400 Series Shinkansen
| 400 series | |
|---|---|
A 400 series train, painted in later livery, at Yonezawa Station | |
| In service | 1 July 1992 – 18 April 2010 (17 years, 291 days) |
| Manufacturer | Kawasaki Heavy Industries |
| Family name | Mini-Shinkansen |
| Constructed | 1992–1995 |
| Refurbished | 1999–2001 |
| Scrapped | 2009–2010 |
| Number built | 84 vehicles (12 sets) |
| Number in service | None |
| Number preserved | 1 vehicle |
| Number scrapped | 83 vehicles |
| Successor | E3 series |
| Formation | 7 cars per trainset |
| Fleet numbers | L1–L12 |
| Capacity | 399 (20 Green + 379 Standard) |
| Operators | JR East |
| Depots | Yamagata |
| Lines served | |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Steel |
| Car length |
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| Width | 2.947 m (9 ft 8 in) |
| Doors | 1 per side |
| Maximum speed | 240 km/h (150 mph) |
| Traction system | 24 × 210 kW (280 hp) thyristor drive |
| Power output | 5,040 kW (6,760 hp) |
| Acceleration | 1.6 km/(h⋅s) (0.99 mph/s) |
| Deceleration | 2.6 km/(h⋅s) (1.6 mph/s) |
| Electric system(s) | |
| Current collection | PS204 pantograph |
| Bogies |
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| Safety system(s) | ATC-2, DS-ATC, ATS-P |
| Multiple working | Up to two units: 200 or E4 series |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
The 400 series (Japanese: 400系) was a Japanese Shinkansen high-speed train type operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) between 1992 and 2010 on Tsubasa services on Japan's first mini-Shinkansen line, the Yamagata Shinkansen branch from the main Tōhoku Shinkansen.
The fleet of 400 series trains was leased by JR East from the owning company, Yamagata JR Chokutsū Tokkyū Hoyū Kikō (山形ジェイアール直通特急保有機構(株)), a third-sector company jointly owned by JR East and Yamagata Prefecture.
The trains were originally formed as six-car sets, but a seventh car was added to each set in 1995 due to the popularity of the Tsubasa services.