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Nathan Chan
Tokaido, San-Yo, Kyushu Shinkansen
0 Series | Nozomi, Hikari, Kodama
Operators
JR West
JR Central
JNR
Lines Served
San-Yo Shinkansen, Tokaido Shinkansen
Hakata-Minami Line
Date Introduced
October 1964
No. Built
3216(201 sets)
No. in Service
0 (Retired)
Max Speed
220km/h
Capacity
1340
Track Gauge
1,435mm Standard
100 Series | Nozomi, Hikari, Kodama
Operators
JR West
JR Central
JNR
Lines Served
San-Yo Shinkansen, Tokaido Shinkansen
Hakata-Minami Line
Date Introduced
October 1985
No. Built
1056 (66 sets)
No. in Service
0 (Retired)
Max Speed
220km/h
Capacity(G sets)
1321
Track Gauge
1,435mm Standard
300 Series | Nozomi, Hikari, Kodama
Operators
JR West
JR Central
Lines Served
San-Yo Shinkansen, Tokaido Shinkansen
Date Introduced
March 1992
No. Built
1104 (69 sets)
No. in Service
0 (Retired)
Max Speed
270km/h
Capacity
1323
Track Gauge
1,435mm Standard
500 Series | Hikari, Kodama
Operators
JR West
Lines Served
San-Yo Shinkansen, Tokaido Shinkansen, Hakata-Minami line
Date Introduced
March 1997
No. Built
144(9 sets)
No. in Service
48(6 sets)
Max Speed
285km/h
Capacity(V-set)
608
Track Gauge
1,435mm Standard
700 Series | Tsubame(800 Series)
Operators
JR West
JR Central
Lines Served
San-Yo Shinkansen, Tokaido Shinkansen, Hakata-Minami line
Date Introduced
March 1999
No. Built
1328(91 sets)
No. in Service
128(16 sets)
Max Speed
Tokaido: 270km/h
Sanyo: 285km/h
Capacity(E-set)
571
Track Gauge
1,435mm Standard
N700 Series | Nozomi, Hikari, Kodama, Mizuho, Sakura
Operators
JR West
JR Central
JR Kyushu
Lines Served
San-Yo Shinkansen, Tokaido Shinkansen, Hakata-Minami line,
Kyushu Shinkansen
Date Introduced
July 2007
No. Built
1328(91 sets)
No. in Service
128(16 sets)
Max Speed
Tokaido: 285km/h
Sanyo: 300km/h
Kyushu: 260km/h
Capacity(F,G-set)
1323
N700S Series | Nozomi, Hikari, Kodama, Kamome
Operators
JR West
JR Central
JR Kyushu
Lines Served
San-Yo Shinkansen, Tokaido Shinkansen, Hakata-Minami line,
Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen
Date Introduced
July 2020
No. Built
696(46 sets)
No. in Service
696(46 sets)
Max Speed
Tokaido: 285km/h
Sanyo: 300km/h
Kyushu: 260km/h
Capacity(J,H-set)
1323
Tohoku, Hokuriku, Joetsu, Akita, Yamagata Shinkansen
200 Series | Yamabiko, Nasuno, Aoba, Asahi, Toki, Asama
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Operators
JR East
Lines Served
Tohoku Shinkansen
Joetsu Shinkansen
Gala-Yuzawa Line
Date Introduced
March 1982
No. Built
700(66 sets)
No. in Service
0 (Retired)
Max Speed
210-275 km/h
Capacity
N/A
400 Series | Tsubasa, Nasuno
Operators
JR East
Lines Served
Tohoku Shinkansen
Yamagata Shinkansen
Date Introduced
July 1992
No. Built
84 (12 sets)
No. in Service
0 (Retired)
Max Speed
Tohoku: 240km/h
Yamagata: 140km/h
Capacity
399
E1 Series | Max Asahi, Max Tanigawa, Max Toki, Max Aoba, Max Nasuno, Max Yamabiko
Operators
JR East
Lines Served
Tohoku Shinkansen
Joetsu Shinkansen
Date Introduced
July 1994
No. Built
72(6 sets)
No. in Service
0 (Retired)
Max Speed
240km/h
Capacity
1235
E2 Series | Yamabiko, Nasuno
Operators
JR East
Lines Served
Tohoku Shinkansen
Date Introduced
March 1997
No. Built
502(53 sets)
No. in Service
60(6 sets)
Max Speed
Tohoku: 275km/h
Capacity(J-set)
815
E3 Series | Tsubasa, Yamabiko, Nasuno
Operators
JR East
Lines Served
Tohoku Shinkansen, Yamagata Shinkansen
Date Introduced
March 1997
No. Built
261(41 sets)
No. in Service
84(12 sets)
Max Speed
Tohoku: 275km/h
Yamagata: 130km/h
Capacity(L60 sets)
394
E4 Series
Operators
JR East
Lines Served
Tohoku Shinkansen, Joetsu Shinkansen
Date Introduced
December 1997
No. Built
208 (26 sets)
No. in Service
0 (Retired)
Max Speed
240km/h
Capacity(L60 sets)
817
E5 Series | Hayabusa, Hayate, Yamabiko, Nasuno
Operators
JR East
Lines Served
Tohoku Shinkansen
Date Introduced
March 2011
No. Built
510(51 sets)
No. in Service
510(51 sets)
Max Speed
Tohoku: 320km/h
Capacity
731
H5 Series | Hayabusa, Hayate
Operators
JR Hokkaido
Lines Served
Tohoku Shinkansen, Hokkaido Shinkansen
Date Introduced
March 2016
No. Built
40(4 sets)
No. in Service
30(3 sets)
Max Speed
Tohoku: 320km/h
Hokkaido: 260km/h
Capacity
731
E6 Series | Komachi, Hayabusa, Yamabiko, Nasuno
Operators
JR East
Lines Served
Tohoku Shinkansen
Akita Shinkansen
Date Introduced
March 2013
No. Built
168(24 sets)
No. in Service
161(23 sets)
Max Speed
Tohoku: 320km/h
Akita: 130km/h
Capacity
338
E7, W7 Series | Kagayaki, Hakutaka, Tsurugi, Asama, Toki, Tanigawa
Operators
JR East
JR West
Lines Served
Hokuriku Shinkansen, Jōetsu Shinkansen
Date Introduced
March 2014
No. Built
852(71 sets)
No. in Service
732(61 sets)
Max Speed
Hokuriku: 260km/h
Jōetsu: 275km/h
Capacity
934
E8 Series | Tsubasa, Yamabiko, Nasuno
Operators
JR East
Lines Served
Tohoku Shinkansen
Yamagata Shinkansen
Date Introduced
March 2024
No. Built
66(11 sets)
No. in Service
66(11 sets)
Max Speed
Tohoku: 300km/h
Yamagata: 130km/h
Capacity
355
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