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E5 & H5 series
E5 series set U15 on a Yamabiko service, May 2022
H5 series set H1 on a Hayabusa service, June 2022
In service	E5: 2011–present H5: 2016–present
Manufacturer	Hitachi Rail, Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Replaced	E2 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 construction	E5: 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 preserved	6 vehicles
Number scrapped	H5: 10 vehicles (1 set; set H2; earthquake damage)
Formation	10 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers	E5: U1– H5: H1–H4
Capacity	731 (658 Standard, 55 Green, 18 Gran Class)
Operators	E5: JR East NHSRCL (2026) H5: JR Hokkaido
Depots	Sendai, Hokkaido (H5 only)
Lines served	Japan: Tōhoku Shinkansen Hokkaido Shinkansen India: Mumbai–Ahmedabad HSRC (2026)
Specifications
Car body construction	Aluminium alloy
Train length	253 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)
Width	3,350 mm (11 ft 0 in)
Height	3,650 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 speed	320 km/h (200 mph)
Weight	453.5 t (446.3 long tons; 499.9 short tons)
Traction system	3-level IGBT-VVVF (Mitsubishi Electric, Toshiba or Hitachi)
Traction motors	32 × MT207 300 kW (402 hp) 3-phase AC induction motor
Power output	9.6 MW (12,874 hp)
Acceleration	1.71 km/(h⋅s) (1.06 mph/s)
Electric system(s)	25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary
Current collector(s)	Pantograph
Bogies	DT209 (motored), TR7008 (trailer)
Braking system(s)	Electro-pneumatic regenerative
Safety system(s)	DS-ATC
Multiple working	E3 series, E6 series, E8 series
Track gauge	1,435 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 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.

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. 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). The first two sets were delivered in October 2014.

Design

Technology incorporated in these trains is derived from the experimental Fastech 360S train tested by JR East. The initial maximum speed in service was 300 km/h (186 mph), but this was raised to 320 km/h (199 mph) between Utsunomiya and Morioka from the start of the revised timetable on 16 March 2013. The trains feature an electric active suspension.

H5

The H5 series is directly based on the E5 series and has an identical maximum operating speed of 320 km/h (199 mph), although this is limited to 260 km/h (162 mph) on the Hokkaido Shinkansen, and to 160 km/h (99 mph) on the dual gauge track extending through the undersea Seikan Tunnel connecting Hokkaido with mainland Honshu. All cars feature active suspension, and tilt by up to 1.5 degrees through curves, allowing the maximum speed of 320 km/h to be maintained even on curves with a radius of 4,000 m (13,000 ft). The units feature a number of cold-weather improvements, including an upgraded snowplow on the lead units, durable rubber to protect the various connections between cars and a stainless-steel underframe to protect the electronics (upgraded from the usual aluminium underframe protection for added durability). They also incorporate minor interior design differences compared with the E5 series.

• PS208 pantograph

Operations

As of 26 March 2016, E5 series and H5 trainsets work with each other, and are used on the following services on the Tohoku and Hokkaido Shinkansen lines:

• Hayabusa
• Hayate
• Yamabiko
• Nasuno

E5 series trainsets were first introduced on the new Hayabusa services between Tokyo and Shin-Aomori from 5 March 2011, initially operating at a maximum speed of 300 km/h (186 mph). From 19 November 2011, a total of six E5 series trainsets were in operation, with sets also used on some Hayate and Yamabiko services. Hayate services operated coupled with E3 series Komachi services, and were limited to a maximum speed of 275 km/h (171 mph). From the start of the revised timetable on 17 March 2012, E5 series sets were also introduced used on some Nasuno all-stations services.

The H5 series is the first JR Hokkaido train type to use the "H" prefix, following the method used by JR East (with an "E" prefix).

Exterior

The exterior design of the trains is broadly based on the experimental Fastech 360S train, with a colour scheme of "Tokiwa" (常盤) green for the upper body and "Hiun" (飛雲) white for the lower body, separated by a "Hayate" pink stripe. For the H5 series, the "Hayate" pink stripe is replaced by a "Saika" (彩香) purple stripe intended to evoke images of lilac, lupin, and lavender flowers for which Hokkaido is famous.

