Shinkansen series E2

Shinkansen series E2
Series E2
Number:	N variant: 14 J variant: 39
Manufacturer:	Kawasaki HI , Hitachi , Nippon Sharyo, Tokyu Car Corporations
Year of construction (s):	1995-2010
Retirement:	since 2013
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Length over coupling:	201.4 m (N variant) 251.4 m (J variant)
Length:	End car: 25,700 mm Middle car: 25,000 mm
Height:	3,700 mm 4,475 mm (including pantograph cover)
Width:	3,380 mm
Trunnion Distance:	17,500 mm
Bogie axle base:	2,500 mm
Payload:	366 t (N variant) 440 t (J variant)
Top speed:	275 km / h (Tōhoku) 260 km / h (Nagano) 240 km / h (Jōetsu)
Continuous output :	7,200 kW (N variant) 9,600 kW (J variant)
Acceleration:	1.6 km / h / s
Wheel diameter:	860 mm
Power system :	25 kV 50 Hz / 60 Hz ~
Power transmission:	Overhead line 2 pantographs
Number of traction motors:	24 (N variant) 32 (J variant)
Brake:	Engine brakes , disc brakes
Train control :	ATC-2, DS-ATC
Seats:	51/579 (N variant), (1st / 2nd class) 51/763 (J variant)
Floor height:	1,300 mm
Classes :	normal (2nd class), Green Class (1st class)

The Shinkansen series E2 ( Japanese 新 幹線 E2 系 電車 , Shinkansen E2-kei densha ) is a Japanese high-speed train that was built between 1995 and 2005 and is used on the Tōhoku and Jōetsu Shinkansen routes . Until 2017 it was also operated with 8-car sets on the Hokuriku Shinkansen . The vehicles can be tensioned with 8 or 10 trolleys. The 10-car trains can also be coupled with the Shinkansen series E3 .

The top speed of the E2 is 275 km / h, but the Jōetsu Shinkansen only drives at 240 km / h.

variants

8-car N series

8-car train N11, June 2002

The fleet of 13 N-series vehicles was developed for the new Asama connection on the Hokuriku Shinkansen. The first units were delivered between March 1997 and September 1997. These trains were designed for both 50 Hz and 60 Hz. From April 2014, the N series of the E2 series was used together with the new Shinkansen series E7 on the Asama connections. In 2017 the last set was taken out of service and the E2 series was withdrawn from the Hokuriku Shinkansen.

Car no.	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th
Labelling	T1c	M2	M1	M2	M1k	M2	M1s	T2c
numbering	E223	E226-100	E225	E226-200	E225-400	E226-300	E215	E224
Seating capacity	55	100	85	100	75	100	51	64

Cars 4 and 6 were equipped with PS205 pantographs.

Duration

Car number	delivery date	Manufacturer	Retirement	Remarks
N1	June 6, 1995	-	July 9, 2014	Pre-production vehicle S6
N2	March 25, 1997	Kawasaki HI	September 1, 2014
N3	April 16, 1997	Hitachi	1st December 2014
N4	April 25, 1997	Kawasaki HI	April 23, 2014
N5	May 14, 1997	Nippon Sharyo	June 1, 2017
N6	May 29, 1997	Hitachi	17th June 2014
N7	June 13, 1997	Nippon Sharyo	January 25, 2016
N8	June 27, 1997	Kawasaki HI	May 26, 2014
N9	July 11, 1997	Hitachi	September 26, 2014
N10	July 25, 1997	Nippon Sharyo	17th February 2016
N11	August 8, 1997	Hitachi	August 1, 2014
N12	August 25, 1997	Tokyu Car Corporation	April 2, 2014
N13	September 5, 1997	Kawasaki HI	May 11, 2017
N21	April 14, 1995	-	January 6, 2015	Pre-production vehicle S7, then initially as J1

10-car J-series (E2 'series)

10 J series cars, September 2008

The J-series was designed to be used in traction with the E3 series between Tokyo and Morioka for the opening of the new Akita Shinkansen . The end cars in the direction of Morioka had a coupling behind an automatically opening front hatch. The sets of the J-series initially consisted of eight cars.

Like the N series, these cars were equipped for both 50 Hz and 60 Hz power supplies and were also used for the Hokuriku Shinkansen before the series was extended to ten cars. Four J-series units were integrated into the Jōetsu Shinkansen in October / November 1998 . Between September and December 2002 all J-series units (except J1) were extended from eight to ten cars. The original red stripe on the side has been replaced by a magenta one. The last set was retired in August 2019.

J-Series of the E2 series coupled with an E3 series train

J-Series pantographs, July 2008

Car no.	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10
Labelling	T1c	M2	M1	M2	M1k	M2	M1	M2	M1s	T2c
numbering	E223	E226-100	E225	E226-200	E225-400	E226-300	E225-100	E226-400	E215	E224-100
Seating capacity	55	100	85	100	75	100	85	100	51	64

Cars 4 and 6 were equipped with PS205 pantographs.

