E1 Series Shinkansen

Infobox EMU
name = E1 Series Shinkansen


imagesize = 240px
caption = E1 Series train set, May 2008
InService = 1994 - Present
Manufacturer = Hitachi, Kawasaki HI
Family = Max
Built = 72 vehicles (6 sets)
Refurbishment = 2003 - 2005
Formation = 12 cars per trainset
Operator = JR East
Depots = Niigata
LinesServed = Jōetsu Shinkansen
CarBody = Steel
CarLength = 25,000 mm (intermediate cars), 26,050 mm (end cars)
CarWidth = 3,430 mm
CarHeight = 4,493 mm
MaxSpeed = 240 km/h
Weight =
Capacity = 1,235
Acceleration = 1.6 km/h/s
Deceleration =
Traction = (AC) MT204 (24 x 410 kW per 12-car train)
Power = 9.84 MW
Gauge = 1,435 mm
Voltage = 25 kV AC, 50 Hz overhead
Brakes =
SafetySystem = DS-ATC

The E1 Series Shinkansen trainsets, introduced in 1994, were the first double-deck trains built for Japan's Shinkansen dedicated high-speed rail lines. They are generally, along with their fellow double-deck class the E4 Series Shinkansen, known by the marketing name "MAX" (Multi-Amenity eXpress).

They were introduced specifically to relieve overcrowding on services used by commuters on the Tōhoku Shinkansen and Jōetsu Shinkansen. All six twelve-car trainsets were transferred to the Jōetsu Shinkansen as of 1999, and eight-car E4 Series Shinkansen trainsets replaced the E1 Series on the Tohoku Shinkansen.

The trains have a standard seating capacity of 1,235 passengers.

ee also

* E4 Series Shinkansen, double-deck Shinkansen
* TGV Duplex, French double-deck high speed train

External links

* [http://www.jreast.co.jp/train/shinkan/e1.html E1 Series "Max Toki/Max Tanigawa"] ja icon