Shinkansen Series 700

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Shinkansen Series 700
Shinkansen of the 700 series on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen, between Shizuoka and Kakegawa
Shinkansen of the 700 series on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen , between Shizuoka and Kakegawa
Numbering: Variant C: 700–0
Variant E: 700–7000
Variant B: 700–3000
Number: Variant C: 60 (including 700-9000)
Variant E: 16
Variant B: 15
Manufacturer: Nippon Sharyo, Kawasaki HI , Hitachi , Kinki Sharyo
Year of construction (s): 1997-2006
Retirement: since 2012
Axis formula : Variants C and B:
2'2 '+ 6 × Bo'Bo' + 2'2 '+
2'2' + 6 × Bo'Bo '+ 2'2'
Variant E:
2'2 '+ 6 × Bo' Bo '+ 2'2'
Gauge : 1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Length over coupling: Variants C and B: 404.7 m
Variant E: 204.7 m
Length: End car: 27,350 mm
Middle car: 25,000 mm
Height: 3,650 mm
Width: 3,380 mm
Bogie axle base: 2,500 mm
Empty mass: Variants C and B: 634 t
Variants E:
Payload: Variants C and B: 708 t
Variant E: 356 t
Top speed: Tokaido: 270 km / h
Sanyo: 285 km / h
Continuous output : Variants C and B: 13,200 kW
Variant E: 6,600 kW
Starting tractive effort: Variants C and B: 450 kN
Variant E: 225 kN
Acceleration: Variant C:
1.6 km / h / s (up to 2009)
2.0 km / h / s (from 2009)
Variants E and B: 1.96 km / h / s
Braking delay: 2.7 km / h / s
Wheel diameter: 860 mm
Power system : 25 kV / 60 Hz
Power transmission: Overhead line
2 pantographs
Number of traction motors: Variants C and B: 48
Variants E: 24
Brake: Motor brakes , disc brakes , eddy current brakes
Train control : ATC-1, ATC-NS
Seats: Variants C and B:
200 / 1.123 (1st / 2nd class)
Variant E: 571 (only 2nd class)
Floor height: 1,300 mm
Classes : normally not reserved (2nd class)
normally reserved (2nd class)
only variants C and B:
green class (1st class)

The Shinkansen series 700 ( Japanese 新 幹線 700 系 電車 , Shinkansen 700-kei densha ) is a Japanese high-speed train . The train jointly developed by JR Central and JR West offers better ride comfort compared to the Shinkansen series 300 , but is more cost-effective compared to the more powerful Shinkansen series 500 . After the pre-series C0, the three variants C, B and E of the 700 series were put into service to replace the 0 and 100 series .

variants

Pre-series train C0

The 16-part pre-series train from the 700-9000 series was delivered to JR Central on September 28, 1997 and tested until December 1998. He covered around 400,000 kilometers. During the test drive, the train drove at speeds of up to 300 km / h on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen and up to 310 km / h on the San'yō Shinkansen . In order to produce variant E, the train was also converted and tested as an 8-part train. After completion of the tests, the train was adapted to the later series version by September 28, 1999 and has been in operation as the C1 set since October 1999.

Variant C

The 16-car variant C trains were ordered by JR Central and delivered between 1999 and 2005. They were first used on the Nozomi trains between Tokyo and Hakata . Commercial use began on March 13, 1999 with three pairs of trains a day . With the delivery of further trains, the slower Hikari train type was also served with the 700 series since 2000 . No trains have been used as Nozomi since 2009 because these services were taken over by the N700 series equipped with tilting technology . In March 2020, the last set of the N700 series was also replaced and the 700 series was completely withdrawn from the Tōkaidō Shinkansen.

For a long time, the train protection system limited the acceleration of the trains to 0.44 m / s². Only a modification carried out between October 2008 and June 2009 made it possible to utilize the technically maximum possible acceleration of 0.56 m / s².

Variant E

The 8-car trains of variant E are used by JR West for the Hikari Rail Star train type introduced in 2000 on the Osaka - Hakata route. Three carriages have non-reservable seats, the remaining carriages are reserved for passengers with reserved seats. Smoking is allowed in car 2 and car 6. Since 2020, variant E has been the only one that is in regular use.

Variant B

The 16-part trains of variant B were procured by JR West. They were used in the Hikari service from 2002 to 2020 , where they replaced the Shinkansen series 100 trains .

Variant 700T

For operation in Taiwan , a variant called the 700T series was derived from the 700 series . The first train was presented in early 2004 and shipped from Kobe to Taiwan on May 18, 2004 . The twelve-car trains have 3 + 2 seating with 989 seats, 66 of which are in first class.

technology

The 16-part multiple units of variants B and C were made up of a total of twelve powered intermediate cars and two non-powered end and intermediate cars. All variants achieve a starting acceleration of 2 km / h per second (= 0.56 m / s²). The lightweight trains have an axle load of 11.39 t. With the aerodynamically designed head shape, air resistance has been reduced by around 15 percent compared to the 300 series, and energy consumption has been reduced by around eight percent.

The 8-part multiple units of variant E consist of six powered intermediate cars and the two non-powered end cars.

In contrast to the long, pointed head shape of the 500 series, a shorter head shape reminiscent of a duck's bill was used for the 700 series. The shape, which is equivalent to the tunnel bang, provides more usable interior space in the end car.

Compared to the 300 series, the interior was designed more generously. The central aisle was widened from 57 cm to 60 cm and the ceiling was raised from 2135 to 2200 mm.

Procurement price

A 16-car series 700 train cost approximately 4 billion yen , which is about 20% less than the series 500.

Preserved copies

Web links

Commons : Shinkansen Series 700  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e f 高速 鉄 道 物語 - そ の 技術 を 追 う - (History of high-speed traffic). Seizandō Syoten, Japan 1999, ISBN 4-425-92321-9 , p. 45
  2. UIC: World High Speed ​​Rolling Stock  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed December 31, 2010@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.uic.org  
  3. a b c Florent Brisou: Shinkansen Série 700 (French)
  4. a b c JR Central: Enhancement of the acceleration of the 700 series (Japanese). Press release from September 26, 2009
  5. Modern Transportation Museum Osaka, Railway Car Archive of Japan Railways: Shinkansen 700-Series ( Memento of the original from March 9, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed December 31, 2010 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mtm.or.jp
  6. Japan Aluminum Association, 1999: The new 700 series trains on the Tokaido Shinkansen in Japan (PDF; 496 kB)
    (Japanese)
  7. 鉄 道 フ ァ ン (Railway Fun) No. 456. Kōyū-sya, Japan April 1999, p. 129.
  8. a b c message New Shinkansen generation . In: Eisenbahn-Revue International, issue 5, year 1999, ISSN  1421-2811 , p. 212
  9. JR 電車 編成 表 '08 冬 号 (table of JR train sets, winter 2008) . JRR, Japan December 2007, ISBN 978-4-88283-048-1 , p. 107.
  10. asahi.com - Fabled 'duckbill' Shinkansen hits end of the line without fanfare (English), accessed April 24, 2020
  11. ^ Announcement First high-speed train for Taiwan . In: Eisenbahn-Revue International , issue 7/2004, ISSN  1421-2811 , p. 319.
  12. http://jr-central.co.jp/news/release/_pdf/000020076.pdf JR Central news release (Japanese)