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- 1. JRWest-500-901 (WIN350-1): Original uploader was Rsa at ja.wikipedia· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. JRWest-500-906-(WIN350-6): Rsa· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
"WIN350" was the name given to the 500-900 series (500系900番台) 6-car experimental high-speed Shinkansen train developed in 1992 by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in Japan to test technology to be incorporated in next-generation shinkansen trains expected to operate at speeds of 350 km/h (217 mph) from 1994. Initially given the designation "500X", the name "WIN350" stood for "West Japan's Innovation for operation at 350 km/h".
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 34 years ago, in 1992.
- Top speed is 2.7× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 7 minutes.
- 7.2 MW is about 85 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- 26.6 m long: about 6 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 4 years (1992–1996).
high-speed train: Built for 200–350 km/h on dedicated lines, like the TGV, ICE or Shinkansen.
spec sheet
- built
- 1992
- in service from
- 1992
- retired
- 1996
- status
- retired
- number built
- 6
- kind
- high-speed train
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Hitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries
- operators
- West Japan Railway Company
- top speed
- 350 km/h
- power
- 7.2 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 25 kV AC 60 Hz
- formation
- 6 cars
- length
- 26.6 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q844882, Wikipedia: WIN350 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.