• Bodyside "Hayabusa" logo (E5)
• Bodyside logo (H5)
• "Gran Class" logo on car 10, December 2010
• LED destination indicators

Interior

The trains have three classes of accommodation: premium Gran Class (car 10), Green class (car 9), and Ordinary class (cars 1 to 8).

Gran Class

Car 10 is designated "Gran Class", featuring 18 power-reclining "shell" seats with leather seat covers arranged in 2+1 abreast configuration. Originally given the provisional name "Super Green Car", seat pitch in the Gran Class car is 1,300 mm (51.2 in). Seats are 520 mm (20.5 in) wide and recline to a maximum angle of 45 degrees. The pre-series set, S11, did not initially include Gran Class accommodation. The carpet in the H5 series's Gran Class car is blue with a pattern intended to evoke images of Hokkaido's sea and lakes. All seats in the H5 series feature AC power outlets.

Green car

Car 9 is designated as "Green car" (first class) accommodation with 55 seats arranged in 2+2 abreast configuration. Seat pitch is 1,160 mm (45.7 in). Seats are 475 mm (18.7 in) wide and recline to an angle of 31 degrees. The carpet in the H5 series's Green car is dark grey with a pattern depicting the ocean with fragments of drift ice. All seats in the H5 series feature AC power outlets.

Ordinary class

Ordinary-class cars (cars 1 to 8) have a seat pitch of 1,040 mm (40.9 in), which is 60 mm (2.4 in) larger than on the E2 series trains. Seating is arranged in 3+2 abreast configuration. AC power outlets are provided for window seats and rows of seats at car ends for the E5 series, and all seats for the H5 series. The interior of the H5 series's ordinary-class cars is intended to evoke images of snow and the night view of Hakodate.

Gallery

E5

• Interior of Gran Class car E514-21 in November 2014
• Interior of a Green car in March 2016
• Interior of an ordinary-class car (car 3) in December 2015
• An AC power outlet in an ordinary-class car

H5

• The interior of Gran Class car H514-3 in March 2016
• The interior of Green car H515-3 in April 2016
• The interior of ordinary-class car No. 7 in April 2016

Formation

E5

The production E5 series sets are formed as follows, with car 1 at the Tokyo end and car 10 at the Aomori end.

Cars 3 and 7 each have one single-arm pantograph, although only one is normally raised in service.

H5

The 10-car sets, numbered "H1" onward, are formed with eight motored ("M") cars and two non-powered trailer ("T") cars. Car 1 is at the southern end. Cars 3 and 7 each have one N-PS208 single-arm pantograph.

• H523-1 (car No. 1) in March 2016
• H526-101 (car No. 2) in March 2016
• H525-2 (car No. 3) in April 2016
• H526-202 (car No. 4) in April 2016
• H525-402 (car No. 5) in April 2016
• H526-301 (car No. 6) in March 2016
• H525-101 (car No. 7) in March 2016
• H526-401 (car No. 8) in March 2016
• H515-1 (car No. 9) in March 2016
• H514-1 (car No. 10) in March 2016

History

The pre-series set, S11, was delivered to Sendai Depot in May 2009 ahead of extensive test running on the Tohoku Shinkansen. Cars 1 to 5 were built by Hitachi in Yamaguchi Prefecture, and cars 6 to 10 were built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Hyogo Prefecture. Set S11 made its first appearance at Tokyo Station on 9 December 2009.

The first full-production set, U2, was delivered to Sendai Depot in December 2010.

In May 2012, the E5 series was awarded the 2012 Blue Ribbon Award, presented annually by the Japan Railfan Club. A formal presentation ceremony was held at Tokyo Station on 20 November 2012.

The pre-series set, S11, was upgraded to full-production standard in February 2013 and renumbered U1. It retains the flush plug doors for the passenger doors immediately behind the driving cabs, whereas the full-production sets have recessed sliding doors.

From the start of the revised timetable on 16 March 2013, the maximum speed in service was raised from 300 km/h (186 mph) to 320 km/h (199 mph) between Utsunomiya and Morioka.

H5 series

Details of the new H5 series trains on order were announced by JR Hokkaido in April 2014. The first set, H1, was shipped from Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Kobe to Hakodate Depot in October 2014. The second set was also delivered in October 2014.

