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N700 series
N700 series set F20 on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen, September 2021
In service	1 July 2007; 17 years ago (2007-07-01) – present
Manufacturer	Hitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kinki Sharyo, Nippon Sharyo
Replaced	300 series, 500 series, 700 series
Constructed	2005–2020
Scrapped	2019–
Number in service	2,624 vehicles (179 sets) (as of 1 April 2022)
Number preserved	3 vehicles (N700-9000 series)
Number scrapped	13 vehicles (N700-9000 series); 352 vehicles (22 sets. of which, 1 due to fire damage)
Successor	N700S Series Shinkansen
Formation	16 cars per trainset (8 cars per trainset for N700-7000/8000)
Capacity	Tokaido/Sanyo 16-car sets (F, G, K/N, X/Z): 1,323 (200 Green + 1,123 ordinary) Sanyo/Kyushu 8-car sets (R, S): 546 (24 Green + 522 ordinary)
Operators	■ JR Central ■ JR Kyushu ■ JR-West
Depots	Tokyo (for ■ JR Central), Hakata (■ JR-West), Osaka (■ JR Central), Kumamoto (for ■ JR Kyushu)
Lines served	Kyushu Shinkansen, Tōkaidō Shinkansen, San'yō Shinkansen, Hakata-Minami Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Aluminium
Car length	25 m (82 ft 0 in) (intermediate cars) 27.35 m (89 ft 9 in) (end cars)
Width	3.36 m (11 ft 0 in)
Height	3.6 m (11 ft 10 in), (middle cars and connectors of end cars) (without rooftop equipment) 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in) (end cars excluding connector with middle cars)
Maximum speed	285 km/h (177 mph) (Tokaido) 300 km/h (186 mph) (Sanyo) 260 km/h (162 mph) (Kyushu)
Weight	715 t (16-car set)
Traction motors	56 x 305 kW (409 hp)
Power output	17.08 MW (22,905 hp)
Acceleration	2.6 km/(h⋅s) (1.6 mph/s)
Electric system(s)	25 kV 60 Hz AC catenary
Current collector(s)	Pantograph
UIC classification	2'2'+14*Bo'Bo'+2'2' (N, Z and G sets) 8*Bo'Bo' (R and S sets)
Braking system(s)	Pneumatic, regenerative
Safety system(s)	ATC-NS, KS-ATC (R and S sets only)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Notes/references
This train won the 51st Blue Ribbon Award in 2008.

The N700 series (N700系, Enu nana-hyaku-kei) is a Japanese Shinkansen high-speed train with tilting capability developed jointly by JR Central and JR West for use on the Tōkaidō and San'yō Shinkansen lines since 2007, and is operated by JR Kyushu on the Kyushu Shinkansen line.

N700 series trains have a maximum speed of 300 km/h (186 mph), and tilting of up to one degree allows the trains to maintain 270 km/h (168 mph), even on 2,500 m (8,202 ft) radius curves that previously had a maximum speed of 255 km/h (158 mph). Another feature of the N700 is that it accelerates more quickly than the older 700 series Shinkansen trains, with a maximum acceleration rate of 2.6 km/h/s (0.72 m/s). This enables it to reach 270 km/h (170 mph) in only three minutes. Further advancements led to the development of the N700A, an incremental evolution of the N700. N700A trains can reach 285 km/h (177 mph) on 3,000 m (9,843 ft) curves, allowing the maximum operating speed on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen to be raised to 285 km/h (177 mph). All N700 series sets have been retrofitted with most of the improvements added to the N700A series, and are now classified as "N700A".

Because of these improvements, trains can travel between Tokyo and Osaka on a Nozomi run in as little as 2 hours and 22 minutes on the fastest service (8 minutes faster than before).

A new train, the N700S, entered service in 2020 with plans to eventually replace all N700-series trains. The first four sets began operation on 1 July 2020.

