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E723 series
🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing· from 2026· Japanese electric multiple unit train type
what is it?
The E723 series (E723系, E723-kei) is an electric multiple unit train type operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) on Ōu Main Line services between Yamagata and Shinjo since 2026. Eleven two-car sets are to be built to replace the 719-5000 series fleet.
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 0 years ago, in 2026.
- 19.5 m long: about 4 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
- 2026
- in service from
- 2026
- status
- in service
- number built
- 4
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing
- operators
- East Japan Railway Company
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- formation
- 2 cars per trainset
- length
- 19.5 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q140562952, Wikipedia: E723 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.