N700 Series Shinkansen

what is it?

The N700 series (Japanese: N700系, Hepburn: Enu nana-hyaku-kei) is a Japanese Shinkansen high-speed train with tilting capability developed jointly by JR Central and JR West for use on the Tōkaidō and San'yō Shinkansen lines. Constructed between 2005 and 2020, the type entered revenue service on 1 July 2007, replacing the earlier 300, 500, and 700 series. The N700 series is also operated by JR Kyushu on the Kyushu Shinkansen.

who runs it

Central Japan Railway Company

base stats

• speed 330 km/htop speed
• power 17.1 MWpower output
• weight 715 tin working order

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 19 years ago, in 2007.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.5× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• ⏱️At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 7 minutes.
• 🚗17.1 MW is about 201 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 119 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏25.4 m long: about 6 cars parked nose to tail.

high-speed train: Built for 200–350 km/h on dedicated lines, like the TGV, ICE or Shinkansen.

spec sheet

built

2007

in service from

2007

status

in service

number built

—

kind

Electric multiple unit

traction

electric

origin

🇯🇵 Japan

builders

Hitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kinki Sharyo, Nippon Sharyo

operators

Central Japan Railway Company

top speed

330 km/h

power

17.1 MW

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

N

formation

8 or 16 cars per trainset

length

25.4 m

weight

715 t

Dutch name

Shinkansen serie N700

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.