{{short description|Japanese high speed train type}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}} {{Infobox train | name = E5 & H5 series | image = Series-E5-U15 Yamabiko-50.jpg | imagealt = Teal and white bullet train with pink stripe | caption = E5 series set on a ''Yamabiko'' service, May 2022 | interiorimage = JRH Series-H5 H1.jpg | interiorimagealt = Teal and white bullet train with purple stripe | interiorcaption = H5 series set on a ''Hayabusa'' service, June 2022 | stocktype = Electric multiple unit | service = {{Plainlist| * E5: 2011–present * H5: 2016–present }} | manufacturer = {{Indented plainlist| * Hitachi * Kawasaki Heavy Industries }} | factory = | replaced = 200, E2 and E4 series | yearconstruction = {{Plainlist| * E5: 2009–present * H5: 2014–2015 }} | yearservice = {{Plainlist| * E5: {{start date and age|df=yes|2011|03|05}} * H5: {{start date and age|df=yes|2016|03|26}} }} | refurbishment = | yearscrapped = | numberconstruction = E5: 80 vehicles (8 sets) | numberbuilt = {{Plainlist| * E5: 510 vehicles (51 sets) * H5: 40 vehicles (4 sets) }} | numberservice = {{Plainlist| * E5: 510 vehicles (51 sets) * H5: 30 vehicles (3 sets) }} | numberpreserved = 6 vehicles<ref name="uhb.jp">{{Cite web |date=8 December 2022 |title=福島県沖地震で脱線したままだった新幹線"H5系"...北海道に帰ってきた 社員教育用として車両活用へ |trans-title=The "H5 series" Shinkansen, which was derailed in the Fukushima Prefecture Offshore Earthquake, returned to Hokkaido to be used as a vehicle for employee training |url=https://www.uhb.jp/news/single.html?id=32268 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208104721/https://www.uhb.jp/news/single.html?id=32268 |archive-date=8 December 2022 |access-date=12 December 2022 |website=Hokkaido News Hub Online}}</ref> | numberscrapped = {{Plainlist| * H5: 4 vehicles }} | formation = 10 cars per trainset | fleetnumbers = {{Plainlist| * E5: U1–U59 * H5: H1–H4 }} | capacity = 731 (18 Gran Class + 55 Green + 658 ordinary)<ref name="MLIT20090609">MLIT press release: [http://www.tht.mlit.go.jp/puresu/td090609.pdf 東北新幹線に導入予定の新型高速新幹線車両（E5系）に係る安全性確認書の交付を行います (9 June 2009)]{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Retrieved on 18 June 2009. {{in lang|ja}}</ref> | operator = {{Plainlist| * E5: JR East, National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited * H5: JR Hokkaido }} | depots = Sendai, Hokkaido (H5 only) | lines = {{Plainlist| * Tōhoku Shinkansen * Hokkaido Shinkansen * Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor }} | carbody = Aluminium alloy | trainlength = {{Convert|253|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | carlength = {{Indented plainlist| * End cars: {{cvt|26.5|m|ftin}} * Intermediate cars: {{cvt|25|m}}<ref name="dj304"/> }} | width = {{cvt|3.35|m|ftin}} | height = {{cvt|3.65|m|ftin}} | floorheight = | doors = 1 or 2 per side, per car | maxspeed = {{cvt|320|km/h}} | weight = {{cvt|453.5|t|lb|lk=in}} | acceleration = {{cvt|1.71|km/h/s}} | deceleration = | traction = 3-level IGBT-VVVF (Mitsubishi Electric, Toshiba or Hitachi) | traction motors = 32 × {{cvt|300|kW}} MT207 AC<ref name="sanei2009">{{Cite book| script-title=ja: 鉄道のテクノロジー 3 JR高速特急Part.1|trans-title=Railway Technology 3: JR High-speed Limited Express Trains Part.1| date = July 2009| publisher = Sanei Shobo Publishing| page = 9| language = ja|isbn = 978-4-7796-0669-4}}</ref> | poweroutput = {{cvt|9600|kW}} | transmission = | aux = | powersupply = | hvac = | electricsystem = {{25 kV 50 Hz|conductor=overhead}} | collectionmethod = Pantograph | bogies = {{Plainlist| * Motored: DT209 * Trailer: TR7008 }} | brakes = Electro-pneumatic, regenerative | safety = DS-ATC | coupling = | multipleworking = Up to two units: E3, E6 or E8 series | gauge = {{RailGauge|sg|allk=on}} | notes = {{Blue Ribbon Award (railway)|2012|55th}} }}
The {{Nihongo|'''E5 series'''|E5系|lead=yes}} and the {{Nihongo|'''H5 series'''|H5系}} are Shinkansen high-speed train types. A total of 63 ten-car trainsets are being built by Hitachi Rail and Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing between 2009 and the present.
