400 Series Shinkansen
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The 400 series (400系) was a Japanese Shinkansen high-speed train type operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) between 1992 and 2010 on Tsubasa services on Japan's first mini-shinkansen line, the Yamagata Shinkansen branch from the main Tohoku Shinkansen.
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In service | 1 July 1992; 32 years ago (1992-07-01) – 18 April 2010; 14 years ago (2010-04-18) |
Manufacturer | Hitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Tokyu Car Corporation |
Family name | Mini-shinkansen |
Constructed | 1992–1995 |
Refurbished | 1999–2001 |
Scrapped | 2009–2010 |
Number built | 84 vehicles (12 sets) |
Number in service | None |
Number preserved | 1 vehicle |
Number scrapped | 83 vehicles |
Successor | E3-2000 series |
Formation | 7 cars per trainset |
Fleet numbers | L1–L12 |
Capacity | 399 (20 Green + 379 Standard) |
Operators | JR East |
Depots | Yamagata |
Lines served | Tohoku Shinkansen, Yamagata Shinkansen |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Steel |
Car length | 22,825 mm (74 ft 10.6 in) (end cars) 20,500 mm (67 ft 3 in) (intermediate cars) |
Width | 2,947 mm (9 ft 8.0 in) |
Doors | one per side |
Maximum speed | 240 km/h (149 mph) (Tōhoku Shinkansen) 130 km/h (81 mph) (Yamagata Shinkansen) |
Traction system | 24 x 210 kW (282 hp) (Thyristor drive) |
Power output | 5.04 MW (6,759 hp) |
Acceleration | 1.6 km/(h⋅s) (0.99 mph/s) |
Deceleration | 2.6 km/(h⋅s) (1.6 mph/s) |
Electric system(s) | 20/25 kV AC, 50 Hz, overhead catenary |
Current collector(s) | PS204 pantograph |
Bogies | DT204 (motored), TR7006 (trailer) |
Safety system(s) | ATC-2, DS-ATC, ATS-P |
Multiple working | 200 series, E4 series |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
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The fleet of 400 series trains was leased by JR East from the owning company, Yamagata JR Chokutsū Tokkyū Hoyū Kikō (山形ジェイアール直通特急保有機構(株)), a third-sector company jointly owned by JR East and Yamagata Prefecture.[1]
They were originally six-car sets, but a seventh car (type 429) was added in 1995 to each set due to the popularity of the new Tsubasa services.