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Class E926 Shinkansen
🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Japan Transport Engineering Company· from 2001· testing EMU
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. TypeE926: MaedaAkihiko· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. E926-1: Rsa· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. E926 S51 East i E926-1: Rsa· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. E926 S51 East i E926-2: Rsa· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5. E926 S51 East i E926-3: Rsa· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. E926 S51 East i E926-4: Rsa· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 7. E926 S51 East i E926-5: Rsa· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 8. JR E2 N21 E926-13 omiya 20131112: Rsa· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 9. JReastE2 N21 E926-13 Ueno 20131112: Rsa· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 10. 2014-11-20 Class E926 "East-i", JR Shinkansen Measurement Train: yisris· CC BY 2.0
what is it?
The Class E926 (Japanese: E926形) also known as East-i, is a high-speed diagnostic train operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) on Japan's high-speed Shinkansen network. Introduced in 2001, the train is based on the E3 series and is used to inspect track, overhead lines, and signalling infrastructure at speeds of up to 275 kilometres per hour (171 mph). The E926 operates on the Tōhoku, Jōetsu, Yamagata, Akita, and Hokuriku Shinkansen lines, and also runs on the Hokkaido Shinkansen line, owned by JR Hokkaido, as well as sections of the Hokuriku line owned by JR West.
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 25 years ago, in 2001.
- Top speed is 2.1× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 9 minutes.
- 126 m long: about 28 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 14 years (2001–2015).
high-speed train: Built for 200–350 km/h on dedicated lines, like the TGV, ICE or Shinkansen.
spec sheet
- built
- 2001
- in service from
- 2001
- retired
- 2015
- status
- retired
- number built
- 7
- kind
- high-speed train
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Japan Transport Engineering Company, Tokyu Car Corporation
- operators
- East Japan Railway Company
- top speed
- 275 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 25 kV 50/60 Hz AC,, 20 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary
- formation
- 6 cars per trainset
- length
- 126 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q17177477, Wikipedia: Class E926 Shinkansen (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.