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E7 & W7 series
E7 series set F19 on an Asama service in February 2021
In service	15 March 2014 (2014-03-15) – present (E7) 14 March 2015 (2015-03-14) – present (W7)
Manufacturer	Hitachi Kawasaki Heavy Industries Kawasaki Railcar Mfg. J-TREC (only E7 series) Kinki Sharyo (only W7 series)
Designer	Ken Okuyama
Replaced	E2 series, E4 series
Constructed	2013–
Number built	852 vehicles (71 sets) (as of 17 January 2023)
Number in service	540 vehicles (52 sets)
Number scrapped	120 vehicles (8 E7 sets, 2 W7 sets; flood damage)
Formation	12 cars per set
Fleet numbers	F1–F47; W1–W24
Capacity	934
Operators	JR East, JR West
Depots	Hakusan, Nagano, Niigata
Lines served	Hokuriku Shinkansen, Jōetsu Shinkansen
Specifications
Car body construction	Aluminium alloy
Car length	26 m (85 ft 4 in) (end cars) 25 m (82 ft 0 in) (intermediate cars)
Width	3,380 mm (11 ft 1 in)
Height	3,650 mm (12 ft 0 in)
Doors	2 sliding doors per side
Maximum speed	Service: 275 km/h (170 mph) (Jōetsu Shinkansen) 260 km/h (160 mph) (Hokuriku Shinkansen) Design: 275 km/h (170 mph)
Weight	approx. 540 t
Power output	12 MW
Acceleration	1.6 km/(h⋅s) (1.0 mph/s)
Electric system(s)	25 kV 50/60 Hz AC catenary
Current collector(s)	Single-arm pantograph
Safety system(s)	DS-ATC, RS-ATC
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Notes/references
This train won the 58th Blue Ribbon Award in 2015.

The E7 series (E7系, E-nana-kei) and W7 series (W7系, Daburu-nana-kei) Shinkansen are Japanese high-speed electric multiple unit train types operated on the Hokuriku and Jōetsu Shinkansen lines, and jointly developed by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and West Japan Railway Company (JR West) respectively.

The E7 series has operated since 15 March 2014 on the Hokuriku Shinkansen. It also operates on the Jōetsu Shinkansen following the March 2019 timetable revision. 47 sets have been built, of which 39 are in service as of March 2024.

The W7 series has operated on the Hokuriku Shinkansen since it was extended from Nagano to Kanazawa in March 2015. The first W7 series train was delivered in April 2014. 24 sets have been built, of which 22 are in service as of March 2024.

Design

Based on the earlier E2 series trains, the E7 and W7 series trains are designed with a "Japanese" theme inside and out, combining futuristic styling with traditional design elements overseen by industrial designer Ken Okuyama together with Kawasaki Heavy Industries. Externally, the roof is finished in a "sky blue" color, and the body sides are "ivory white" with "copper" and "sky blue" lining. The body side logos consist of a number "7" in silver stylized as an arrowhead, and include the lettering "East Japan Railway Company" or "West Japan Railway Company".

• E7 Logo on the side of car 12
• W7 Bodyside logo on car 12

Manufacture of the E7 and W7 series sets was shared between Hitachi in Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi and Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Kobe; additionally the E7 in J-TREC in Yokohama, and W7 in Kinki Sharyo in Osaka.

The trains have a maximum design speed of 275 km/h (170 mph), but operate at a maximum speed of 260 km/h (160 mph) on the Hokuriku Shinkansen, limited to 240 km/h (150 mph) on the Jōetsu Shinkansen tracks between Omiya and Takasaki, and to 110 km/h (70 mph) on the Tohoku Shinkansen tracks between Tokyo and Omiya. Increased power output enables the trains to maintain speeds of at least 210 km/h (130 mph) on the steep gradients of the Hokuriku Shinkansen.

Car 12 (Gran Class) is equipped with full active suspension, and the other cars are equipped with semi-active suspension.

Operations

• Kagayaki (Tokyo - Tsuruga), since March 2015
• Hakutaka (Tokyo - Tsuruga), since March 2015
• Tsurugi (Toyama - Tsuruga), since March 2015
• Asama (Tokyo - Nagano), since March 2014 (E7) and March 2015 (W7)
• Toki (Tokyo - Niigata), since March 2019 (E7)
• Tanigawa (Tokyo - Echigo-Yuzawa), since 3 March 2019 (E7)

The trains entered regular passenger service from the start of the revised JR East timetable on 15 March 2014, with three trainsets introduced on Asama services on the Hokuriku Shinkansen (then still called the Nagano Shinkansen) between Tokyo and Nagano. Initially, E7 series trainsets operated seven return Asama services daily, with a further four return workings added from 19 April 2014.

Since 14 March 2015, with the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen extension from Nagano to Kanazawa, E7 series trainsets are also used on Hakutaka, Kagayaki, and Tsurugi services alongside the similar design JR West W7 series trains.

Interior

The 12-car trains have accommodation in three levels of service: Gran Class, Green car, and ordinary-class cars, with a total seating capacity of 934. Gran Class seating (car 12) is arranged 2+1 abreast with a seat pitch of 1,300 mm (51 in), Green car seating (car 11) is arranged 2+2 abreast with a seat pitch of 1,160 mm (46 in), and ordinary seating (cars 1 to 10) is arranged 3+2 abreast with a seat pitch of 1,040 mm (41 in). AC power outlets are provided for each seat in all three classes. The Gran class seats are supplied by Toyota Boshoku. Car saloons and vestibule areas are equipped with security cameras. Between October and December 2015, luggage racks are scheduled to be added at one end of each of the even-numbered ordinary class cars and also in Green car 11, by removing a pair of seats (1D and 1E). The luggage racks are to cater to the increased number of overseas tourists with suitcases and also passengers with ski and snowboard equipment in the winter season.

