| 0 series | |
|---|---|
 0 series 6-car set R67 at Higashi-Hiroshima Station in April 2008 | |
| In service | 1 October 1964 – 14 December 2008 (44 years, 74 days) |
| Manufacturer | Hitachi, Kawasaki Sharyo, Kinki Sharyo, Kisha Seizo, Nippon Sharyo, Tokyu Car Corporation |
| Constructed | 1963–1986 |
| Refurbished | 1990–1998 |
| Scrapped | 2000–2008[citation needed] |
| Number built | 3,216 vehicles (201 sets)[clarification needed] |
| Number preserved | 25 vehicles (as of November 2024[update]) |
| Number scrapped | 2,989 vehicles |
| Successor | 100 series, 300 series, 500 series, 700 series |
| Formation | 4, 6, 8, 12 or 16 cars per trainset |
| Capacity | 368–1,340[1] |
| Operators | JNR (1964–1987) JR Central (1987–1999) JR West (1987–2008) |
| Depots | Tokyo, Shin-Osaka, Hakata |
| Lines served | Tōkaidō Shinkansen (1964-1999) San'yō Shinkansen (1972-2008) Hakata-Minami Line (1990-2008) |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Steel |
| Car length | 25 m (82 ft 1⁄4 in) (intermediate cars) 25.15 m (82 ft 6+1⁄8 in) (end cars) |
| Width | 3,383 mm (11 ft 1+1⁄4 in) |
| Height | 4,490 mm (14 ft 8+3⁄4 in) |
| Doors | 2 per side |
| Maximum speed | 210 km/h (130 mph) (1964–1986) 220 km/h (137 mph) (1986–2008) |
| Traction motors | Brushed DC motor, 185 kW (248 hp) each |
| Power output | 11,840 kW (15,878 hp) (16-car set)[2] |
| Transmission | Secondary-side tap changer drive |
| Acceleration | 1.0 km/(h⋅s) (0.62 mph/s) (1964–1992) 1.2 km/(h⋅s) (0.75 mph/s) (1992–2008) |
| Deceleration | 2.84 km/(h⋅s) (1.76 mph/s)s |
| Electric system(s) | 25 kV AC, 60 Hz, overhead catenary |
| Current collector(s) | PS 200 pantograph |
| Safety system(s) | ATC-1 |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Notes/references | |
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The 0 series (0系, Zero-kei) trains were the first generation Shinkansen trainsets built to run on Japan's Tōkaidō Shinkansen high-speed line which opened in 1964.[2] The last remaining trainsets were withdrawn in 2008 after 44 years of service.
- ^ 日本機械学会, ed. (1999). 高速鉄道物語 -その技術を追う-. 成山堂書店. p. 34. ISBN 978-4-425-92321-2.
- ^ a b Semmens, Peter (1997). High Speed in Japan: Shinkansen - The World's Busiest High-speed Railway. Sheffield, UK: Platform 5 Publishing. pp. 12, 55. ISBN 1-872524-88-5.