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=== Passenger trains === ==== Tōkaidō and San'yō Shinkansen ==== * [[0 Series Shinkansen|0 series]]: The first Shinkansen trains which entered service in 1964. Maximum operating speed was {{convert|220|km/h|mph|round=5|abbr=on}}. More than 3,200 cars were built. Withdrawn in December 2008. * [[100 Series Shinkansen|100 series]]: Entered service in 1985, and featured [[bilevel cars]] with restaurant car and compartments. Maximum operating speed was {{convert|230|km/h|mph|round=5|abbr=on}}. Later used only on San'yō Shinkansen ''[[Kodama (train)|Kodama]]'' services. Withdrawn in March 2012. * [[300 Series Shinkansen|300 series]]: Entered service in 1992, initially on ''[[Nozomi (train)|Nozomi]]'' services with maximum operating speed of {{convert|270|km/h|mph|round=5|abbr=on}}. Withdrawn in March 2012. * [[500 Series Shinkansen|500 series]]: Introduced on ''Nozomi'' services in 1997, with an operating speed of {{convert|300|km/h|mph|round=5|abbr=on}}. Since 2008, sets have been shortened from 16 to 8 cars for use on San'yō Shinkansen ''Kodama'' services. * [[700 Series Shinkansen|700 series]]: Introduced in 1999, with maximum operating speed of {{convert|285|km/h|mph|round=5|abbr=on}}. The JR Central owned units were withdrawn in March 2020, with the JR West owned units continuing to operate on the [[San'yō Shinkansen]] line between Shin-Osaka and Hakata. * [[N700 Series Shinkansen|N700 series]]: In service since 2007, with a maximum operating speed of {{convert|300|km/h|mph|round=5|abbr=on}}. * [[N700 Series Shinkansen|N700A series]]: An upgraded version of N700 series with improved acceleration & deceleration and quieter traction motors. All N700 series sets have been converted to N700A. * [[N700S Series Shinkansen|N700S series]]: An evolution of the N700 series. First trainset was rolled out in 2019 with passenger services commencing on 1 July 2020. <gallery class="center"> File:Shinkansen Series0 R67 JNRcolor.jpg|0 series File:Shinkansen100.jpg|100 series File:JR Central Shinkansen 300.jpg|300 series File:Shinkansen 500 series W2 formation.jpg|500 series File:JR Central Shinkansen 700.jpg|700 series File:Shinkansen 700 Rail Star (8086223807).jpg|700 series (Hikari Rail Star) File:Shinkansen N700 z15.jpg|N700 series File:Series-N700A-F20.jpg|N700A series File:Series-N700S-J2.jpg|N700S series </gallery> ==== Kyushu and Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen ==== * [[800 Series Shinkansen|800 series]]: In service since 2004 on ''[[Tsubame (train)|Tsubame]]'' services, with a maximum speed of {{convert|260|km/h|mph|round=5|abbr=on}}. * [[N700 Series Shinkansen#8-car S sets (N700-7000 series)|N700-7000/8000 series]] In service since March 2011 on ''[[Mizuho (train)|Mizuho]]'' and ''[[Sakura (train)|Sakura]]'' services with a maximum speed of {{convert|300|km/h|mph|round=5|abbr=on}}. * [[N700S Series Shinkansen|N700S-8000 series]]: 6-car trains introduced in 2022<ref name="ReferenceB" /> on the ''[[Kamome/Relay Kamome|Kamome]]'' services with a maximum speed of {{convert|260|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}. <gallery class="center"> File:JRK-800 U004 2020-10-12.jpg|800 series File:Shinkansen N700-7000 S1 (49766090102).jpg|N700 series (Kyushu) File:N700S-Y4 Kamome-29.jpg|N700S-8000 series (Nishi Kyushu) </gallery> ==== Tohoku, Hokkaido, Joetsu, and Hokuriku Shinkansen ==== * [[200 Series Shinkansen|200 series]]: The first type introduced on the [[Tōhoku Shinkansen|Tohoku]] and [[Joetsu Shinkansen]] in 1982 and withdrawn in April 2013. Maximum speed was {{convert|240|km/h|mph|round=5|abbr=on}}. The final configuration was as 10-car sets. 12-car and 16-car sets also operated at earlier times. * [[E1 Series Shinkansen|E1 series]]: [[Bilevel car|Bilevel]] 12-car trains introduced in 1994 and withdrawn in September 2012. Maximum speed was {{convert|240|km/h|mph|round=5|abbr=on}}. * [[E2 Series Shinkansen|E2 series]]: 8/10-car sets in service since 1997 with a maximum speed of {{convert|275|km/h|mph|round=5|abbr=on}}. * [[E4 Series Shinkansen|E4 series]]: [[Bilevel car|Bilevel]] 8-car trains introduced in 1997 and withdrawn in October 2021. Maximum speed was {{convert|240|km/h|mph|round=5|abbr=on}}. * [[E5 and H5 Series Shinkansen|E5 series]]: 10-car sets in service since March 2011 with a maximum speed of {{convert|320|km/h|mph|round=5|abbr=on}}. * [[E5 and H5 Series Shinkansen|H5 series]]: The cold weather derivative of the E5 series. 