14 September 2012
U19 Kawasaki HI 12 October 2012
U20 Hitachi 22 November 2012
U21 Kawasaki HI 25 December 2012
U22 Hitachi 31 January 2013
U23 Kawasaki HI 22 February 2013
U24 Hitachi 28 March 2013
U25 Kawasaki HI 10 April 2013
U26 Hitachi 30 May 2013
U27 Kawasaki HI 7 June 2013
U28 Hitachi 26 July 2013
U29
U30
U31
U32
U33
U34
U35
U36
U37
U38
U39
U40
U41
U42
U43
U44
U45
U46
U47
U48
U49
U50
U51
U52
U53
U54
U55
U56
U57
U58
U59

Special train services

A special Joetsu Shinkansen 30th Anniversary (上越新幹線開業30周年号」 Jōetsu Shinkansen Kaigyō 30-shūnen-gō) service ran from Niigata to Tokyo on 17 November 2012 using E5 series set U8, with a special ceremony at Niigata Station before departure.[21][22] This was the first revenue-earning service operated on the Joetsu Shinkansen by an E5 series trainset.[22]

Future developments

Main article: H5 Series Shinkansen

An order for four 10-car trainsets based on the E5 series design was placed by JR Hokkaido in February 2014 for use on Hokkaido Shinkansen services scheduled to start in March 2016.[23] Classified H5 series, these trains will incorporate minor interior design differences compared with the E5 series.[24]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 MLIT press release: 東北新幹線に導入予定の新型高速新幹線車両（Ｅ５系）に係る安全性確認書の交付を行います (9 June 2009). Retrieved on 18 June 2009. (Japanese)
  2. 1 2 "JR東日本　E5系新幹線電車（量産先行車）" [JR East E5 series shinkansen pre-series train]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō (Japan: Kotsu Shimbun) 38 (304): 68–69. August 2009.
  3. ↑ 鉄道のテクノロジー 3 JR高速特急Part.1 [Railway Technology 3: JR High-speed Limited Express Trains Part.1] (in Japanese). Sanei Shobo Publishing. July 2009. p. 9. ISBN 978-4-7796-0669-4.
  4. ↑ 新しい東北新幹線の列車愛称等の決定について [Name selected for new Tohoku Shinkansen services] (PDF) (in Japanese). JR East. 11 May 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  5. ↑ 新型新幹線は白とピンク　スピード感表現 [New Shinkansen trains will be white and pink, expressing sense of speed] (in Japanese). Sankei News. 3 February 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
  6. 1 2 3 JR電車編成表 2016冬 [JR EMU Formations - Winter 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 18 November 2014. p. 12. ISBN 978-4-330-62315-3.
  7. ↑ 東北新幹線「はやぶさ」に投入しているＥ５系車両を「はやて」「やまびこ」に導入！ [Tohoku Shinkansen "Hayabusa" E5 series trains to be introduced on "Hayate" and "Yamabiko" services] (pdf). Press release (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 12 September 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  8. ↑ ２０１２年３月ダイヤ改正について [March 2012 Timetable Revision] (pdf) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  9. ↑ 新型高速新幹線車両(Ｅ５系)のデザインについて [Information on Design of New Shinkansen E5 Series Trains] (PDF) (in Japanese). JR East. 3 February 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
  10. 1 2 3 "新型高速新幹線車両（E5 系）「スーパーグリーン車（仮称）」の正式名称・インテリアデザイン決定について" [Official name and interior design selected for new Tōhoku Shinkansen "Super Green Car"] (PDF) (in Japanese). JR East. 11 May 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  11. ↑ "First Introduction of a 1st Class "Super Green Car" (tentative name) for New "Hayate" Shinkansen Trains (E5 Series)!" (PDF). JR East. 8 April 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
  12. ↑ Osaka, Naoki (10 April 2014). なぜ北陸新幹線は全席コンセント付きなのか [Why does the Hokuriku Shinkansen have power outlets for every seat?]. Toyo Keizai Online (in Japanese). Japan: Toyo Keizai Inc. p. 3. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  13. ↑ "JR東日本　E5系新幹線電車（量産車）" [JR East E5 series Shinkansen (full-production version)]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 40 no. 322 (Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun). February 2011. pp. 80–83.
  14. 1 2 JR電車編成表 2012冬 [JR EMU Formations - Winter 2012]. Japan: JRR. October 2011. p. 10. ISBN 978-4-330-25611-5.
  15. ↑ "E5系S11編成仙台港に陸揚げ" [E5 series set S11 unloaded at Sendai Port]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Koyusha Co., Ltd. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
  16. ↑ "JR車両の動き　" [JR Rolling Stock Changes]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō (Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun) 38 (305): 125. September 2009.
  17. ↑ "E5系が東京へ初入線" [E5 series reaches Tokyo for first time]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Koyusha Co., Ltd. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
  18. ↑ ブルーリボン賞・ローレル賞　選定車両一覧 [Blue Ribbon Award & Laurel Prize Winner List] (in Japanese). Japan: Japan Railfan Club. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  19. ↑ "ブルーリボン賞・ローレル賞受賞式" [Blue Ribbon and Laurel Prize Presentation Ceremonies]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 53 no. 622 (Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd.). February 2013. p. 64.
  20. 1 2 "E5系S11編成が量産化改造を実施" [E5 series set S11 modified to full-production standard]. RM News (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. 28 February 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  21. ↑ おかげさまで上越新幹線開業３０周年 [Joetsu Shinkansen 30th Anniversary Celebrations] (pdf) (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company, Niigata Division. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  22. 1 2 "団体臨時列車「上越新幹線開業30周年記念号」，E5系で運転" [Special "Joetsu Shinkansen 30th Anniversary" runs using E5 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 18 November 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  23. ↑ 北海道新幹線４編成40両、年内に納入開始　ＪＲ社長会見、総額180億円 [4 Hokkaido Shinkansen sets to be delivered this year at cost of 18 billion yen]. Doshin Web (in Japanese). Japan: The Hokkaido Shimbun Press. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  24. ↑ 北海道新幹線「Ｈ５系」、内装には雪の結晶も [Hokkaido Shinkansen "H5 series" - Interiors to feature snowflake design]. Yomiuri Online (in Japanese). Japan: The Yomiuri Shimbun. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.

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