The E5 series is operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) on Tōhoku Shinkansen services. A total of 59 sets were ordered, first placed into service on 5 March 2011.<ref name="jre-hayabusa20100511">{{Cite web |date=11 May 2010 |script-title=ja:新しい東北新幹線の列車愛称等の決定について |trans-title=Name selected for new Tohoku Shinkansen services |url=http://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2010/20100504.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100601061103/https://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2010/20100504.pdf |archive-date=1 June 2010 |access-date=11 May 2010 |publisher=JR East |language=ja}}</ref><ref name="sankei20090203">{{Cite web |date=3 February 2009 |script-title=ja:新型新幹線は白とピンク スピード感表現 |trans-title=New Shinkansen trains will be white and pink, expressing sense of speed |url=http://www.iza.ne.jp/news/newsarticle/natnews/topics/218694/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208180810/http://www.iza.ne.jp:80/news/newsarticle/natnews/topics/218694/ |archive-date=8 February 2009 |access-date=3 February 2009 |publisher=Sankei News |language=ja}}</ref>
The H5 series, a cold-weather derivative of the E5 series, is operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) on Hokkaido Shinkansen services. Four sets were ordered, with the first entering service on 26 March 2016.<ref name="jrhokkaido20140416">{{cite web |date=16 April 2014 |script-title=ja:北海道新幹線用車両について |trans-title=Hokkaido Shinkansen Train Details |url=https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/press/2014/140416-1.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416081225/https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/press/2014/140416-1.pdf |archive-date=16 April 2014 |access-date=16 April 2014 |work=News release |publisher=Hokkaido Railway Company |language=ja |location=Japan}}</ref><ref name="yomiuri20140416">{{cite web |date=16 April 2014 |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 |url=http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/hokkaido/news/20140416-OYTNT50008.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140415234044/http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/hokkaido/news/20140416-OYTNT50008.html |archive-date=15 April 2014 |access-date=13 October 2014 |work=Yomiuri Online |publisher=The Yomiuri Shimbun |language=ja |location=Japan}}</ref>
==Design== Technology incorporated in the E5 and H5 series trains is derived from the experimental Fastech 360S train tested by JR East.
All cars are equipped with electric active suspension and can tilt up to 1.5°, allowing high speeds on curves with a radius of {{Cvt|4000|m|ft}}.<ref name="railfan651">{{cite magazine |date=July 2015 |script-title=ja: H5系新幹線電車 |trans-title=H5 Series Shinkansen EMU |magazine=Japan Railfan Magazine |publisher=Koyusha Co., Ltd. |location=Japan |pages=101–108 |language=ja |volume=55 |issue=651}}</ref><ref name="nipponsteel">{{Cite web |date=11 October 2013 |title=NSSMC's Active Suspensions for Railway Cars Are Adopted for Kyushu Railway Company's Cruise Train "Seven Stars in Kyushu" |url=https://www.nipponsteel.com/en/news/20131011_100.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190801194448/https://www.nipponsteel.com/en/news/20131011_100.html |archive-date=1 August 2019 |access-date=1 August 2019 |website=nipponsteel.com |publisher=Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation}}</ref>
The E5 series initially operated at a maximum speed of {{convert|300|km/h|mph|0}}, which was raised to {{convert|320|km/h|mph|abbr=on|0}} between {{Station|Utsunomiya|x}} and {{Station|Morioka|x}} from the start of the revised timetable on 16 March 2013.<ref name="jrr2016_winter" />
=== H5 === The H5 series is based directly on the E5 series, with an identical maximum operating speed of {{convert|320|km/h|mph|abbr=on|0}}, although speeds are limited to {{convert|260|km/h|mph|abbr=on|0}} on the Hokkaido Shinkansen and to {{convert|160|km/h|mph|abbr=on|0}} on the dual-gauge track through the undersea Seikan Tunnel connecting Hokkaido with Honshu.<ref name="railfan651" />
The H5 series incorporates cold-weather adaptations, including upgraded snowplows on the lead cars, reinforced rubber connections between cars, and a stainless-steel underframe to protect electronic equipment, replacing the aluminium underframe used on the E5 series.<ref>{{cite AV media |url=http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/vod/japanrailway/20160226.html |title=Special Preview: Hokkaido Shinkansen – Hopes and Challenges |date=25 February 2016 |publisher=NHK |location=Hakodate |time=5:20 |access-date=28 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160229053104/http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/vod/japanrailway/20160226.html |archive-date=29 February 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Minor interior differences are also present compared with the E5 series.<ref name="yomiuri20140416" /><ref name="doshin20140313">{{cite web |date=13 March 2014 |script-title=ja:北海道新幹線4編成40両、年内に納入開始 JR社長会見、総額180億円 |trans-title=4 Hokkaido Shinkansen sets to be delivered this year at cost of 18 billion yen |url=http://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/economic/526714.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140312224859/http://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/economic/526714.html |archive-date=12 March 2014 |access-date=13 March 2014 |work=Doshin Web |publisher=The Hokkaido Shimbun Press |language=ja |location=Japan}}</ref>
