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
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16-car 500 series on a Nozomi service, May 2008
In service22 March 1997 (1997-03-22) – present
ManufacturerHitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kinki Sharyo, Nippon Sharyo
Replaced0 series
Constructed1995–1998
Entered service1997
Refurbishment2008–2010
Number built144 vehicles (9 sets)
Number in service48 vehicles (6 sets)
Number preserved2 vehicles
Number scrapped78 vehicles
Formation8 (originally 16) cars per trainset
Capacity
  • 16-car W set: 1,324 (200 Green + 1,124 Standard)
  • 8-car V set: 608
OperatorJR-West
Depot(s)Hakata
Line(s) servedSanyo Shinkansen, Hakata-Minami Line, Tokaido Shinkansen (1997–2010)
Specifications
Car body constructionAluminium alloy, Honeycomb structure
Car length
  • 25 m (82 ft 0 in) (intermediate cars)
  • 27 m (88 ft 7 in) (end cars)
Width3,380 mm (11 ft 1 in)
Height3,690 mm (12 ft 1 in)
DoorsTwo plug doors per side (intermediate cars)
One plug door per side (end cars)
Maximum speed
  • W set: 270 km/h (168 mph) (Tōkaidō)
    300 km/h (186 mph) (Sanyō)
  • V set: 285 km/h (177 mph)
  • Design speed: 320 km/h (199 mph)
Acceleration1.6 km/(h·s) (0.99 mph/s)[1]
1.92 km/(h·s) (1.19 mph/s) (High acceleration mode)[1]
Deceleration2.7 km/(h·s) (1.7 mph/s)
Traction system(AC) WMT204 64 × 285 kW (382 hp) (set W1)/275 kW (369 hp) (set W2 onward)[2]
Current collection method
  • W set: "T"-style current collector
  • V set: Pantograph
Safety system(s)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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Railway Journal: 36. September 2007.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  2. Railway Journal. Japan: 46. May 2008.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)