E5 and H5 Series Shinkansen
| E5 & H5 series | |
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E5 series set on a Yamabiko service, May 2022 | |
H5 series set on a Hayabusa service, June 2022 | |
| Stock type | Electric multiple unit |
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| Manufacturers | |
| Replaced | 200, E2 and E4 series |
| Constructed |
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| Entered service |
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| Number under construction | E5: 80 vehicles (8 sets) |
| Number built |
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| Number in service |
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| Number preserved | 6 vehicles |
| Number scrapped |
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| Formation | 10 cars per trainset |
| Fleet numbers |
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| Capacity | 731 (18 Gran Class + 55 Green + 658 ordinary) |
| Operators |
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| Depots | Sendai, Hokkaido (H5 only) |
| Lines served | |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Aluminium alloy |
| Train length | 253 m (830 ft 1 in) |
| Car length |
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| Width | 3.35 m (11 ft 0 in) |
| Height | 3.65 m (12 ft 0 in) |
| Doors | 1 or 2 per side, per car |
| Maximum speed | 320 km/h (200 mph) |
| Weight | 453.5 t (1,000,000 lb) |
| Traction system | 3-level IGBT-VVVF (Mitsubishi Electric, Toshiba or Hitachi) |
| Traction motors | 32 × 300 kW (400 hp) MT207 AC |
| Power output | 9,600 kW (12,900 hp) |
| Acceleration | 1.71 km/(h⋅s) (1.06 mph/s) |
| Electric system | Overhead line, 25 kV 50 Hz AC |
| Current collection | Pantograph |
| Bogies |
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| Braking systems | Electro-pneumatic, regenerative |
| Safety system | DS-ATC |
| Multiple working | Up to two units: E3, E6 or E8 series |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Notes/references | |
This train won the 55th Blue Ribbon Award in 2012. | |
The E5 series (Japanese: E5系) and the H5 series (H5系) are Shinkansen high-speed train types. A total of 63 ten-car trainsets are being built by Hitachi Rail and Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing between 2009 and the present.
The E5 series is operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) on Tōhoku Shinkansen services. A total of 59 sets were ordered, first placed into service on 5 March 2011.
The H5 series, a cold-weather derivative of the E5 series, is operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) on Hokkaido Shinkansen services. Four sets were ordered, with the first entering service on 26 March 2016.