Editing Shinkansen (section)

==== 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 Withdrawn in December 2008.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 Withdrawn in March 2012.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 Withdrawn in March 2012.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 The JR Central owned units were withdrawn in March 2020, with the JR West owned units continuing to operate on the [[San'yō Shinkansen]] line between Shin-Osaka and Hakata.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.
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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
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