Monday 20 July 2020

N700S: New Model on the Tokaido Shinkansen

EMU JR Central N700S series stands at Tokyo station on the Tokaido Shinkansen

On July 1st, 2020, Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) launched a new model, the EMU N700S (N700 Supreme) series, on their Tokaido Shinkansen. The introduction of the new Tokaido Shinkansen train was for the first time in 13 years.

The outer design of the N700S series is similar to that of the N700 and the N700A series, but there are several minor changes. For example, the frontal lamps were changed to LEDs. The shape of the nose became sharper. The number of the blue colored side stripes was increased from two to three. Regarding the interior, each seat of the N700S series has an electrical outlet. The reclining seats increased sitting comfort of passengers.

In terms of technical specifications, the N700S series has a full active vibration control device operated by a pump to prevent rolling. The maximum operating speed is 285 kilometers per hour due to the timetable restriction, but it recorded 362 kilometers per hour in a test run. JR Central plans to introduce a total of 40 sets (640 units) of the N700S series by the end of fiscal year 2022. It will be built by Hitachi Kasado Factory.

Incidentally, I found a fine drawing at the entrance of Tokyo station. It was drawn by a JR Central station staff on a white board. You can see the N700S series, JR East E235 series, JR East E257-2000 series and so on. They are very realistic. The explanation of the N700S series is easy to understand. Good job.

The explanation of the EMU N700S series drawn by a JR Central Tokyo station staff

Official information about the EMU JR Central 700S series (in Japanese):