JR West 500 Series Shinkansen
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| 500 series | |
 500 series on Nozomi service, May 2008 | |
| In service | 1997–present |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Hitachi Ltd., Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company, Kinki Sharyo, Nippon Sharyo |
| Constructed | 1995–1998 |
| Refurbishment | 2008-2009 |
| Number built | 144 vehicles (9 sets) |
| Number in service | 104 vehicles (9 sets) |
| Number scrapped | 40 vehicles |
| Formation | 8 or 16 cars per trainset |
| Capacity | 16-car W set: 1,324 (200 Green + 1,124 Standard) 8-car V set: 635 |
| Operator | JR West |
| Depot(s) | Hakata[1] |
| Line(s) served | Tōkaidō Shinkansen, Sanyō Shinkansen |
| Specifications | |
| Car body | Aluminium alloy |
| Car length | 25,000 mm (intermediate cars), 27,000 mm (end cars) |
| Width | 3,380 mm |
| Height | 3,690 mm |
| Maximum speed | W set: 270 km/h (Tōkaidō), 300 km/h (Sanyō) V set: 285 km/h (Sanyō) |
| Acceleration | 1.6 km/h/s [2] 1.92 km/h/s (High acceleration mode) [2] |
| Deceleration | 2.7 km/h/s |
| Traction system | (AC) WMT204 64 x 285(W1 set)/275 kW(from W2 set)[3] |
| Power output | 18.24 MW (W1 set), 17.60 MW (from W2 set) |
| Voltage | 25 kV AC, 60 Hz |
| Current collection method | Overhead catenary |
| Safety system(s) | ATC |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm |
The 500 series (500系) is a Shinkansen high-speed train type operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen and Sanyō Shinkansen lines in Japan.[4] They are designed to be capable of 320 km/h (200 mph) although they operate at a maximum of 300 km/h (190 mph) in service. The running gear utilizes computer-controlled active suspension for a smoother, safer ride, and anti-yaw dampers are fitted between cars for improved stability. All sixteen cars in each train are powered. Each train costs an estimated 5 billion yen, and only nine were built.
They have long, pointed nose cones much like that of a supersonic plane than a conventional high-speed train. In 1990, Hitachi commissioned Neumeister Design of Germany to create an exterior and interior design for a new 350 km/h shinkansen. This became the basis for the development of the 500 series.[5]
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16-car W sets
First announced by JR West in September 1994[6], the first set was delivered for testing in 1995, entering passenger service in March 1997. The entire fleet of nine sets was delivered by 1998. Besides the premium Nozomi services and the current Kodama services, full-length trains are also currently used on Hikari Rail Star services during the busy holiday periods.
With the steady increase in the number of N700 Series Shinkansen assigned to Nozomi services, the 500 series fleet was limited to just two return workings between Tokyo and Hakata from the start of the 15 March 2008 timetable. They are expected to be withdrawn from these workings as early as spring 2010.[7]
8-car V sets
Five of the nine 500 series sets were shortened to 8 cars during 2008 and cascaded to Sanyō Shinkansen Kodama workings, replacing the earlier 0 Series sets.[8] The first reformed 8-car set was unveiled to the press on 28 March 2008, and the trains entered service on twelve daily Kodama runs from 1 December 2008.[9]
All passenger saloons on the 8-car 500 series trains have been made no-smoking, with new smoking compartments installed. The maximum operating speed of these trains has been reduced to 285 km/h (177 mph).[10]
See also
Media related to 500 Series Shinkansen at Wikimedia Commons
References
- ↑ JR電車編成表 '07冬号 (JR EMU Formations - Winter 2007). Japan: JRR. December 2006. ISBN 4882830469.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 鉄道ジャーナル(Railway Journal) 2007年9月号. 鉄道ジャーナル社. 2007. pp. P.36.
- ↑ 鉄道ジャーナル(Railway Journal) 2008年5月号. 鉄道ジャーナル社. 2008. pp. P.46.
- ↑ JR全車両ハンドブック2006 (JR Rolling Stock Handbook 2006). Japan: Neko Publishing. 2006.
- ↑ N+P Industrial Design GmbH "Shinkansen Nozomi 500" Retrieved on 16 April, 2009
- ↑ Semmens, Peter (1997). High Speed in Japan: Shinkansen - The World's Busiest High-speed Railway. Sheffield, UK: Platform 5 Publishing. ISBN 1872524885.
- ↑ Minetoshi, Ippei; Suzuki, Takeshi (18 February 2009). "Ultrafast 500 Series to zoom no more on Tokaido Line". The Asahi Shimbun. http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200902180058.html. Retrieved on 2009-03-19.
- ↑ "Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō" magazine February 2008 issue, p74
- ↑ "平成20年度【冬】の臨時列車の運転について (Winter 2008 Operation of the Special Train" (in Japanese). West Japan Railway. 17 October 2008. http://www.westjr.co.jp/ICSFiles/afieldfile/2008/10/17/20081017_fuyurin.pdf. Retrieved on 2009-03-19.
- ↑ "新幹線こだま 500系 (Kodama Shinkansen 500 series)" (in Japanese). West Japan Railway. 2009. http://www.jr-odekake.net/train/kodama_500/index.html. Retrieved on 2009-03-19.
External links
- JR West 500 series Nozomi (Japanese)
- JR West 500 series Kodama (Japanese)
- Kawasaki Heavy Industries information (Japanese)
- Kinki Sharyo information (Japanese)
- Nippon Sharyo information (Japanese)
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