Shinkansen 400 series
| Shinkansen 400 series | |
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| Numbering: | L1 to L12 |
| Number: | 12 (84 cars) |
| Manufacturer: | Kawasaki HI , Hitachi , Tokyu Car Corporation |
| Year of construction (s): | 1992-1995 |
| Retirement: | 2008-2010 |
| Type : | Shinkansen |
| Genre : | Mini Shinkansen |
| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) |
| Length: | 22,825 mm (end car) 20,500 mm (middle car) |
| Height: | 3,870 mm |
| Width: | 2,947 mm |
| Empty mass: | 318.0 t |
| Top speed: | Shinkansen routes: 240 km / h Conventional routes: 130 km / h |
| Continuous output : | 5.04 MW |
| Acceleration: | 0.44 m / s² (1.6 km / h / s) |
| Braking delay: | 0.72 m / s² (2.6 km / h / s) |
| Impeller diameter: | 860 mm |
| Power system : | 25 kV / 50 Hz (Tōhoku Shinkansen) 20 kV / 50 Hz (Yamagata Shinkansen) |
| Power transmission: | Overhead line 2 pantographs |
| Brake: |
Engine brakes , disc brakes |
| Train control : | ATC-2, DS-ATC, ATS-P |
| Seats: | 379/20 (2nd / 1st class) |
| Classes : | normal (2nd class), green class (1st class) |
The Shinkansen series 400 ( Japanese 新 幹線 400 系 電車 , Shinkansen 400-kei densha ) was a Japanese high-speed train operated by JR East , which was in service on the Yamagata Shinkansen from 1992 to 2010 . The 400 series was replaced from 2008 by vehicles from the E3-2000 series .
history
With the construction of the Yamagata Shinkansen, a so-called "Mini-Shinkansen", it was necessary to obtain a suitable vehicle type. While the section of the Ōu main line between Fukushima and Yamagata (conventional railway network) was expanded, the gauge was widened from Cape gauge to standard gauge , but the clearance profile remained unchanged, so that the existing, wider Shinkansen trains could not be used.
The 400 series trains were procured by the specially founded Yamagata JR Chokutsū Tokkyū Hoyū Kikō ( Japanese 山形 ジ ェ イ ア ー ル 直通 特急 保有 機構 (株 )), a joint venture between JR East and the Yamagata Prefecture . 12 6-car trains were ordered, which were then leased from JR East by the company .
testing
In October 1990 the pre-series train S4 was delivered. From November 1990, the train was initially tested solo on the Ōu main line , and from January 1991 in traction with converted trains of the 200 series on the Tōhoku Shinkansen . On March 29, 1991, a new Japanese speed record of 336 km / h was set with the pre-series train S4, which the train reached in the Yuzawa tunnel on the Jōetsu Shinkansen . However, the record was already set by the same vehicle in September 1991 when it reached 345 km / h on the same route.
The tests with the pre-production vehicle were completed in spring 1992. The pre-series train S4 was then converted to the series standard and flew in as unit L1 on June 29, 1991.
business
The 400 series trains were in service from July 1, 1992, the day the Yamagata Shinkansen opened. They were on the Tsubasa used compounds in which 400 trains of the series of Yamagata after Fukushima perverse solo and from Fukushima in traction trains the Tohoku Shinkansen to Tokyo by bound were.
Due to the narrower clearance profile required for the mini Shinkansen, the trains of the 400 series were equipped with a fold-out step on the doors, which was extended when the Tōhoku Shinkansen stopped at the stations.
Due to the rapidly increasing demand, a seventh car was added to the originally six-car-long trains in 1995 (car 15).
In the years 1999 to 2001 all sets were subjected to a general overhaul in which the paintwork was also modified.
Retirement and receipt
The retirement began in December 2008 with the original L1 pre-series train. By summer 2009, all 400 series trains were taken out of service and replaced by E3-2000 series trains. Only the L3 set remained in use on April 18, 2010 and thus had a service life of 18 years.
After the decommissioning, all trains were scrapped. The only surviving copy is the L3 set control car that is to be preserved.
