E7 and W7 Series Shinkansen
The E7 series (E7系, E-nana-kei) and W7 series (W7系, Daburu-nana-kei) Shinkansen are Japanese high-speed train types operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and West Japan Railway Company (JR West), respectively. They were jointly developed.
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E7 series set F19 on an Asama service in February 2021 | |
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| Manufacturer |
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| 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–W22 |
| 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 |
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| 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 has operated since 15 March 2014. It also operates on the Jōetsu Shinkansen following the March 2019 timetable revision.
The W7 series has operated on the Hokuriku Shinkansen since it was extended from Nagano to Kanazawa in March 2015. A total of eleven 12-car W7 series sets (132 vehicles) have been built. The first W7 series train was delivered in April 2014.
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