700 series Shinkansen

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Shinkansen rolling stock high-speed train type

The 700 series Shinkansen is a Japanese high-speed train type introduced in the late 1990s, known for its distinctive "duck-bill" nose design and service on major Shinkansen lines.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
700 series Shinkansen canonical 8
700 Series Shinkansen 2
700 series Shinkansen (Kyushu variants) 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Shinkansen rolling stock ⓘ
high-speed train type ⓘ
brakingSystem regenerative braking ⓘ
rheostatic braking ⓘ
carbodyMaterial aluminium alloy ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
designedFor standard gauge high-speed lines ⓘ
designGoal improved ride comfort ⓘ
reduced aerodynamic noise ⓘ
doorConfiguration two doors per side per car ⓘ
electricSystem 25 kV AC 60 Hz overhead catenary ⓘ
enteredService 1999 ⓘ
family Shinkansen 700 series family ⓘ
formation 16-car sets ⓘ
8-car sets ⓘ
introduced late 1990s ⓘ
livery distinctive regional liveries on some JR West sets ⓘ
white with blue stripe (JR Central standard sets) ⓘ
manufacturer Hitachi ⓘ
Kawasaki Heavy Industries ⓘ
Nippon Sharyo ⓘ
maximumOperatingSpeed 285 km/h ⓘ
noseDesign duck-bill ⓘ
notableFeature distinctive rounded wedge-shaped front end ⓘ
tilted bolsterless bogies for ride quality ⓘ
operator Central Japan Railway Company ⓘ
Central Japan Railway Company ⓘ
surface form: JR Central

JR West ⓘ
West Japan Railway Company ⓘ
powerCollectionMethod pantograph ⓘ
powerType electric multiple unit ⓘ
predecessor 300 series Shinkansen ⓘ
500 series Shinkansen ⓘ
surface form: 500 series Shinkansen (on some services)
railwayNetwork Shinkansen high-speed rail network ⓘ
surface form: Shinkansen network
region Honshu ⓘ
Kyushu (via through-running) ⓘ
safetySystem ATC ⓘ
Shinkansen-specific train protection ⓘ
serviceOnLine Kyushu Shinkansen (through services via Sanyo) ⓘ
Sanyo Shinkansen ⓘ
Tokaido Shinkansen ⓘ
serviceStatus partially retired ⓘ
still in limited service on some JR West routes ⓘ
serviceType passenger ⓘ
serviceWithdrawal phased out from Tokaido Shinkansen by 2020 ⓘ
successor N700 series Shinkansen ⓘ
trackGauge 1435 mm ⓘ
UICClassification Bo'Bo'+2'2'+Bo'Bo' (typical motor and trailer arrangement, simplified) ⓘ
usedForService Hikari ⓘ
Kodama ⓘ
Nozomi ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tokaido Shinkansen → formerRollingStockSeries → 700 series Shinkansen ⓘ
Sanyo Shinkansen → usesRollingStock → 700 series Shinkansen ⓘ
Kodama (on Sanyo Shinkansen) → rollingStock → 700 series Shinkansen ⓘ
subject surface form: Kodama (Sanyo Shinkansen)
JR West Shinkansen → rollingStockUsed → 700 series Shinkansen ⓘ
Hikari → rollingStockUsed → 700 series Shinkansen ⓘ
this entity surface form: 700 series Shinkansen (historical)
100 series Shinkansen → successor → 700 series Shinkansen ⓘ
100 series Shinkansen → successorInServiceOnSanyo → 700 series Shinkansen ⓘ
300 series Shinkansen → successor → 700 series Shinkansen ⓘ
N700 series Shinkansen → precededBy → 700 series Shinkansen ⓘ
Rail Star 700 series → partOf → 700 series Shinkansen ⓘ
this entity surface form: 700 Series Shinkansen
Rail Star 700 series → family → 700 series Shinkansen ⓘ
this entity surface form: 700 Series Shinkansen
800 series Shinkansen → successorTo → 700 series Shinkansen ⓘ
this entity surface form: 700 series Shinkansen (Kyushu variants)