Operations

N700 series trains gradually replaced 300, 500 and 700 series sets on Nozomi services, and by the end of February 2009, the N700 series were responsible for 74 Nozomi services per day. All Nozomi through runs (over the full route between Tokyo and Hakata) were scheduled to use the N700 series exclusively by 2009. From the start of the revised timetable on 17 March 2012, all regularly scheduled Nozomi services, including runs limited only to the Tokaido Shinkansen, were operated by N700 series sets.

Since 4 March 2017, the N700 is also used on regularly scheduled Hikari services during the day, as well as all Kodama trains on the Tokaido Shinkansen, since March 2020.

Since March 2009, the N700 series trains have been equipped with wireless internet available for use between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka.

Future plans

In an announcement by JR Central, JR West, and JR Kyushu made on 17 October 2023, the companies stated that all onboard smoking rooms on the Tokaido, San'yo, and Kyushu Shinkansen trains would be abolished by Q2 2024.

In another announcement made on 14 February 2024, JR West revealed plans to convert four existing 16-car N700 series sets into 8-car formations. This move is to be made in a bid to retire four of the remaining 500 series sets on the San'yo Shinkansen. The conversions of the first four sets are set to take place between 2024 and the end of 2026. JR West later announced on 24 July 2024 that ten more 16-car N700 series sets are also scheduled to be converted to 8-car sets from 2026 to 2029.

• N700-3000 LED display
• N700-8000 LED display

Variants

• N700-0 series: 80 x 16-car "Z" sets owned by JR Central, introduced from 1 July 2007 and all converted to N700-2000 series "N700A" by August 2015
• N700-1000 series "N700A": 51 x 16-car "G" sets owned by JR Central, introduced from 8 February 2013
• N700-2000 series "N700A": 80 x 16-car "X" sets owned by JR Central, modified from original "Z" sets between 2013 and 2015
• N700-3000 series: 16 x 16-car "N" sets owned by JR-West, introduced from 1 July 2007 and all converted to N700-5000 series "N700A" by March 2016
• N700-4000 series "N700A": 24 x 16-car "F" sets owned by JR-West, introduced from December 2013
• N700-5000 series "N700A": 16 x 16-car "K" sets owned by JR-West, modified from original "N" sets from October 2013
• N700-7000 series: 19 x 8-car "S" sets owned by JR-West, introduced from 12 March 2011
• N700-8000 series: 11 x 8-car "R" sets owned by JR Kyushu, introduced from 12 March 2011
• N700-9000 series: Prototype 16-car set Z0 owned by JR Central, later redesignated X0 and retired in 2019

16-car G sets (N700-1000 series "N700A")

The N700-1000 series, or "N700A" (with "A" standing for "Advanced"), is a new version of the N700 series design delivered from August 2012, and entering revenue service from 8 February 2013.

The new version is externally identical to the existing N700 series sets, with the addition of new "N700A" logos on each odd-numbered car. The new trains include modified brake discs, bogie vibration detection, and ATC improvements.

Six "G" sets were scheduled to be introduced during fiscal 2012, replacing older 700 series sets, with seven more sets introduced during fiscal 2013. A further 18 sets are on order by JR Central, to be delivered six sets per year between fiscal 2014 and 2016 at a cost of 88 billion yen. In October 2015, JR Central announced that it had ordered a further 20 N700A series sets to be delivered between fiscal 2016 and 2019, replacing all of the remaining 700 series trains sets on Tokaido Shinkansen services.

The first set, G1, was delivered to Hamamatsu in August 2012, with test running commencing on the Tokaido Shinkansen the following month.

• Logo on the side of car 9, February 2013

Formation

The 16-car G sets are formed as follows, with car 1 at the Shin-Osaka (western) end and car 16 at the Tokyo (eastern) end.

Cars 5 and 12 each have one single-arm pantograph.

Interior

Internally, seats have new moquette seat covers, and LED lighting is used in toilets and washing areas.

• Green car seating (car 10), February 2012

Fleet list

As of 1 April 2020, the N700A series G set fleet is as follows.

