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Quick Overview : E5 Series Shinkansen
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E5 Series Shinkansen:
The E5 series is a Japanese Shinkansen High-Speed train
operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) on
Tohoku Shinkansen services since 5 March 2011 and on
Hokkaido Shinkansen services since 26 March 2016.
Design:
Technology incorporated in these trains is derived from the
experimental Fastech 360S train tested by JR East ( East
Japan Railway Company ) .
The initial maximum speed in service was 300 kmph (186
mph), but this was raised to 320 kmph (199 mph) between
Utsunomiya and Morioka from the start of the revised
timetable on 16 March 2013.
Operations:
E5 series trainsets were first introduced on the new Hayabusa
services between Tokyo & Shin-Aomori from 5 March 2011,
initially operating at a maximum speed of 300 kmph. From
19 November 2011, a total of six E5 series trainsets were in
operation, with sets also used on some Hayate and Yamabiko
services. From the start of the revised timetable on 17 March
2012, E5 series sets were also introduced used on some
Nasuno all-stations services.
History:
The pre-series set, S11, was delivered to Sendai Depot in
May 2009 ahead of extensive test running on the Tohoku
Shinkansen. Cars 1 to 5 were built by Hitachi in Yamaguchi
Prefecture, and cars 6 to 10 were built by Kawasaki Heavy
Industries in Hyogo Prefecture. Set S11 made its first
appearance at Tokyo Station on 9 December 2009. The first
full-production set, U2, was delivered to Sendai Depot in
December 2010.
In May 2012, the E5 series was awarded the 2012 Blue
Ribbon Award, presented annually by the Japan Railfan Club.
A formal presentation ceremony was held at Tokyo Station on
20 November 2012.
The pre-series set, S11, was upgraded to full-production
standard in February 2013 and renumbered U1. It retains the
flush plug doors for the passenger doors immediately behind
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