In November 2014, JR Hokkaido officially announced details of the bodyside logos to be applied to the trains, combining an outline of Hokkaido with an image intended to portray the gyrfalcon native to Hokkaido.

Slow-speed test-running on the Hokkaido Shinkansen tracks within Hokkaido commenced from 1 December 2014, with the maximum speed of 260 km/h reached on 26 December. Test-running on the Tohoku Shinkansen south of Shin-Aomori commenced in November 2015.

Fleet list

E5

As of 6 August 2023, the fleet is as follows.

H5

As of 1 October 2021, the H5 series fleet is as follows.

Set H2 was withdrawn in April 2022 following damage sustained from the 2022 Fukushima earthquake. The set was dismantled as of December 2022. It was later moved to a Shinkansen depot in Nanae, Hokkaido where it will be used for staff training.

Accidents and incidents

H5 series set H2, coupled with E6 series set Z9 and operating as Yamabiko No. 223 bound for Sendai, derailed during the 2022 Fukushima earthquake while traveling between Fukushima and Shiroishi-Zaō stations. There were no injuries on board.

Export to India

The E5 series trains with red and grey livery have been chosen for use on the under-construction ₹1.08 lakh crore (US$13 billion) Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor in India, scheduled to open in June-July 2026. A total of 24 trains are planned to be purchased while the deal for the first six is intended to be signed by the end of March 2024.

Hitachi and Kawasaki Heavy Industries started talks with Indian Railways on design changes such as the modification of the air conditioning system in order for it to operate efficiently at temperatures up to 50 degrees Celsius. One of the goal of Indian Railways is to replace the high-end technical offerings on Japan's train sets with indigenous bio-toilets. Similarly, the primary languages for documentation of facility usage instructions must be Hindi and English.

A thorough technical study was commissioned by National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited with HKC Consortium in Japan. The goal was to determine the adjustments needed for the rolling stock to run efficiently under Indian climatic conditions. The existing HVAC systems are usually sufficient, but a few minor layout adjustments are needed to maximize performance. To control dust levels, filter cleaning frequency must increase. The heavier weight of the cooling equipment was a hurdle throughout the redesign phase since it could affect energy efficiency. The power needed to maintain high speeds rises with weight, which may have an impact on the train's overall performance. To make matters more complicated, Indian passengers' average weight, including their luggage, is higher than that of Japanese passengers. A weight calculation analysis showed that simply providing fewer seats, the Shinkansen in India could keep its weight similar to that of Japan.

In media

The E5 series is featured in the anime Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion as the "Shinkalion E5 Hayabusa". The H5 series also is featured, referred to as the "Shinkalion H5 Hayabusa". Both trainset types have been featured in all current installments of the franchise.

See also

• List of high-speed trains

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Further reading

• Tajima, Shinichiro. "Development of Series E5 Shinkansen Rolling Stock" (PDF). JR East Technical Review No. 16. Japan: East Japan Railway Company. pp. 11–12. Retrieved 26 April 2011.

External links

• JR East E5 series (in Japanese) (archived)
• JR East E5 series Hayabusa/Hayate/Yamabiko/Nasuno information (in Japanese)
• JR Hokkaido press release (16 April 2014) (in Japanese) (archived; PDF)

