E6 Series Shinkansen
| E6 series | |
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E6 series set Z12 in October 2016
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| In service | March 2013– |
| Manufacturer | Hitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries |
| Replaced | E3 series |
| Constructed | 2010– |
| Number built | 168 vehicles (24 sets) |
| Number in service | 168 vehicles (24 sets) |
| Formation | 7 cars per trainset |
| Fleet numbers | Z1–Z24 |
| Capacity | 338 (315 Standard + 23 Green) |
| Operator(s) | JR East |
| Depot(s) | Akita |
| Line(s) served | Tohoku Shinkansen, Akita Shinkansen |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Aluminium alloy |
| Train length | 148.65 m (487.7 ft) |
| Car length | 23,075 mm (75 ft 8.5 in) (end cars), 20,500 mm (67 ft 3 in) (intermediate cars) |
| Width | 2,945 mm (9 ft 7.9 in) |
| Height | 3,650 mm (12 ft 0 in) |
| Doors | One per side, plus one cab access door per side per end car |
| Maximum speed | 320 km/h (200 mph) (Tohoku Shinkansen) 130 km/h (81 mph) (Akita Shinkansen) |
| Weight | 306.5 t (301.7 long tons; 337.9 short tons) |
| Traction system | MT207 AC Motor (300 kW) |
| Power output | 6,000 kW (8,050 hp) |
| Acceleration | 1.71 km/h/s (shinkansen) 2.0 km/h/s (conventional) |
| Electric system(s) | 25 kV AC, 50 Hz overhead catenary (Tohoku Shinkansen) 20 kV AC, 50 Hz overhead catenary (Akita Shinkansen) |
| Current collection method | Pantograph |
| UIC classification | Bo'Bo'+2'2'+Bo'Bo'+Bo'Bo'+Bo'Bo'+2'2'+Bo'Bo' |
| Bogies | DT210 (motored), TR7009 (trailer) |
| Safety system(s) | DS-ATC, RS-ATC, ATS-P |
| Multiple working | E5 series, H5 series |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
The E6 series (E6系?) is a Japanese Shinkansen high-speed train type operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) on Komachi "mini-shinkansen" services on the Tohoku Shinkansen and Akita Shinkansen from Tokyo to Akita since 16 March 2013. A pre-series set was delivered in June 2010 for extensive testing, with 23 full-production sets delivered between November 2012 and spring 2014.
The 7-car E6 series trains operate in conjunction with E5 series or H5 series (since March 2016) 10-car trains, initially on just four return services daily from 16 March 2013. They replaced all of the previous E3 series trains on Komachi services by 15 March 2014.
Technology incorporated in these trains is derived from the experimental Fastech 360Z train previously tested by JR East. The E6 series trains are formed of seven cars, to provide the same seating capacity as six-car E3 series trains, due to the reduced seating capacity in the end cars. All cars feature active suspension with tilting up to 1.5 degrees.
The pre-series train, numbered "S12" (later becoming "Z1"), was formed as follows, with car 11 at the Tokyo end and car 17 at the Morioka end.
E611-1 (car No. 11)
E628-1 (car No. 12)
E625-1 (car No. 13)
E625-101 (car No. 14)
E627-1 (car No. 15)
E629-1 (car No. 16)
E621-1 (car No. 17)
The full-production trains, numbered "Z2" onward, are formed as follows, with car 11 at the Tokyo end and car 17 at the Morioka end.
The overall styling was overseen by Japanese industrial designer Ken Okuyama, and is intended to evoke images of the Namahage demons and kantō festival lanterns for which Akita Prefecture is famous. The main body colour is "Hiun" (飛雲?) white with crimson roof and "arrow silver" bodyside stripe. The end cars are 23,075 mm (75 ft 8.5 in) long with the tapered nose accounting for approximately 13 m (compared with approximately 6 m for the E3 series).
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