E5 Series Shinkansen

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name = E5 Series Shinkansen


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InService = 2011
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Formation = 10 cars per trainset
Operator = JR East
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LinesServed = Tōhoku Shinkansen
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MaxSpeed = 320 km/h
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Gauge = 1,435 mm
Voltage = 25 kV AC, 50 Hz overhead
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SafetySystem = DS-ATC

The E5 Series Shinkansen are 10-car high-speed trainsets currently on order by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) for use on "Hayate" services from Tokyo to Shin-Aomori commencing in 2011. Technology incorporated in these trains will be derived from the experimental Fastech 360S train tested by JR East.

Maximum speed will be 320 km/h, although services will initially run at a maximum speed of 300 km/h until 2013.

Car 10 (at the Aomori end) will be designated a "Super Green Car" (provisional name), featuring 18 power-reclining "shell" seats in 2+1 abreast configuration. Seat pitch will be 1,300 mm compared to 1,160 mm for conventional Green Car seating.

References

* [http://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2008/20080402.pdf "新型はやて（E5系量産先行車）の概要"] , JR East press release, 8 April 2008
* [http://www.japanrail.com/pdf/news/20080408_super_green.pdf "First Introduction of a 1st Class “Super Green Car” (tentative name) for New “Hayate” Shinkansen Trains (E5 Series)!"] JR East press release, in English 8 April 2008