v t e Shinkansen
Lines	SCMaglev lines (505 km/h) Chuo (2027) Main lines (300–320 km/h)  Sanyō   Tohoku  Main lines (260–285 km/h)  Tōkaidō   Joetsu   Hokuriku   Kyushu   Nishi Kyushu   Hokkaido  Mini-shinkansen (130 km/h)  Yamagata   Akita  Conventional lines  Hakata-Minami   Gala-Yuzawa  Lines under construction Chuo (2027) Hokkaido Sapporo Extension (2031) Planned lines Chuo Osaka Extension (2037) Nishi Kyushu Extension (date unknown) Hokuriku Osaka Extension (date unknown) Cancelled lines Narita Narrow-gauge line (200+ km/h) Super Tokkyū
Service names	Fast Nozomi Hayabusa Mizuho Kagayaki Limited-stop Hikari Hikari Rail Star Sakura Hakutaka Toki Yamabiko Stopping Kodama Hayate Nasuno Tsubame Tanigawa Asama Tsurugi Kamome Mini-shinkansen Tsubasa Komachi Discontinued Aoba Asahi Genbi Shinkansen Toreiyu
Train types	In service 500 700 N700/ N700A N700S 800 E2 E3 E5/H5 E6 E7/W7 E8 On order L0 Retired 0 100 200 300 400 E1 E4 Export THSR 700T N700S CRH CRH2A Texas Central N700S NHSRCL E5 Non-revenue Class 1000 Class 951 Class 961 Class 962 Doctor Yellow Class E926 "East i" WIN350 STAR21 300X Fastech 360 Gauge Change Train MLX-01 ALFA-X
Operators	Current JR Hokkaido JR East JR Central JR West JR Kyushu Former Japanese National Railways (1964–87)
Builders and owners	Current Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency (JRTT) JR East JR Central JR West Former Japanese National Railways Japan Railway Construction Public Corporation (JRCC)
People	Hideo Shima Shinji Sogō
Japan transit: Tokyo Keihanshin Chūkyō Fukuoka–Kitakyushu Hakone–Fuji–Izu Hokkaido Aomori Sendai Akita Niigata Toyama Nagano Okayama Hiroshima Shikoku Metro systems Shinkansen trams (list) aerial lifts (list)

v t e Multiple-units of East Japan Railway Company
Current / active	Shinkansen       AC EMUs E2 E3 E5 E6 E7 E8 Conventional lines (Narrow- gauge) DC EMUs Commuter E127 E129 E131 205 209 211 E217 E231 E233 E235 Limited express 253 255 E257 E259 E261 E353 AC/DC EMUs Commuter E501 E531 Limited express E653 E655 E657 AC EMUs Commuter 701 719 E721 Limited express E751 BEMUs DC EV-E301 AC EV-E801 DMUs Diesel KiHa 40 KiHa 100/110 KiHa E120 KiHa E130 KiHa 141 Diesel-electric GV-E400 Hybrid MUs Commuter KiHa E200 HB-E210 Resort/deluxe trains E001 HB-E300 Non-revenue AC EMU E926 "East-i" E956 DC EMUs 143 145 AC/DC EMU E491 E493 DMUs Diesel KiYa E193 KiYa E195 Diesel-electric GV-E197
Future	Conventional lines         Fuel cell EMUs FV-E991 Hybrid MUs HB-E220
Retired / withdrawn	Shinkansen       AC EMUs 200 400 E1 E4 Conventional lines DC EMUs Commuter KuMoHa 12 KuMoHa 40 101 103 105 107 113 115 123 201 203 207 301 Limited express 157 165 167 169 183 185 189 215 251 E351 AC/DC EMUs Commuter 403 415 417 453 455 457 Limited express 483 485 489 583 651 AC EMUs 715 717 DMUs KiHa 20 KiHa 30 KiHa 35 KiHa 37 KiHa 38 KiHa 45 KiHa 52 KiHa 58 KiHa 59 Non-revenue AC EMUs 925 STAR21 KuMoYa 740 KuMoYa 743 DC EMUs KuMoYa 90 193 901 E993   AC/DC EMUs KuMoYa 441 443 KuYa 497 E991 DMU KiYa 191 Hybrid MU KiYa E991 DC BEMU E995
Experimental	Fastech 360 E331

v t e Multiple units of Hokkaido Railway Company
Current / active	Shinkansen AC EMU H5 Conventional lines AC EMUs 721 731 733 735 737 785 789 DMUs KiHa 40 KiHa 54 KiHa 141 KiHa 150 KiHa 201 KiHa 261 KiHa 283 DEMUs H100
Retired / withdrawn	Conventional lines AC/DC EMUs 485 583 AC EMUs 711 781 DMUs KiHa 22 KiHa 45 KiHa 56 KiHa 80 KiHa 130 KiHa 183 KiHa 281 KiHa 285 Non-revenue       DMUs KiHa 160 DMV

• East Japan Railway Company
• Shinkansen train series
• Hokkaido Railway Company
• 25 kV AC multiple units
• Train-related introductions in 2011
• Train-related introductions in 2016
• Hitachi multiple units
• Kawasaki multiple units
• Tilting trains
• Passenger trains running at least at 300 km/h in commercial operations