Details about the fleet
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| number | Manufacturer | delivery | 7th car added | overhaul | DS-ATC added | Decommissioning | Remarks |
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| L1 | Tokyu Car , Hitachi , Kawasaki HI | November 1, 1990 | November 14, 1995 | March 3, 2000 | July 27, 2005 | January 1, 2009 | Pre-production vehicle S4; Conversion to series standard by June 29, 1992. |
| L2 | Kawasaki HI | 17th January 1992 | November 20, 1995 | September 14, 2001 | October 7, 2005 | January 23, 2009 | |
| L3 | Kawasaki HI | January 28, 1992 | 2nd December 1995 | June 11, 2001 | September 12, 2005 | April 18, 2010 | Last discarded set. Control car 411-3 received. |
| L4 | Kawasaki HI | March 6, 1992 | December 12, 1995 | December 16, 1999 | May 28, 2005 | September 18, 2009 | First set to be overhauled and given a new color scheme. |
| L5 | Kawasaki HI | March 23, 1992 | December 10, 1995 | July 28, 2000 | November 26, 2005 | April 21, 2009 | |
| L6 | Kawasaki HI | April 2, 1992 | December 8, 1995 | October 16, 2001 | December 24, 2005 | May 26, 2009 | |
| L7 | Kawasaki HI | April 13, 1992 | December 6, 1995 | September 19, 2000 | November 2, 2005 | May 15, 2009 | |
| L8 | Kawasaki HI | May 1, 1992 | 4th December 1995 | June 19, 2000 | June 24, 2005 | April 3, 2009 | |
| L9 | Kawasaki HI | May 11, 1992 | December 20, 1995 | April 14, 2000 | March 22, 2006 | February 21, 2009 | Car 15 manufactured by Hitachi . |
| L10 | Kawasaki HI | May 29, 1992 | December 14, 1995 | March 30, 2001 | February 28, 2006 | August 7, 2009 | Car 15 manufactured by Hitachi. |
| L11 | Kawasaki HI | June 12, 1992 | December 16, 1995 | February 19, 2001 | February 6, 2006 | June 20, 2009 | Car 15 manufactured by Hitachi. |
| L12 | Kawasaki HI | June 25, 1992 | December 18, 1995 | May 29, 2000 | April 27, 2005 | March 19, 2009 | Car 15 manufactured by Hitachi. |
Train composition
| direction | ← Yamagata | Tokyo → | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car no. | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | 15th | 16 | 17th |
| Labelling | Msc | M ' | M. | M ' | T | M. | M'c |
| numbering | 411 | 426-200 | 425 | 426 | 429 | 425 | 422 |
| Seating capacity | 20th | 67 | 60 | 68 | 64 | 64 | 56 |
| Furnishing | WC, space for wheelchair users | Public card phone | WC, public card phone | Luggage storage | WC, luggage space | WC, public card phone | Luggage storage |
411-3 (car 11)
426-203 (car 12)
425-3 (car 13)
426-3 (car 14)
429-3 (car 15)
425-203 (car 16)
422-3 (car 17)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Shuichi Takashima (2001): Tohoku and Niigata Region. Japan Railway & Transport Review 29, Dec. 2001 (English; PDF; 2.5 MB)
- ↑ つ ば さ の 世代 交代. Japan Railfan Magazine 49 (584), pp. 42-43, December 2009.
- ↑ Yamanouchi, Shūichirō (2002): 東北 ・ 上 越 新 幹線 (The Tōhoku and Jōetsu Shinkansen). JTB Can Books Tokyo, ISBN 4-533-04513-8 .
- ↑ Asahi Shimbun of April 17, 2010: 初 代 「つ ば さ」 保存 決定 18 日 引退 の 山形 新 幹線 車 両 (Japanese)
- ↑ JRR (2011): 新 幹線 電車 デ ー タ ブ ッ ク 2011. ISBN 978-4-330-19811-8 .
- ↑ JRR (2006): JR 電車 編成 表 '07 冬 号. ISBN 4-88283-046-9