16-car X sets (N700-2000 series "N700A")

• 81 x 16-car sets, X0–X80 (converted from N700-0 series)

These are former N700 series Z sets modified between 2013 and August 2015 to incorporate some of the design improvements featured in the later N700A series sets. Cars are renumbered in the -2000 subseries, with the exception of set X0, which is still numbered in the -9000 subseries. The sets are also identified by the addition of a small "A" added to the right of the bodyside "N700" logos. The prototype 16-car train (Z0) was delivered in March 2005 for extensive testing and endurance running. Cars 1 to 4 were built by Hitachi, cars 5 to 14 were built by Nippon Sharyo, and cars 15 and 16 were built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries. It was initially fitted with two auxiliary headlights located below the nose.

The first full-production Z set (Z1) was delivered to JR Central in April 2007, and trains entered revenue service on 1 July 2007, with eight daily Nozomi service runs. The final Z set, Z80, was delivered from Kawasaki Heavy Industries in February 2012.

From fiscal 2013, the fleet of Z sets underwent modifications to incorporate some of the improvements featured in the later N700A series sets. Modified sets were re-designated "X" sets, with cars renumbered in the -2000 subseries. The modified sets are also identified by the addition of a small "A" added to the right of the bodyside "N700" logos. The first original "Z" set, set Z65, was modified to become set X65 in May 2013, with the last original "Z" set, set Z4, modified to become set X4 in August 2015.

The prototype set Z0 was used as a JR Central test train with cars numbered in the -9000 series, and was not used in revenue service. It was renumbered set X0 in 2014, but the car numbers remained in the -9000 subseries. The set was officially withdrawn from service in February 2019.

Withdrawals of N700 series X sets commenced in July 2020, beginning with set X12.

• The modified logo on the side of set X6, August 2013

Former Z sets

• The original "N700" logo, February 2011
• N700 series prototype set Z0 on a test run at Hamamatsu, January 2006
• Set Z0, January 2011

Formation

The 16-car X sets are formed as follows.

Former Z set formation

Cars 5 and 12 each have one single-arm pantograph.

Interior

• Standard-class car seating
• Z set standard-class car interior
• Z set Green car (first class) seating
• Interior of a smoking room

Fleet list

As of 28 January 2023, the JR Central N700A series fleet is as follows.

16-car F sets (N700-4000 series "N700A")

This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (April 2020)

These are N700A series sets owned by JR-West and classified N700-4000 series, with one set (set F1) delivered in November 2013 and entering revenue service from 8 February 2014. A further four sets were delivered each in fiscal 2015 (sets F2 to F5) and fiscal 2016 (sets F6 to F9), followed by three in fiscal 2017 (sets F10 to F12), five in fiscal 2018 (sets F13 to F17), and seven in fiscal 2019 (sets F18 to F24).

Formation

The 16-car F sets are formed as follows.

Fleet list

As of 1 April 2020, the JR-West N700A series fleet is as follows.

16-car K sets (N700-5000 series "N700A")

• 16 x 16-car sets, K1–K16 (Converted from N700-3000 series)

These are JR-West trainsets modified from October 2013 from former N700 series N sets to incorporate some of the design improvements featured in the later N700A series sets.

Former N sets

The 16-car N sets were operated by JR-West on Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen services. The first set, N1, was delivered in June 2007, entering service on 1 July 2007. 16 sets were in service by April 2014.

The fleet of 16 "N" sets subsequently underwent modifications at Hakata Depot between fiscal 2013 and fiscal 2015 to add improved braking systems and other features incorporated in the later N700A series sets. Modified sets were re-designated "K" sets, with cars renumbered in the -5000 subseries.

• The logo on the side of car 13 of N700-3000 series set N7 (now K7), May 2009

Formation

The 16-car K sets are formed as follows.

Former N set formation

The 16-car N sets were formed as follows.

Cars 5 and 12 each have one single-arm pantograph.

Fleet list

As of 1 April 2016, the JR-West N700A series fleet is as follows.

