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what is it?
The 800 series (800系, Happyaku-kei) is a Japanese Shinkansen high-speed train type operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) on the Kyushu Shinkansen high-speed rail line. Built by Hitachi, the trains were introduced on the all-stops Tsubame services from March 2004. The 800 series has a maximum speed of 260 km/h (162 mph) in service, although its maximum design speed is 285 km/h (177 mph).
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 22 years ago, in 2004.
- Top speed is 2.0× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 9 minutes.
- 25 m long: about 6 cars parked nose to tail.
- Still in service after 22 years.
high-speed train: Built for 200–350 km/h on dedicated lines, like the TGV, ICE or Shinkansen.
spec sheet
- built
- 2004
- in service from
- 2004
- status
- in service
- number built
- 54
- kind
- Electric multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Hitachi
- designer
- Eiji Mitooka
- operators
- Kyushu Railway Company
- top speed
- 260 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- (overhead catenary)
- formation
- 6 cars per trainset
- length
- 25 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q777761, Wikipedia: 800 Series Shinkansen (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.