E5 and H5 Series Shinkansen

E5 & H5 series
Teal and white bullet train with pink stripe
E5 series set U15 on a Yamabiko service, May 2022
Teal and white bullet train with purple stripe
H5 series set H1 on a Hayabusa service, June 2022
In service
  • E5: 2011–present
  • H5: 2016–present
ManufacturerHitachi Rail, Kawasaki Heavy Industries
ReplacedE2 series, E4 series
Constructed
  • E5: 2009–present
  • H5: 2014–2015
Entered service
  • E5: 5 March 2011; 13 years ago (2011-03-05)
  • H5: 26 March 2016; 8 years ago (2016-03-26)
Number under constructionE5: 80 vehicles (8 sets)
Number built
  • E5: 510 vehicles (51 sets)
  • H5: 40 vehicles (4 sets)
Number in service
  • E5: 510 vehicles (51 sets)
  • H5: 30 vehicles (3 sets)
Number preserved6 vehicles[1]
Number scrapped
Formation10 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers
  • E5: U1–
  • H5: H1–H4
Capacity731 (658 Standard, 55 Green, 18 Gran Class)[3]
Operators
DepotsSendai, Hokkaido (H5 only)
Lines served
Japan:
Specifications
Car body constructionAluminium alloy
Train length253 m (830 ft 1 in)
Car length
  • 26,500 mm (86 ft 11 in) (end cars)
  • 25,000 mm (82 ft 0 in) (intermediate cars)[4]
Width3,350 mm (11 ft 0 in)
Height3,650 mm (12 ft 0 in)
Doors
  • E514/H514: one per side plus one cab access door per side
  • E515/H515: one per side
  • E523/H523: two per side plus one cab access door per side
  • Other cars: two per side
Maximum speed320 km/h (200 mph)
Weight453.5 t (446.3 long tons; 499.9 short tons)
Traction system3-level IGBT-VVVF (Mitsubishi Electric, Toshiba or Hitachi)
Traction motors32 × MT207 300 kW (402 hp) 3-phase AC induction motor[5]
Power output9.6 MW (12,874 hp)
Acceleration1.71 km/(h⋅s) (1.06 mph/s)
Electric system(s)25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary
Current collector(s)Pantograph
BogiesDT209 (motored), TR7008 (trailer)
Braking system(s)Electro-pneumatic regenerative
Safety system(s)DS-ATC
Multiple workingE3 series, E6 series, E8 series
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Notes/references
This train won the 55th Blue Ribbon Award in 2012.
※ Awarded for E5 series

The E5 series (Japanese: E5系, Hepburn: E5-kei) and the related H5 series (Japanese: H5系, Hepburn: H5-kei) are Japanese Shinkansen high-speed train types built by Hitachi Rail and Kawasaki Heavy Industries.

The E5 series is operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East); it was introduced on Tohoku Shinkansen services on 5 March 2011[6] and on Hokkaido Shinkansen services on 26 March 2016. A total of 59 10-car sets are on order, with three sets in service in time for the start of new Hayabusa services to Shin-Aomori in March 2011.[7]

The H5 series, a cold-weather derivative of the E5 series, is operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido); it has been in use on Tohoku and Hokkaido Shinkansen services since 26 March 2016.[8][9] Ordered in February 2014, a total of four 10-car sets were built by Hitachi and Kawasaki Heavy Industries at a cost of approximately ¥18 billion (US$169.9 million).[9] The first two sets were delivered in October 2014.

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  7. ^ 新型新幹線は白とピンク スピード感表現 [New Shinkansen trains will be white and pink, expressing sense of speed] (in Japanese). Sankei News. 3 February 2009. Archived from the original on 8 February 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
  8. ^ 北海道新幹線用車両について [Hokkaido Shinkansen Train Details] (PDF). News release (in Japanese). Japan: Hokkaido Railway Company. 16 April 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
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