Duration

Wagon number	delivery date	Manufacturer	Conversion to 10 cars	Retirement
J1	April 14, 1995	-	(Pre-production vehicle S7, re-classified as N21 in October 2002)	-
J2	December 20, 1996	Hitachi	December 19, 2002	2nd October 2013
J3	January 24, 1997	Hitachi	December 24, 2002	October 30, 2013
J4	February 12, 1997	Kawasaki HI	September 19, 2002	February 8, 2016
J5	March 3, 1997	Nippon Sharyo	October 29, 2002	June 12, 2014
J6	March 17, 1997	Nippon Sharyo	November 3, 2002	May 2, 2014
J7	October 5, 1998	Nippon Sharyo	November 16, 2002	August 21, 2017
J8	October 20, 1998	Hitachi	September 24, 2002	May 31, 2018
J9	November 23, 1998	Nippon Sharyo	September 14, 2002	April 8, 2016
J10	December 17, 1998	Kawasaki HI	October 14, 2002	18th February 2017
J11	September 6, 1999	Nippon Sharyo	November 21, 2002	January 9, 2019
J12	September 17, 1999	Tokyu Car	September 29, 2002	23 August 2019
J13	October 5, 1999	Hitachi	October 4, 2002	April 27, 2018
J14	October 19, 1999	Kawasaki HI	October 19, 2002	7th November 2018
J15	November 5, 1999	Tokyu Car	October 24, 2002	17th May 2019

10-car E2-1000 series

E2-1000 series in Iwate-Numakunai station, March 2007

The prototype of the E2-1000 sub-series (unit J51) was transferred to the depot in Sendai as an 8-car set in December 2000 and after a test phase it was taken into regular service in November 2001. Unit J52 was already taken over as a 10-car set and used from July 2002 to December 2002 on the Tōhoku Shinkansen. A total of 14 units were handed over on schedule by 2005. The trains of the E2-1000 series gradually replaced the aging Shinkansen series 200 of the JR East on the new Hayate connection of the Tōhoku Shinkansen since December 2002 .

Several design improvements have been made to the E2-1000 series compared to the earlier series. The biggest change was made to the windows. The small windows (which were in each row of seats) gave way to wide windows similar to the E4 row trains. A new single-arm pantograph, resembling a wing in shape, was used to reduce noise. The pre-production unit J51 was equipped with automatic couplings at both ends. In addition, new sliding doors were used for these units. While the J51 was still delivered in the old paint scheme like earlier E2 series trains, the units from J52 onwards were already given the new paint scheme with a purple stripe.

Since 2019, the series has been gradually replaced on the Jōetsu Shinkansen by the E7 series and on the Tōhoku Shinkansen by the E5 series .

Car no.	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10
Labelling	T1c	M2	M1	M2	M1k	M2	M1	M2	M1s	T2c
numbering	E223-1000	E226-1100	E225-1000	E226-1200	E225-1400	E226-1300	E225-1100	E226-1400	E215-1000	E224-1100
Seats	54	100	85	100	75	100	85	100	51	64

Cars 4 and 6 are equipped with PS207 pantographs.

Duration

Wagon number	delivery date	Manufacturer	Retirement
J51	January 13, 2001	Hitachi / Kawasaki HI / Nippon Sharyo / Tokyu Car	March 13, 2019
J52	July 17, 2002	Hitachi
J53	August 5, 2002	Kawasaki HI
J54	March 8, 2003	Kawasaki HI
J55	November 7, 2002	Hitachi
J56	November 23, 2002	Hitachi
J57	October 4, 2003	Nippon Sharyo
J58	September 11, 2003	Tokyu Car
J59	October 21, 2003	Tokyu Car
J60	December 24, 2003	Kawasaki HI
J61	January 17, 2004	Nippon Sharyo
J62	February 2, 2004	Kawasaki HI
J63	December 8, 2003	Tokyu Car
J64	June 11, 2003	Hitachi
J65	March 10, 2004	Kawasaki HI
J66	April 6, 2005	Nippon Sharyo
J67	June 7, 2005	Hitachi
J68	July 10, 2005	Hitachi
J69	December 5, 2005	Kawasaki HI
J70	February 19, 2010	Hitachi
J71	March 11, 2010	Nippon Sharyo
J72	April 12, 2010	Hitachi
J73	May 10, 2010	Kawasaki HI
J74	June 7, 2010	Kawasaki HI
J75	September 27, 2010	Nippon Sharyo

commitment

present

• Jōetsu Shinkansen
  • Tanigawa connection
  • Toki connection
• Tōhoku Shinkansen
  • Hayate connection
  • Yamabiko connection
  • Nasuno connection

past

• Hokuriku Shinkansen
  • Asama connection

Furnishing

2 + 3 seat configuration in 2nd class with a seat pitch of 960 mm and 2 + 2 seat configuration in Green Class with a seat pitch of 1160 mm.

Test runs

A train of the E2-1000 series (J56) broke the speed record in April 2003 (as a Shinkansen in regular use, i.e. not a test train) in high-speed tests on the Urasa-Niigata section of the Jōetsu Shinkansen and reached 362 km / h.

Exports

→ Main article : CRH2

China ordered several 250 km / h E2-1000 units, which were renamed to CRH2 . This makes the E2 the second Shinkansen to be exported after the 700T series . China ordered 60 units, the first 3 units were in Japan in the period 2001-2003, a further 6 units were prefabricated in Japan and finally assembled by Sifang Locomotive and Rolling Stock in China. The remaining 51 units were built directly by Sifang in China.

A joint venture program for a further 140 trains is also being planned.

See also

• Shinkansen

credentials

• JR 全 車 両 ハ ン ド ブ ッ ク 2006 (JR Rolling Stock Handbook 2006) . Neko Publishing, Japan 2006.
• Peter Semmens: High Speed ​​in Japan: Shinkansen - The World's Busiest High-speed Railway . Platform 5 Publishing, Sheffield, UK 1997, ISBN 1-872524-88-5 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} 高速 鉄 道 物語 - そ の 技術 を 追 う - (Tale of high-speed traffic). Seizandō Syoten, Japan 1999, ISBN 4-425-92321-9 , p. 57

Web links

Commons : Shinkansen Series E2  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• E2 Series Hayate / Yamabiko / Nasuno / Asama