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- 1. FASTECH 360-S: Zzyzx at Japanese Wikipedia· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. FASTECH 360 (4098392370): Noriko YAMAMOTO from Tokyo, JAPAN· CC BY 2.0
- 3. Shinkansen E954(fastech360S) arrow-line: Sui-setz· Public domain
- 4. Shinkansen E954 (Fastech360S) at Sendai: The original uploader was Jet-0 at Japanese Wikipedia .· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
Fastech 360 is the name given to a pair of former experimental high-speed EMU trainsets developed by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) to test technology for the next-generation Shinkansen rolling stock. The name is a portmanteau of Fast, Technology, and 360 km/h (360 km/h or 225 mph), the target operational speed for production trains based on the new technologies. Speeds of up to 405 km/h (250 mph) were targeted during performance testing.
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 21 years ago, in 2005.
- Top speed is 2.8× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 7 minutes.
- Served for 4 years (2005–2009).
high-speed train: Built for 200–350 km/h on dedicated lines, like the TGV, ICE or Shinkansen.
spec sheet
- built
- 2005
- in service from
- 2005
- retired
- 2009
- status
- retired
- number built
- 8
- kind
- high-speed train
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Hitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries
- operators
- East Japan Railway Company
- top speed
- 360 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 25 kV AC, 60 Hz Overhead catenary
- formation
- 8 cars
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q537730, Wikipedia: Fastech 360 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.