==Operations== thumb|E5 series set U6 on a ''Hayate'' service, November 2011
{{As of|2016|03|26}}, E5 series and H5 trainsets work with each other,<ref name="rg29032016">{{cite web|url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/high-speed/single-view/view/hokkaido-shinkansen-inaugurated.html|title=Hokkaido Shinkansen inaugurated|website=railwaygazette.com|publisher=DVV Media International|date=29 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200313203507/https://www.railwaygazette.com/high-speed/hokkaido-shinkansen-inaugurated/42275.article|archive-date=13 March 2020|url-status=live|url-access=registration}}</ref> and are used on the following services on the Tōhoku and Hokkaido Shinkansen lines:<ref name="jrtt201604">{{cite book |script-title=ja: JR時刻表 |trans-title=JR Timetable |publisher = Kotsu Shimbunsha | year = 2016 |location = Japan |language = ja |pages = 977–979|id = {{EAN|4910053110464}}}}</ref> * ''Hayabusa'' * ''Hayate'' * ''Yamabiko'' * ''Nasuno''
E5 series trainsets were first introduced on the new ''Hayabusa'' services between Tokyo and {{STN|Shin-Aomori|x}} from 5 March 2011, initially operating at a maximum speed of {{Cvt|300|km/h|4=0}}. From 19 November 2011, a total of six E5 series trainsets were in operation, with sets also used on some ''Hayate'' and ''Yamabiko'' services. ''Hayate'' services operated coupled with E3 series ''Komachi'' services, and were limited to a maximum speed of {{Cvt|275|km/h}}.<ref name="jre20110912">{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2011/20110912.pdf|script-title=ja:東北新幹線「はやぶさ」に投入しているE5系車両を「はやて」「やまびこ」に導入！|trans-title=Tohoku Shinkansen "Hayabusa" E5 series trains to be introduced on "Hayate" and "Yamabiko" services|date= 12 September 2011|work= Press release|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 12 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927194138/https://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2011/20110912.pdf |archive-date=27 September 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> From the start of the revised timetable on 17 March 2012, E5 series sets were also introduced used on some ''Nasuno'' all-stations services.<ref name="jreast20111216">{{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2011/20111211.pdf|script-title=ja:2012年3月ダイヤ改正について|trans-title=March 2012 Timetable Revision |date= 16 December 2011|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 16 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111216103935/https://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2011/20111211.pdf |archive-date=16 December 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref>
The H5 series is the first JR Hokkaido train type to use the "H" prefix, following the method used by JR East (with an "E" prefix).
==Exterior== The exterior design of both series is based on the experimental Fastech 360S train. The E5 series features a colour scheme of "Tokiwa" green for the upper body and "Hiun" white for the lower body, separated by a "Hayate" pink stripe.<ref name="jre20090203">{{Cite web |date=3 February 2009 |script-title=ja:新型高速新幹線車両(E5系)のデザインについて |trans-title=Information on Design of New Shinkansen E5 Series Trains |url=http://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2008/20090112.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090306084221/https://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2008/20090112.pdf |archive-date=6 March 2009 |access-date=3 February 2009 |publisher=JR East |language=ja}}</ref><ref name="ejrcf">{{Cite report |url=https://www.ejrcf.or.jp/jrtr/jrtr64/pdf/28-35_web.pdf |title=50 Years of High Speed Railways – Measures taken by JR East to expand Shinkansen network and increase train speeds |last=Karuzawa |first=Masanobu |date=October 2014 |publisher=Japan Railway & Transport Review |issue=64 |access-date=2021-04-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417073227/https://www.ejrcf.or.jp/jrtr/jrtr64/pdf/28-35_web.pdf |archive-date=17 April 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
