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- 1. JNR SHINKANSEN TYPE1000A: Ariake· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
Class 1000 (Japanese: 1000形) was the classification given to the two prototype Japanese Shinkansen trains built for high-speed testing ahead of the opening of the Tōkaidō Shinkansen in 1964.
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 64 years ago, in 1962.
- 25 m long: about 6 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 14 years (1962–1976).
high-speed train: Built for 200–350 km/h on dedicated lines, like the TGV, ICE or Shinkansen.
spec sheet
- built
- 1962
- in service from
- 1962
- retired
- 1976
- status
- retired
- number built
- 6
- kind
- high-speed train
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Hitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kisha Seizo, Kinki Sharyo, Nippon Sharyo
- operators
- Japanese National Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- formation
- 2 or 4 cars per trainset
- length
- 25 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5127863, Wikipedia: Class 1000 Shinkansen (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.