800 Series Shinkansen

Infobox EMU
name = 800 Series Shinkansen

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imagesize = 240px
caption = 800 Series Shinkansen at Shin-Minamata station
InService = 2004 - Present
Manufacturer = Hitachi
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Built = 36 vehicles (6 sets)
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Formation = 6 cars per trainset
Operator = JR Kyushu
Depots = Sendai
LinesServed = Kyushu Shinkansen
CarBody = Aluminium
CarLength = 25,000 mm (intermediate cars), 27,350 mm (end cars)
CarWidth = 3,380 mm
CarHeight = 3,650 mm
MaxSpeed = 260 km/h
Weight =
Capacity = 392
Acceleration = 2.5 km/h/s
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Power =
Gauge = 1,435 mm
Voltage = 25 kV AC, 60 Hz overhead
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The 800 Series Shinkansen train was developed by Hitachi for use on the Kyushu Shinkansen high-speed rail line in Japan. The trains were introduced on the "Tsubame" services in March 2004.

The 800 series is slightly slower than its predecessors, the 500 Series Shinkansen and 700 Series Shinkansen: it will only reach a maximum speed of 260 km/h (160 mph) in service, although its design speed is up to 285 km/h (180 mph).

It abandons the 700's "duckbill" nose in favor of a sharper nose more reminiscent of the 300 series. The livery is white, with a red stripe.

Seating is four abreast (2 by 2), with wheelchair-accessible seating and lavatory facilities in two of the six cars.