For the H5 series, the pink stripe is replaced by a "Saika" purple stripe, intended to evoke the lilac, lupin, and lavender flowers for which Hokkaido is known.<ref name="jrhokkaido20141120">{{cite web |date=20 November 2014 |script-title=ja:北海道新幹線用車両H5系のシンボルマーク決定について |trans-title=Details of the Hokkaido Shinkansen H5 series train logo |url=http://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/press/2014/141120-2.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141126175336/https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/press/2014/141120-2.pdf |archive-date=26 November 2014 |access-date=20 November 2014 |work=News release |publisher=Hokkaido Railway Company |language=ja |location=Japan}}</ref><ref name="jrhokkaido-sharyo">{{cite web |year=2014 |script-title=ja: 北海道新幹線車両（H5系）の概要 |trans-title=Outline of Hokkaido Shinkansen rolling stock (H5 series) |url=http://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/shinkansen/syaryo.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227071016/http://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/shinkansen/syaryo.html |archive-date=27 February 2015 |access-date=9 December 2014 |publisher=Hokkaido Railway Company |language=ja |location=Japan}}</ref>
<gallery> File:Logo Hayabusa.jpg|E5 logo, depicting a Hayabusa File:H5系 ロゴマーク.JPG|H5 logo, depicting Hokkaido and a Gyrfalcon File:Gran Class mark.JPG|"Gran Class" car logo File:JREast seriesE5train direction infomation board.JPG|LED destination indicators </gallery>
==Interior== The trains have three classes of accommodation: premium Gran Class (car 10), Green car (car 9), and Ordinary class (cars 1 to 8).<ref name="railfan651" />
===Gran Class=== Car 10 is designated "Gran Class", featuring 18 power-reclining "shell" seats with leather seat covers arranged in 2+1 abreast configuration.<ref name="jre-granclass20100511">{{Cite web| script-title=ja: 新型高速新幹線車両（E5 系）「スーパーグリーン車（仮称）」の正式名称・インテリアデザイン決定について|trans-title=Official name and interior design selected for new Tōhoku Shinkansen "Super Green Car"| publisher = JR East| date = 11 May 2010| url = http://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2010/20100503.pdf| language = ja| access-date = 11 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100601061012/https://www.jreast.co.jp/press/2010/20100503.pdf |archive-date=1 June 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> Originally given the provisional name "Super Green Car", seat pitch in the Gran Class car is {{Convert|1300|mm|1|abbr=on}}.<ref name="jrhokkaido-sharyo" /><ref name="jre20080408">{{Cite web|title=First Introduction of a 1st Class "Super Green Car" (tentative name) for New "Hayate" Shinkansen Trains (E5 Series)! |publisher=JR East |date=8 April 2008 |url=http://www.japanrail.com/pdf/news/20080408_super_green.pdf |access-date=3 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090124083804/http://japanrail.com/pdf/news/20080408_super_green.pdf |archive-date=24 January 2009 }}</ref> Seats are {{Convert|520|mm|1|abbr=on}} wide and recline to a maximum angle of 45 degrees.<ref name="jre-granclass20100511"/> The pre-series set, S11, did not initially include Gran Class accommodation.<ref name="MLIT20090609"/> The carpet in the H5 series's Gran Class car is blue with a pattern intended to evoke images of Hokkaido's sea and lakes.<ref name="ajw20140417">{{cite web|last=Ishibashi|first=Ryosuke|date=17 April 2014|title=JR Hokkaido reveals design of new bullet train series|url=http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201404170062|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140417142050/http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201404170062|archive-date=17 April 2014|access-date=17 April 2014|work=Asia & Japan Watch|publisher=The Asahi Shimbun Company|location=Japan}}</ref> All seats in the H5 series feature AC power outlets.<ref name="jrhokkaido-sharyo" />
===Green car=== Car 9 is designated as "Green car" (first class) accommodation with 55 seats arranged in 2+2 abreast configuration. Seat pitch is {{Convert|1160|mm|1|abbr=on}}.<ref name="jrhokkaido-sharyo" /> Seats are {{Convert|475|mm|1|abbr=on}} wide and recline to an angle of 31 degrees.<ref name="jre-granclass20100511"/> The carpet in the H5 series's Green car is dark grey with a pattern depicting the ocean with fragments of drift ice.<ref name="ajw20140417" /> All seats in the H5 series feature AC power outlets.<ref name="jrhokkaido-sharyo" />
===Ordinary class=== Ordinary-class cars (cars 1 to 8) have a seat pitch of {{Convert|1040|mm|1|abbr=on}}, which is {{Convert|60|mm|1|abbr=on}} larger than on the E2 series trains.<ref name="dj304">{{cite journal| script-title=ja: JR東日本 E5系新幹線電車（量産先行車）|trans-title=JR East E5 series shinkansen pre-series train| journal = Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō| volume = 38| issue = 304|pages=68–69| publisher = Kotsu Shimbun| location = Japan| date = August 2009}}</ref> Seating is arranged in 3+2 abreast configuration. AC power outlets are provided for window seats and rows of seats at car ends for the E5 series,<ref name="toyokeizai20140410">{{cite web |url= http://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/35034?page=3 |script-title=ja:なぜ北陸新幹線は全席コンセント付きなのか|trans-title=Why does the Hokuriku Shinkansen have power outlets for every seat? |first= Naoki |last= Osaka |date= 10 April 2014 |work= Toyo Keizai Online |publisher= Toyo Keizai Inc.|location= Japan|page=3 |language= ja|access-date=23 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812202706/https://toyokeizai.net/articles/-/35034?page=3 |archive-date=12 August 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> and all seats for the H5 series.<ref name="jrhokkaido-sharyo" /> The interior of the H5 series's ordinary-class cars is intended to evoke images of snow and the night view of Hakodate.<ref name="ajw20140417" />