8-car S sets (N700-7000 series)

• 19 x 8-car sets, S1–S19

The N700-7000 series variant are 8-car sets operated by JR-West on through-running Sakura and Mizuho services between Shin-Ōsaka and Kagoshima-Chūō on the Kyushu Shinkansen since 12 March 2011. The pre-series set (S1) was delivered to Hakata Depot in October 2008. These trains do not feature the tilting mechanism of the earlier N700 trains, as they do not run on the Tokaido Shinkansen.

External livery is shiraai (白藍) pale blue intended to evoke the colour of traditional porcelain with indigo and gold bodyside lining.

Full-production JR-West sets were delivered to Hakata Depot from early April 2010. The final S set, S19, was delivered to Hakata Depot in February 2012.

Formation

The 8-car S sets, S1–S19, are formed as follows.

Cars 2 and 7 each have one single-arm pantograph.

• 781-7000 (Car 1)
• 788-7000 (Car 2)
• 786-7000 (Car 3)
• 787-7000 (Car 4)
• 787-7500 (Car 5)
• 766-7000 (Car 6)
• 788-7700 (Car 7)
• 782-7000 (Car 8)

Interior

These sets feature a Green car saloon in half of one car (car 6) consisting of 24 seats (6 rows) arranged in 2+2 abreast configuration with 480 mm (19 in) wide seats and a seat pitch of 1,160 mm (46 in). Cars 4 to 8 (including half of car 6) are designated as "reserved seating" cars with 2+2 abreast configuration, 465 mm wide seats and a seat pitch of 1,040 mm. Cars 1 to 3 are "non-reserved seating" cars with 2+3 abreast configuration, 440 mm wide seats (460 mm in middle of 3-seat row) and a seat pitch of 1,040 mm.

• N700-7000 series standard-class non-reserved car seating, April 2011
• N700-7000 series standard-class reserved car seating, August 2011
• A smoking room

Fleet list

As of 1 April 2016, the fleet consists of 19 sets, all based at Hakata Shinkansen Depot.

8-car R sets (N700-8000 series)

• 11 x 8-car sets, R1–R11

These are eleven 8-car N700 series sets operated by JR Kyushu alongside JR-West N700-7000 series "S" sets on through-running Sakura and Mizuho services between Shin-Osaka and Kagoshima-Chūō on the Kyushu Shinkansen since 12 March 2011. External livery is identical to the N700-7000 series "S" sets.

The first set, R1, was delivered to Kumamoto Depot in July 2010. Test running on the unopened section of the Kyushu Shinkansen began on 31 August 2010.

Formation

The 8-car R sets are formed as follows.

Cars 2 and 7 each have one single-arm pantograph.

Interior

As with the JR-West N700-7000 series sets, the R sets feature a Green car saloon in half of one car (car 6) consisting of 24 seats (6 rows) arranged in 2+2 abreast configuration. Cars 4 to 8 (including half of car 6) are designated as "reserved seating" cars with 2+2 abreast configuration. Cars 1 to 3 are "non-reserved seating" cars with 2+3 abreast configuration.

• Green class seating saloon, September 2011
• Reserved car with 2+2 abreast seating, September 2011
• Interior of a smoking room

Fleet list

As of 1 April 2016, the fleet consists of 11 sets, all based at Kumamoto Shinkansen Depot.

N700-I Bullet

This was a proposed export version of the N700 series design announced by JR Central Chairman Yoshiyuki Kasai at an international high-speed railway symposium held in Nagoya on 16 November 2009. Nominally specified as an 8-car set with a maximum operating speed of 330 km/h (205 mph), the train can be configured in lengths from 6 to 16 cars to suit customer requirements.

The same model was being considered in the developing Houston–Dallas Texas Central Railway, before focus shifted to the N700S due to its inherently modular construction, and higher top speed.

High-speed trials

On 16 November 2009, JR Central conducted a late-night high-speed demonstration run using N700 series trainset Z0, recording a maximum speed of 332 km/h (206 mph) on the Tokaido Shinkansen between Maibara and Kyōto. The high-speed run was conducted as a demonstration for approximately 160 international guests attending a high-speed railway symposium in Nagoya.

