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THSR 700T

🇹🇼 Taiwan ·built by Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing· from 2007· Taiwanese Shinkansen variant

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. THSR 700T TR17 20130907: Rsa· CC BY-SA 3.0
2. 台灣高鐵700T TR17, 台南車站 (20250308) (54385896954): Takeshi Aida from Hong Kong, Hong Kong· CC BY-SA 2.0
3. THSR 700T Front view: Alec @ Taiwan· CC BY 2.0
4. 700T EMU - 25059631856: Samson Ng . D201@EAL· CC BY-SA 4.0
5. 700T EMU: Samson Ng . D201@EAL· CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Train unit number mark on a THSR 700T train 2007-01-07: Cheng-en Cheng· CC BY-SA 2.0
7. 700T LED Zuoying: Me On Flickr· CC BY-SA 2.0
8. Car 10, THSR 700T at Nangang Station 20190309: Solomon203· CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Car 3, THSR 700T cleaning at Nangang Station 20191113: Tbatb· CC BY-SA 4.0
10. Car 4 and 5, THSR 700T at Platform 3A, Zuoying Station 20091218: Multivariable· CC BY 3.0

what is it?

The THSR 700T (Chinese: 台灣高鐵700T型電聯車) is a high-speed electric multiple unit trainset derived from the Japanese Shinkansen for Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR). The THSR 700T is based primarily on the 700 Series EMU that currently operates on the San'yō Shinkansen line and previously on the Tokaido Shinkansen line in Japan, with the "T" referring to Taiwan. The trains were manufactured in Japan by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Nippon Sharyo, and Hitachi, Ltd., marking the first time Japanese Shinkansen trains have been exported overseas.

who runs it

Taiwan High Speed Rail Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation

base stats

speed 315 km/htop speed
power 10.3 MWpower output
weight 503 tin working order
seats 911passengers
built 408made in total

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 2.4× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 8 minutes.
10.3 MW is about 121 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
Weighs about as much as 84 African elephants (~6 t each).
304 m long: about 68 cars parked nose to tail.
Seats 911: 18 full city buses (~50 seats each).

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
number built: 408
kind: Electric multiple unit
traction: electric
origin: 🇹🇼 Taiwan
builders: Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing, Hitachi Rail, Nippon Sharyo, Hitachi
operators: Taiwan High Speed Rail, Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation
top speed: 315 km/h
power: 10.3 MW
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
electric system: 25 kV 60 Hz AC (nominal) from overhead catenary
formation: 12 cars per trainset, Tc-M2-MP-M1-T-M1s-MP-M2-M1-MP-M2-Tc Cars 4 and 9 are equipped with a pantograph, Tc: driving trai…
length: 304 m
weight: 503 t
capacity: 911 passengers

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

Sources: Wikidata Q715673, Wikipedia: THSR 700T (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.