N700 Series Shinkansen
Japanese high speed train type
N700 Series Shinkansen
The N700 series (Japanese: N700系, Hepburn: Enu nana-hyaku-kei) is a Japanese Shinkansen high-speed train with tilting capability developed jointly by JR Central and JR West for use on the Tōkaidō and San'yō Shinkansen lines. Constructed between 2005 and 2020, the type entered revenue service on 1 July 2007, replacing the earlier 300, 500, and 700 series. The N700 series is also operated by JR Kyushu on the Kyushu Shinkansen. A total of 172 16-car sets (2,752 cars) and 30 8-car sets (240 cars) were built. N700 series trains have a maximum operating speed of 300km/h (190 mph), and their tilting mechanism—up to one degree—allows sustained operation at 270 km/h (168 mph) on 2,500-metre (8,202 ft) radius curves, which were previously limited to 255 km/h (158 mph). Compared with the 700 series, the N700 also features faster acceleration, with a maximum rate of 2.6 km/(h⋅s) (0.72 m/s2; 1.6 mph/s), enabling it to reach 270 km/h (168 mph) in approximately three minutes. Further refinements led to...
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