0 Series Shinkansen

0 series
0 series
	0 series 6-car set R67 at Higashi-Hiroshima Station in April 2008
In service	1 October 1964 – 14 December 2008 (44 years, 74 days)
Manufacturers	Hitachi; Kawasaki Sharyo; Kinki Sharyo; Kisha Seizo; Nippon Sharyo; Tokyu Car Corporation;
Constructed	1963–1986
Refurbished	1990–1998
Scrapped	1977–2008
Number built	3,216 vehicles (201 sets)
Number preserved	25 vehicles
Number scrapped	2,989 vehicles
Successor	100, 300, 500 and 700 series
Formation	4, 6, 12 or 16 cars per trainset
Capacity	368–1,340
Operators	JNR (1964–1987); JR Central (1987–1999); JR West (1987–2008)
Depots	Tokyo, Shin-Osaka, Hakata
Lines served	Tōkaidō Shinkansen (1964–1999); San'yō Shinkansen (1972–2008); Hakataminami Line (1990–2008);
Specifications
Car body construction	Steel
Car length	End cars: 25.15 m (82 ft 6 in); Intermediate cars: 25 m (82 ft);
Width	3.383 m (11 ft 1 in)
Height	4.49 m (14 ft 9 in)
Doors	2 per side
Maximum speed	1964–1986: 210 km/h (130 mph); 1986–2008: 220 km/h (140 mph);
Traction motors	185 kW (248 hp) brushed DC
Power output	11,840 kW (15,880 hp) on a 16-car set
Transmission	Secondary-side tap changer drive
Acceleration	1964–1992: 1.0 km/(h⋅s) (0.62 mph/s); 1992–2008: 1.2 km/(h⋅s) (0.75 mph/s);
Deceleration	2.84 km/(h⋅s) (1.76 mph/s)
Electric system	Overhead line, 25 kV 60 Hz AC
Current collection	PS 200 pantograph
Safety system	ATC-1
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Notes/references
	This train won the 8th Blue Ribbon Award in 1965.

The 0 series (Japanese: 0系) was a Shinkansen high-speed train type introduced by Japanese National Railways (JNR) in October 1964 for use on the newly opened Tōkaidō Shinkansen line, the first Shinkansen route. They were later used on the San'yō Shinkansen after it opened in 1972 and the Hakataminami Line after it opened in 1990. A total of 3,216 vehicles, arranged into 201 sets, were built between 1963 and 1986 by Hitachi, Kawasaki Sharyo, Kinki Sharyo, Kisha Seizo, Nippon Sharyo, and the Tokyu Car Corporation.

Following JNR's privatization in 1987, the trains were transferred to the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) and West Japan Railway Company (JR West), and many sets were refurbished during their service lives before being withdrawn in 2008 after 44 years of service.