500 Series Shinkansen
The 500 Series Shinkansen is a high-speed train in Japan. They run on the Shinkansen lines. They were retired from the primary Nozomi service in 2010. They now run the all-stations Kodama service between Shin-Osaka and Hakata.
| 500 series | |
|---|---|
[[Image: |300px]]8 car series 500 in "Hello Kitty" livery in July 2018 | |
| In service | 1997–present |
| Manufacturer | Hitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company, Kinki Sharyo, Nippon Sharyo |
| Replaced | 0 series |
| Constructed | 1995–1998 |
| Refurbishment | 2008-2010 |
| Number built | 144 vehicles (9 sets) |
| Number in service | 64 vehicles (8 sets)[1] |
| Number scrapped | 70 vehicles[1] |
| Formation | 8 (formerly 16) cars per trainset |
| Capacity | 16-car W set: 1,324 (200 Green + 1,124 Standard) 8-car V set: 608 |
| Operator | JR West |
| Depot(s) | Hakata[2] |
| Line(s) served | Sanyō Shinkansen, Hakata-Minami Line |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Aluminium alloy |
| Car length | 25,000 mm (82 ft 0 in) (intermediate cars), 27,000 mm (88 ft 7 in) (end cars) |
| Width | 3,380 mm (11 ft 1 in) |
| Height | 3,690 mm (12 ft 1 in) |
| Maximum speed | W set: 300 km/h (186 mph) (Sanyō) V set: 285 km/h (177 mph) Design speed: 320 km/h (199 mph) |
| Acceleration | 1.6 km/h/s [3] 1.92 km/h/s (High acceleration mode)[3] |
| Deceleration | 2.7 km/h/s |
| Traction system | (AC) WMT204 64 x 285 kW (382 hp) (set W1)/275 kW (369 hp) (set W2 onward)[4] |
| Current collection method | W set: "T"-style current collector V set: Pantograph |
| Safety system(s) | ATC-1, ATC-NS |
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All 500 Series have 16 cars. Each train cost about 5 billion yen. Only nine were built.
500 Series Shinkansen Media
An 8-car 500 series Kodama set at Himeji Station in August 2009
Set V2 in the special "500 Type Eva" livery in March 2016
Car 521-1 at the Kyoto Railway Museum in August 2018
Car 522-1 at the Hitachi Kasado factory
Standard-class car interior view
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Green Car'S Seat of Model 500-Shinkansen-, West Japan Railway,Japan
Non-reserved seating car in May 2012
Reserved seating car (car 6) in May 2012
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 JR電車編成表 2012夏 [JR EMU Formations - Summer 2012]. Japan: JRR. May 2012. p. 132. ISBN 978-4-330-28612-9.
- ↑ JR電車編成表 2010夏 [JR EMU Formations - Summer 2010]. Japan: JRR. May 2010. ISBN 978-4-330-14310-1.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Railway Journal: 36. September 2007.
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