=== Gallery ===
==== E5 ==== <gallery> File:E5・E514-21.jpg|Interior of Gran Class car E514-21 in November 2014 File:E5kei Green car Interior.JPG|Interior of a Green car in March 2016 E5kei interior.JPG|Interior of an ordinary-class car (car 3) in December 2015 </gallery>
==== H5 ==== <gallery> File:H5・H514-3.jpg|The interior of Gran Class car H514-3 in March 2016 File:H5・H515-3.jpg|The interior of Green car H515-3 in April 2016 File:H525-102 inside 20160406.jpg|The interior of ordinary-class car No. 7 in April 2016 </gallery>
==Formation==
=== E5 === The production E5 series sets are formed as follows, with car 1 at the Tokyo end and car 10 at the Aomori end.<ref name="dj322">{{cite magazine|script-title=ja: JR東日本 E5系新幹線電車（量産車）|trans-title=JR East E5 series Shinkansen (full-production version)|magazine=Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine| volume = 40| issue = 322|pages=80–83| publisher = Kotsu Shimbun| location = Japan| date = February 2011}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! Car No. ! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! style="background: #E6FFE6"| 9 !! style="background: #FFFBE6"| 10 |- ! Designation | T1c || M2 || M1 || M2 || M1k || M2 || M1 || M2 || style="background: #F5FFF5"| M1s || style="background: #FFFDF5"| Tsc |- ! Class | colspan="8" |Ordinary | style="background:#F5FFF5" |Green | style="background:#FFFDF5" |Gran |- ! Numbering | E523 || E526-100 || E525 || E526-200 || E525-400 || E526-300 || E525-100 || E526-400 || style="background: #F5FFF5"| E515 || style="background: #FFFDF5"| E514 |- ! Weight (t) | 41.9 || 45.9 || 46.0 || 46.3 || 46.1 || 46.8 || 46.8 || 46.0 || style="background: #F5FFF5"| 45.8 || style="background: #FFFDF5"| 42.7 |- ! Capacity | 29 || 100 || 85 || 100 || 59 || 100 || 85 || 100 || style="background: #F5FFF5"| 55 || style="background: #FFFDF5"| 18 |- ! Doors<br>(per side) | 2 (+{{nbsp}}cab) || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || style="background: #F5FFF5"| 1 || style="background: #FFFDF5"| 1 (+{{nbsp}}cab) |- ! Facilities | Toilet || || Toilet || || Toilet, wheelchair space || || Toilet || || style="background: #F5FFF5"| Toilet, wheelchair space, conductor's office|| style="background: #FFFDF5" | |}
Cars 3 and 7 each have one single-arm pantograph, although only one is normally raised in service.<ref name="jrr2012">{{cite book |script-title=ja: JR電車編成表 2012冬 |trans-title=JR EMU Formations – Winter 2012| publisher = JRR| date = October 2011| location = Japan| page = 10| isbn = 978-4-330-25611-5}}</ref>
=== H5 === The 10-car sets, numbered "H1" onward, are formed with eight motored ("M") cars and two non-powered trailer ("T") cars.<ref name="railfan651" /> Car 1 is at the southern end.<ref name="railfan651" /> Cars 3 and 7 each have one N-PS208 single-arm pantograph.<ref name="railfan651" />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! Car No. ! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! style="background: #E6FFE6"| 9 !! style="background: #FFFBE6"| 10 |- ! Designation | T1c || M2 || M1 || M2 || M1k || M2 || M1 || M2 || style="background: #F5FFF5"| M1s || style="background: #FFFDF5"| Tsc |- ! Class | colspan="8" |Ordinary | style="background:#F5FFF5" |Green | style="background:#FFFDF5" |Gran |- ! Numbering | H523 || H526-100 || H525 || H526-200 || H525-400 || H526-300 || H525-100 || H526-400 || style="background: #F5FFF5"| H515 || style="background: #FFFDF5"| H514 <!--|- ! Weight (t) | 41.9 || 45.9 || 46.0 || 46.3 || 46.1 || 46.8 || 46.8 || 46.0 || style="background: #F5FFF5"| 45.8 || style="background: #FFFDF5"| 42.7--> |- ! Capacity | 29 || 98 || 85 || 98 || 59 || 98 || 85 || 98 || style="background: #F5FFF5" | 55 || style="background: #FFFDF5"| 18 |- ! Doors<br>(per side) | 2 (+{{nbsp}}cab) || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || style="background: #F5FFF5"| 1 || style="background: #FFFDF5"| 1 (+{{nbsp}}cab) |- ! Facilities | Toilet || || Toilet || || Toilet, wheelchair space || || Toilet || || style="background: #F5FFF5"| Toilet, wheelchair space, conductor's office|| style="background: #FFFDF5" | |}