10-car sets entered service from March 2016 on the [[Hokkaido Shinkansen]] with a maximum speed of {{convert|320|km/h|mph|round=5|abbr=on}}.<ref name="jrhokkaido20140416">{{cite web|url= https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/press/2014/140416-1.pdf|script-title= ja:北海道新幹線用車両について|trans-title= Hokkaido Shinkansen Train Details|date=16 April 2014|work= News release|publisher= Hokkaido Railway Company|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date=16 April 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140416081225/https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/press/2014/140416-1.pdf|archive-date=16 April 2014}}</ref><ref name="yomiuri20140416">{{cite web |url= http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/hokkaido/news/20140416-OYTNT50008.html|script-title=ja:北海道新幹線「H5系」、内装には雪の結晶も|trans-title= Hokkaido Shinkansen "H5 series" – Interiors to feature snowflake design|date=16 April 2014|work= Yomiuri Online|publisher= The Yomiuri Shimbun|location= Japan|language= ja|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140415234044/http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/hokkaido/news/20140416-OYTNT50008.html|archive-date=15 April 2014|access-date=16 April 2014}}</ref> * [[E7 and W7 Series Shinkansen|E7 series]]: 12-car trains operated on the [[Hokuriku Shinkansen]] since March 2014, with a maximum speed of {{convert|260|km/h|mph|round=5|abbr=on}}.<ref name="jreast20120904">{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2012/20120903.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221010/http://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2012/20120903.pdf |archive-date=10 October 2022 |url-status=live|script-title=ja:北陸新幹線用の新型車両について|trans-title= New trains for Hokuriku Shinkansen|date=4 September 2012|work= Press release|publisher= JR East & JR West|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date=4 September 2012}}</ref> In 2019, the E7 series began operating on the Joetsu Shinkansen. * [[E7 and W7 Series Shinkansen|W7 series]]: 12-car trains operated on the Hokuriku Shinkansen since March 2015, with a maximum speed of {{convert|260|km/h|mph|round=5|abbr=on}}.<ref name="jreast20120904" /> <gallery class="center"> File:JR East Shinkansen 200(renewal).jpg|200 series File:JReastE1 Omiya 20120918.jpg|E1 series File:Series-E2-1000-J70.jpg|E2 series File:Series-E4-P13.jpg|E4 series File:JRE-TEC-E5 omiya.JPG|E5 series File:H5kei hayabusa and E6kei komachi.JPG|H5 series File:Series-E7-F19.jpg|E7 series File:JRW-Series-W7 W3.jpg|W7 series </gallery> ==== Yamagata and Akita Shinkansen ==== * [[400 Series Shinkansen|400 series]]: The first [[Mini-shinkansen]] type, introduced in 1992 on [[Yamagata Shinkansen]] ''[[Tsubasa (train)|Tsubasa]]'' services with a maximum speed of 240 km/h. Withdrawn in April 2010. * [[E3 Series Shinkansen|E3 series]]: Introduced in 1997 on [[Akita Shinkansen]] ''[[Komachi (train)|Komachi]]'' and [[Yamagata Shinkansen]] ''[[Tsubasa (train)|Tsubasa]]'' services with a maximum speed of 275 km/h, later operated solely on the Yamagata Shinkansen. * [[E6 Series Shinkansen|E6 series]]: Introduced in March 2013 on Akita Shinkansen ''Komachi'' services, with a maximum speed of {{convert|300|km/h|mph|round=5|abbr=on}}, raised to {{convert|320|km/h|mph|round=5|abbr=on}} in March 2014. * [[E8 Series Shinkansen|E8 series]]: Replacement of the E3 series for Tsubasa services introduced from 2024. <gallery class="center"> File:400 L3 Tsubasa Yamagata 20020824.jpg|400 series File:E3-Komachi-R20-131109.JPG|E3 series (Komachi) File:E3-2000 L67 Akayu Tsubasa 128 20150905.jpg|E3 series (Tsubasa) File:E6 series Z12 Komachi 20161013.jpg|E6 series File:Shinkansen E8 series test.jpg|E8 series </gallery>
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