E7 gallery

• Interior of Gran Class car E714-5 (car 12) in May 2022
• Gran Class seating in May 2022
• Interior of Green car E715-5 (car 11) in May 2022
• Interior of ordinary-class car E725-409 (car 7) in February 2022
• The toilet in ordinary car 7 in February 2022
• The Multipurpose room in February 2022

W7 gallery

• Interior of a Green car (car 11)
• Green car seating
• The toilet in Green car 11
• Interior of an ordinary-class car
• Ordinary-class seating (3-abreast row)

Formations

The E7 series sets are numbered "F1" onward, and the W7 series sets are numbered "W1" onward. All sets consist of 10 motored intermediate cars with non-powered (trailer) end cars. Car 11 provides Green car (first class) accommodation, and car 12 provides Gran Class luxury accommodation. Sets are formed as shown below, with car 1 at the Tokyo end.

Cars 3 and 7 are each equipped with a single-arm pantograph.

Build histories

As of 1 April 2021, 47 E7 series sets and 24 W7 series sets have been built, with build details as follows. Eight E7 series sets and two W7 series sets were withdrawn in 2019 following flood damage sustained during Typhoon Hagibis.

History

In December 2011, the Mainichi Shimbun reported that JR East was considering developing new E7 series 10-car sets based on the existing E2 series design for use on Hokuriku Shinkansen services. In January 2012, the head of JR-West's Kanazawa Division revealed that new trains for the Hokuriku Shinkansen would be developed in conjunction with JR East, and that test running would need to be conducted during the winter season a year before the line opening to thoroughly test the ability of the trains to cope with snowy conditions. Details of the new trains were formally announced jointly by JR East and JR West on 4 September 2012.

The first E7 series train was delivered to Sendai Depot in November 2013, and shown off to the media on 28 November. Night-time testing commenced in December 2013 on the Nagano Shinkansen, with daytime test-running between Nagano and Tokyo starting on 8 January 2014. The design of the logo to be applied to the sides of cars 1 and 12 was officially unveiled in February 2014.

The first three trains, sets F1 to F3, entered regular passenger service from the start of the revised JR East timetable on 15 March 2014. The entire fleet of 17 sets, numbered F1 to F17, was delivered by the start of the 14 March 2015 timetable revision, although sets F16 and F17 did not enter revenue service until after this date.

The first W7 series train was delivered from Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Kobe to Hakusan Depot in Hakusan, Ishikawa in April 2014. Test-running on the Hokuriku Shinkansen began on 5 August 2014, initially at low speed, between Kanazawa and Jōetsumyōkō.

In April 2015, JR East announced that it was ordering an additional E7 series set to be introduced from autumn 2015, replacing the remaining E2 series trainsets used on regularly scheduled Hokuriku Shinkansen Asama services.

In May 2015, the W7 series and E7 series were awarded the 2015 Blue Ribbon Award, presented annually by the Japan Railfan Club. A presentation ceremony was held at JR West's Hakusan Depot on 24 October 2015.

On 12 October 2019, eight E7 series and two W7 series trains were damaged due to floodwaters from Typhoon Hagibis while they were stored at JR East Nagano Shinkansen Vehicle center. The sets were scrapped shortly thereafter.

In November 2021, JR East demonstrated autonomous operation with an E7 set in Niigata prefecture traveling 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) between Niigata Station and Niigata Shinkansen Rolling Stock Center. They started testing on 29 October.

From the start of the revised timetable on 18 March 2023, all train services on the Joetsu Shinkansen will be operated solely by E7 series sets as the line undergoes an operating speed increase from 240 to 275 km/h (150 to 170 mph). The trains will replace the older E2 series sets in the process.

See also

• List of high speed trains

References

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External links

• JR East E7 series (in Japanese)
• W7 official (in Japanese)

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Current / active	Shinkansen       AC EMUs 500 700 N700 N700S W7 Conventional lines (Narrow- gauge) DC EMUs 103 105 113 115 117 123 125 201 205 207 213 221 223 225 227 321 323 271 273 281 283 285 287 289 AC/DC EMUs 521 681 683 DMUs KiHa 40 KiHa 120 KiHa 121/126 [ja] KiHa 122/127 87 KiHa 187 KiHa 189 Non-revenue EMU 923-3000 145 [ja] Diesel KiYa 141 [ja] KiYa 143 Diesel-electric DEC700 DEC741
Retired / withdrawn	Shinkansen       AC EMUs 0 100 300 Conventional lines DC EMUs KuMoHa 42 [ja] KuMoNi 83 [ja] KuMoHa 84 [ja] 101 211 165 167 183 381 AC/DC EMUs 413 415 419 457 471 475 485 489 583 DMUs KiHa 20 KiHa 30/35 KiHa 33 [ja] KiHa 37 [ja] KiHa 38 KiHa 23/53 [ja] KiHa 52 KiHa 58/28 [ja] KiHa 65 [ja] KiHa 181 Non-revenue EMU 922-20 WIN350 KuMoYa 90 [ja] KuMoYa 91 [ja] KuMoYa 441 [ja] 443 [ja] U@tech (223/213) DMU KiYa 191 [ja]

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Experimental	Fastech 360 E331

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