<gallery mode="nolines"> File:H523-1 omiya 20160327.jpg|H523-1 (car No. 1) in March 2016 File:H526-101 omiya 20160327.jpg|H526-101 (car No. 2) in March 2016 File:H525-2 SHH 20160406.jpg|H525-2 (car No. 3) in April 2016 File:H526-202 SHH 20160406.jpg|H526-202 (car No. 4) in April 2016 File:H525-402 SHH 20160406.jpg|H525-402 (car No. 5) in April 2016 File:H526-301 omiya 20160327.jpg|H526-301 (car No. 6) in March 2016 File:H525-101 omiya 20160327.jpg|H525-101 (car No. 7) in March 2016 File:H526-401 omiya 20160327.jpg|H526-401 (car No. 8) in March 2016 File:H515-1 omiya 20160327.jpg|H515-1 (car No. 9) in March 2016 File:H514-1 omiya 20160327.jpg|H514-1 (car No. 10) in March 2016 </gallery>
==History== '''E5 series'''thumb|Pre-production set S11 at Sendai General Depot, July 2009 The pre-series set, S11, was delivered to Sendai Depot in May 2009 ahead of extensive test running on the Tōhoku Shinkansen.<ref name="railfan20090524">{{Cite web| script-title=ja: E5系S11編成仙台港に陸揚げ|trans-title=E5 series set S11 unloaded at Sendai Port| work = Japan Railfan Magazine Online| publisher = Koyusha Co., Ltd.| date = 24 May 2009| url = http://railf.jp/news/2009/05/25/094400.html| language = ja| access-date = 25 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826071913/http://railf.jp/news/2009/05/25/094400.html |archive-date=26 August 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> Cars 1 to 5 were built by Hitachi in Yamaguchi Prefecture, and cars 6 to 10 were built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Hyogo Prefecture.<ref name="dj305">{{cite journal| script-title=ja: JR車両の動き|trans-title=JR Rolling Stock Changes| journal = Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō| volume = 38| issue = 305| page =125| publisher = Kōtsū Shimbun| location = Japan| date = September 2009 }}</ref> Set S11 made its first appearance at Tokyo Station on 9 December 2009.<ref name="railfan20091210">{{Cite web| script-title=ja: E5系が東京へ初入線|trans-title=E5 series reaches Tokyo for first time| work = Japan Railfan Magazine Online| publisher = Koyusha Co., Ltd.| date = 10 December 2009| url = http://railf.jp/news/2009/12/10/181500.html| language = ja| access-date = 11 December 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826071911/https://railf.jp/news/2009/12/10/181500.html |archive-date=26 August 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>
The first full-production set, U2, was delivered to Sendai Depot in December 2010.<ref name="jrr2012"/>
In May 2012, the E5 series was awarded the 2012 Blue Ribbon Award, presented annually by the Japan Railfan Club.<ref name="list">{{cite web|url=http://www.jrc.gr.jp/award/bl/bllist.htm |script-title=ja:ブルーリボン賞・ローレル賞 選定車両一覧 |trans-title=Blue Ribbon Award & Laurel Prize Winner List |date=29 May 2012 |publisher=Japan Railfan Club |location=Japan |language=ja |access-date=29 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123162335/http://www.jrc.gr.jp/award/bl/bllist.htm |archive-date=23 January 2016 }}</ref> A formal presentation ceremony was held at Tokyo Station on 20 November 2012.<ref name="railfan622">{{cite magazine| script-title=ja: ブルーリボン賞・ローレル賞受賞式|trans-title=Blue Ribbon and Laurel Prize Presentation Ceremonies|magazine=Japan Railfan Magazine| volume = 53| issue = 622| page =64| publisher = Koyusha Co., Ltd.| location = Japan| date = February 2013}}</ref>
The pre-series set, S11, was upgraded to full-production standard in February 2013 and renumbered U1.<ref name="rmnews20130228">{{cite web |url= http://rail.hobidas.com/rmn/archives/2013/02/jre5s11.html|script-title=ja: E5系S11編成が量産化改造を実施|trans-title=E5 series set S11 modified to full-production standard|date= 28 February 2013|work= RM News|publisher= Neko Publishing|location= Japan|language= ja|access-date= 28 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130305005924/http://rail.hobidas.com/rmn/archives/2013/02/jre5s11.html|archive-date=5 March 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> It retains the flush plug doors for the passenger doors immediately behind the driving cabs, whereas the full-production sets have recessed sliding doors.<ref name="rmnews20130228"/>
From the start of the revised timetable on 16 March 2013, the maximum speed in service was raised from {{convert|300|km/h|mph|abbr=on|0}} to {{convert|320|km/h|mph|abbr=on|0}} between Utsunomiya and Morioka.<ref name="jrr2016_winter">{{cite book |script-title=ja: JR電車編成表 2016冬 |trans-title=JR EMU Formations – Winter 2016 |publisher = Kotsu Shimbunsha |date = 18 November 2015 |location = Japan |language = ja |pages =11, 12|isbn = 978-4-330-62315-3}}</ref>