Incidents

Fire damage and replacement

Car 783-2059 (car 1) of JR Central set X59 was scrapped due to fire damage sustained in an arson attack occurring on 30 June 2015. A replacement car with the same running number was built by Nippon Sharyo in 2016.

Discovery of cracked bogie

On 11 December 2017, Car 785-5505 (car 13) of JR West set K5 (a 16-car N700A built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries) was taken out of service at Nagoya Station after engineers confirmed an unusual burning smell. The smell was detected at Kokura Station, but was ordered by the operational centre to continue service until Nagoya which JR West later admitted was a "big danger". An on-site inspection revealed that the outer frame of the carriage had cracked and its underfloor carriage was leaking oil. It was the first "serious incident" involving any Shinkansen, and Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism reported that the train could have derailed had it continued on service and the carriage frame broke. An investigation by JR West implicated companies involved in the construction of the trainset, which included Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Nippon Steel and Mitsubishi Electric. The investigation revealed that at least 100 out of the 303 Kawasaki-made bogies were substandard due to improper welding preparations, which caused the base material of the bogies to become 4.7 mm (0.19 in) in thickness, instead of the required 7 mm (0.28 in) or more. Following the events JR West is planning to gradually replace all the bogies that were provided by Kawasaki.

Overall fleet history

The annual totals for the fleet sizes (number of vehicles as of 1 April each year) owned by JR Central, JR West, and JR Kyushu are as follows.

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Preserved examples

On display at the SCMaglev and Railway Park, Nagoya, from 17 July 2019:

• 783-9001 (ex-prototype set X0, built 2005 by Hitachi)
• 775-9001 (ex-prototype set X0, built 2005 by Nippon Sharyo)
• 786-9201 (ex-prototype set X0, built 2005 by Nippon Sharyo)

See also

• List of high-speed trains

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External links

• JR Central N700 series (in Japanese)
• JR-West N700 series Nozomi Archived 22 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)

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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 Central Japan Railway Company
Current / active	Shinkansen EMUs N700 N700S Conventional lines (Narrow- gauge) EMUs 211 213 311 313 315 285 373 383 DMUs KiHa 11 KiHa 25 KiHa 75 Hybrid DEMUs HC85 Non-revenue EMUs 923 DMUs KiYa 95 [ja] KiYa 97 [ja]
Future	Shinkansen Maglev L0 Conventional lines EMUs 385
Retired / withdrawn	Shinkansen EMUs 0 100 300 700 Conventional lines EMUs KuMoHa 12 103 113 115 117 119 123 165 371 381 DMUs KiHa 30 KiHa 40/47/48 KiHa 58/28 [ja] KiHa 65 [ja] KiHa 80 KiHa 85 Non-revenue EMUs 922-10 300X EMUs KuMoYa 90 [ja] 145 [ja] 193 [ja]

v t e Multiple units of West Japan Railway Company
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]

v t e Multiple units of Kyushu Railway Company
Current / active	AC EMUs (Shinkansen) 800 N700 N700S DC EMUs 103 303 305 AC/DC EMUs 415 AC EMUs 713 783 787 811 813 815 817 821 883 885 BEC819 DMUs KiHa 31 KiHa 40 KiHa 66 KiHa 71 KiHa 72 KiHa 125 KiHa 183 KiHa 185 KiHa 200 Hybrid DEMUs YC1
Retired / withdrawn	AC/DC EMUs 421 423 455 457 475 485 AC EMUs 715 717 DMUs KiHa 20 KiHa 35 KiHa 45 KiHa 52 KiHa 58 KiHa 65

• Central Japan Railway Company
• West Japan Railway Company
• Kyushu Railway Company
• Shinkansen train series
• Hitachi multiple units
• Tilting trains
• Train-related introductions in 2007
• Passenger trains running at least at 300 km/h in commercial operations
• 25 kV AC multiple units
• Electric multiple units of Japan
• Kawasaki multiple units
• Kinki Sharyo multiple units
• Nippon Sharyo multiple units