E5 Series Shinkansen

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E5 Series Shinkansen
In service	2011
Formation	10 cars per trainset
Operator	JR East
Lines served	Tōhoku Shinkansen
Specifications
Car body	Aluminium alloy
Maximum speed	320 km/h
Gauge	1,435 mm
Voltage	25 kV AC, 50 Hz overhead
Safety systems	DS-ATC

The E5 Series Shinkansen are 10-car high-speed trainsets currently on order by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) for use on Hayate services from Tokyo to Shin-Aomori commencing in 2011. Technology incorporated in these trains will be derived from the experimental Fastech 360S train tested by JR East.

Maximum speed will be 320 km/h, although services will initially run at a maximum speed of 300 km/h until 2013.

Car 10 (at the Aomori end) will be designated a "Super Green Car" (provisional name), featuring 18 power-reclining "shell" seats in 2+1 abreast configuration. Seat pitch will be 1,300 mm compared to 1,160 mm for conventional Green Car seating.

[edit] References

"新型はやて（E5系量産先行車）の概要", JR East press release, 8 April 2008

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