=== H5 series === thumb|H5 series set H1 on test in November 2015Details of the new H5 series trains on order were announced by JR Hokkaido in April 2014.<ref name="jrhokkaido20140416" /> The first set, H1, was shipped from Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Kobe to Hakodate Depot in October 2014.<ref name="railfan20141012">{{cite web|date=12 October 2014|title=H5系が川崎重工から出場|trans-title=H5 series shipped from Kawasaki Heavy Industries|url=http://railf.jp/news/2014/10/12/191500.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826071916/http://railf.jp/news/2014/10/12/191500.html|archive-date=26 August 2017|access-date=13 October 2014|work=Japan Railfan Magazine Online|publisher=Koyusha Co., Ltd.|location=Japan|language=ja}}</ref> The second set was also delivered in October 2014.<ref name="doshin20141101">{{cite web|date=1 November 2014|script-title=ja:フル編成、堂々 北海道新幹線、線路に|trans-title=A complete Hokkaido Shinkansen trainset proudly takes to the rails|url=http://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/economic/571982.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101150500/http://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/news/economic/571982.html|archive-date=1 November 2014|access-date=16 January 2015|work=Doshin Web|publisher=The Hokkaido Shimbun Press|location=Japan|language=ja}}</ref>
In November 2014, JR Hokkaido officially announced details of the bodyside logos to be applied to the trains, combining an outline of Hokkaido with an image intended to portray the gyrfalcon native to Hokkaido.<ref name="jrhokkaido20141120" />
Slow-speed test-running on the Hokkaido Shinkansen tracks within Hokkaido commenced from 1 December 2014, with the maximum speed of 260 km/h reached on 26 December.<ref name="railfan647">{{cite magazine|last=Ito|first=Hisami|date=March 2015|script-title=ja: 北海道新幹線H5系 雪中で順調に試運転中|trans-title=Hokkaido Shinkansen H5 series: Test-running proceeds in the snow|magazine=Japan Railfan Magazine|language=ja|location=Japan|publisher=Koyusha Co., Ltd.|volume=55|issue=647|page=57}}</ref> Test-running on the Tōhoku Shinkansen south of Shin-Aomori commenced in November 2015.<ref name="railfan20151104">{{cite web|date=4 November 2015|script-title=ja:H5系が東北新幹線内で試運転|trans-title=H5 series test run on Tōhoku Shinkansen|url=http://railf.jp/news/2015/11/04/123000.html|access-date=4 November 2015|work=Japan Railfan Magazine Online|publisher=Koyusha Co., Ltd.|location=Japan|language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826112428/http://railf.jp/news/2015/11/04/123000.html |archive-date=26 August 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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==Fleet list==
=== E5 === Set U1 was the prototype set and originally numbered S11, it was modified February 2013.
{{As of|2023|08|06}}, the fleet is as follows.<ref name="jrr2018_winter">{{cite book|date=15 November 2017|publisher=Kotsu Shimbunsha|isbn=978-4-330-84117-5|location=Japan|page=12|language=ja|script-title=ja: JR電車編成表 2018冬|trans-title=JR EMU Formations – Winter 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=JR電車編成表2024夏 |publisher=Kotsu Shimbunsha |year=2024 |isbn=9784330028248 |location=Japan |pages=14 |language=ja |trans-title=JR Train Organization Table 2024 Summer}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Set number ! Manufacturer ! Date delivered |- | U1 | Hitachi/Kawasaki | 15 June 2009 |- | U2 | Kawasaki | 13 December 2010 |- | U3 | Hitachi | 31 January 2011 |- | U4 |Hitachi | 18 February 2011 |- | U5 |Hitachi | 19 August 2011 |- | U6 | Kawasaki | 27 September 2011 |- | U7 | Hitachi | 13 October 2011 |- | U8 | Kawasaki | 14 November 2011 |- | U9 |Kawasaki | 5 December 2011 |- | U10 | Hitachi | 30 January 2012 |- | U11 | Kawasaki | 17 February 2012 |- | U12 |Kawasaki | 2 April 2012 |- | U13 | Hitachi | 26 April 2012 |- | U14 | Kawasaki | 31 May 2012 |- | U15 | Hitachi | 11 June 2012 |- | U16 |Hitachi | 26 July 2012 |- | U17 | Kawasaki | 24 August 2012 |- | U18 |Kawasaki | 14 September 2012 |- | U19 |Kawasaki | 12 October 2012 |- | U20 | Hitachi | 22 November 2012 |- | U21 | Kawasaki | 25 December 2012 |- | U22 | Hitachi | 31 January 2013 |- | U23 | Kawasaki | 22 February 2013 |- | U24 | Hitachi | 28 March 2013 |- | U25 | Kawasaki | 10 April 2013 |- | U26 | Hitachi | 30 May 2013 |- | U27 | Kawasaki | 7 June 2013 |- | U28 | Hitachi | 26 July 2013 |- | U29 | Kawasaki | 7 December 2015 |- | U30 | Hitachi | 15 January 2016 |- | U31 | Kawasaki | 1 February 2016 |- | U32 | Hitachi | 3 February 2017 |- | U33 | Kawasaki | 16 January 2017 |- | U34 | Hitachi | 13 October 2017<ref name="dj407">{{cite magazine|script-title=ja: JR車両のうごき|trans-title= JR rolling stock changes |magazine = Tetsudo Daiya Joho Magazine |volume = 47|issue = 407 |page = 102 |publisher = Kotsu Shimbun |location = Japan |language= ja |date = March 2018}}</ref> |- | U35 | Kawasaki | 19 July 2017 |- | U36 |Kawasaki | 25 August 2017 |- | U37 |Kawasaki | 21 September 2017 |- | U38 |Kawasaki | 9 February 2018 |- | U39 | Hitachi | 24 August 2018 |- | U40 |Hitachi | 11 January 2019 |- | U41 | Kawasaki | 23 March 2018 |- | U42 | Hitachi | 4 February 2019 |- | U43 | Kawasaki | 4 March 2019 |- | U44 | Hitachi | 29 May 2019 |- | U45 |Hitachi | 25 February 2020 |- | U46 | Kawasaki | 21 September 2021 |- | U47 | Kawasaki | 25 April 2023 |- | U48 | Kawasaki | 26 June 2023 |- | U49 |Hitachi | 6 July 2023 |- | U50 |Hitachi | 4 September 2023 |- | U51 |Hitachi | 16 October 2023 |}
