8 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Shinkansen Series0 R67 JNRcolor: ナダテ at Japanese Wikipedia (Nadate)· CC BY 3.0
- 2. 0 series NH restaurant car 19920817: DAJF· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. 0 series R62 37-7302 Himeji 20020518: DAJF· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. 0 series SK5 West Hikari Nishi-Akashi 199703: DAJF· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5. 0 series Yurakucho 19670505: Roger Wollstadt· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 6. 0 series buffet: DRAGONBALLXYZ· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 7. Shinkansen 0 series restroom: Pagemoral· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 8. Shinkansen 0 series telephone room: Pagemoral· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The 0 series (Japanese: 0系) was a Shinkansen high-speed train type introduced by Japanese National Railways (JNR) in October 1964 for use on the newly opened Tōkaidō Shinkansen line, the first Shinkansen route. They were later used on the San'yō Shinkansen after it opened in 1972 and the Hakataminami Line after it opened in 1990. A total of 3,216 vehicles, arranged into 201 sets, were built between 1963 and 1986 by Hitachi, Kawasaki Sharyo, Kinki Sharyo, Kisha Seizo, Nippon Sharyo, and the Tokyu Car Corporation.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 62 years ago, in 1964.
- Top speed is 1.7× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 11 minutes.
- 11.8 MW is about 139 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- 25.2 m long: about 6 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 44 years (1964–2008).
high-speed train: Built for 200–350 km/h on dedicated lines, like the TGV, ICE or Shinkansen.
spec sheet
- built
- 1964
- in service from
- 1964
- retired
- 2008
- status
- retired
- number built
- 3,216
- kind
- high-speed train
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Hitachi, Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing, Kinki Sharyo, Kisha Seizo, Nippon Sharyo, Japan Transport Engineering Company
- operators
- Japanese National Railways, Central Japan Railway Company, West Japan Railway Company
- top speed
- 220 km/h
- power
- 11.8 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- formation
- 4, 6, 12 or 16 cars per trainset
- length
- 25.2 m
- Dutch name
- Shinkansen reeks 0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q597981, Wikipedia: 0 Series Shinkansen (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.