#5879· E001
Train Suite Shiki-shima
🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries· from 2017· Japanese hybrid diesel/electric luxury cruise train introduced in May 2017
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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. JR East E001 series Train Suite Shiki-shima 20170619: Ten-nen Gas· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. E001-10 Shin-Tsurumi 20160907 (2): DAJF· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. E001-3 Shin-Tsurumi 20160907: DAJF· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. E001-4 Shin-Tsurumi 20160907: DAJF· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. E001-8 Shin-Tsurumi 20160907: DAJF· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. E001-9 Shin-Tsurumi 20160907: DAJF· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. E001 Shin-Tsurumi 20160907: DAJF· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8. E001 Chuo Main Line 20170506: Sachidon· CC BY-SA 2.5
- 9. E001 Chuo Main Line 20170603: Sachidon· CC BY-SA 2.5
- 10. E001 E655 Kami-Suwa Station 20170715: Sachidon This photo was taken with Nikon D500· CC BY-SA 2.5
what is it?
The E001 series (E001形), branded Train Suite Shiki-shima (TRAIN SUITE 四季島, Toran Suīto Shikishima; pronounced [toɾaɰ̃sɯiꜜːto ɕi̥kiɕima], French pronunciation: [tʁɛ̃ sɥit]) is a hybrid electric/diesel deluxe sleeping-car excursion train operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) since 1 May 2017. The Train Suite Shiki-shima is one of the world's most exclusive and expensive trains.
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 9 years ago, in 2017.
- 20.8 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 2017
- in service from
- 2017
- status
- in service
- number built
- 1
- kind
- Electric multiple unit/Diesel multiple unit
- traction
- bi-mode
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Japan Transport Engineering Company
- operators
- East Japan Railway Company
- top speed
- 110 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- formation
- 10 cars per trainset
- length
- 20.8 m
- Dutch name
- E001
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q19317696, Wikipedia: Train Suite Shiki-shima (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.