=== H5 === Set H2 was withdrawn in April 2022 following damage sustained from the 2022 Fukushima earthquake.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 March 2025 |title=北海道新幹線 教育・訓練用車両の使用開始について |trans-title=Hokkaido Shinkansen begins use of education and training vehicles |url=https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/CM/Info/press/pdf/20250324_KO_superexpress_H296.pdf |website=jreast.co.jp |language=ja}}</ref> The set was dismantled as of December 2022, and later moved to a Shinkansen depot in Nanae, Hokkaido where it will be used for staff training.<ref name="uhb.jp">{{Cite web |date=8 December 2022 |title=福島県沖地震で脱線したままだった新幹線"H5系"...北海道に帰ってきた 社員教育用として車両活用へ |trans-title=The "H5 series" Shinkansen, which was derailed in the Fukushima Prefecture Offshore Earthquake, returned to Hokkaido to be used as a vehicle for employee training |url=https://www.uhb.jp/news/single.html?id=32268 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208104721/https://www.uhb.jp/news/single.html?id=32268 |archive-date=8 December 2022 |access-date=12 December 2022 |website=Hokkaido News Hub Online}}</ref>
{{As of|2021|10|01}}, the H5 series fleet is as follows.<ref name="jrr2016_winter" />
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Set number ! Manufacturer ! Date delivered ! Date withdrawn |- | H1 | Kawasaki | 1 November 2014 | |- | H2 | Hitachi | 8 November 2014 | 16 September 2022 |- | H3 | Kawasaki | 23 May 2015 | |- | H4 |Kawasaki | 3 August 2015 | |}
== Accidents and incidents == H5 series set H2, coupled with E6 series set Z9 and operating as ''Yamabiko'' No. 223 bound for Sendai, derailed during the 2022 Fukushima earthquake while traveling between Fukushima and Shiroishi-Zaō stations. There were no injuries on board.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Earthquake derails Japan's bullet train, cuts supply chains |url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Natural-disasters/Earthquake-derails-Japan-s-bullet-train-cuts-supply-chains |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=Nikkei Asia |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name="Derailment1">{{cite news |date=17 March 2022 |title=東北新幹線下り「やまびこ223号」脱線確認 乗客96人けがなし |language=ja |trans-title=Southbound Tōhoku Shinkansen "Yamabiko 223" confirmed derailed; 96 passengers uninjured |work=NHK |url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20220317/k10013536411000.html |url-status=dead |access-date=16 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316225725/https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20220317/k10013536411000.html |archive-date=16 March 2022}}</ref>
==Planned export to India== The E5 series trains with a red and grey livery were chosen for use on the under-construction Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor in India.<ref name="rg14092017">{{cite web |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/indian-high-speed-rail-project-launched-by-prime-ministers/45166.article |title=Indian high speed rail project launched by Prime Ministers |website=railwaygazette.com |publisher=DVV Media International |date=14 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026033813/https://www.railwaygazette.com/indian-high-speed-rail-project-launched-by-prime-ministers/45166.article |access-date=14 February 2022 |archive-date=26 October 2020 |url-status=live |url-access=registration}}</ref> A total of 24 trains were planned to be purchased while the deal for the first six was intended to be signed by the end of March 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-07 |title=India's first bullet train run likely in June-July 2026: Report |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/indias-first-bullet-train-run-likely-in-june-july-2026-report-101709751936880.html |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-03-07 |title=Deal to procure 24 bullet trains from Japan to be concluded by month-end |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/deal-to-procure-first-6-bullet-trains-from-japan-to-be-concluded-by-month-end/articleshow/108276109.cms |access-date=2024-03-08 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
Hitachi and Kawasaki Heavy Industries started talks with Indian Railways on design changes such as the modification of the air conditioning system in order for it to operate efficiently at temperatures up to 50 degrees Celsius. One of the goals of Indian Railways was to replace the high-end technical offerings on Japan's train sets with indigenous bio-toilets. Similarly, the primary languages for documentation of facility usage instructions was to be Hindi and English.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Law |first=Abhishek |date=2024-05-20 |title=Japanese companies Hitachi, Kawasaki vying for India's bullet train sets |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/japanese-companies-hitachi-kawasaki-vying-for-indias-bullet-train-sets/article68196026.ece |access-date=2024-05-21 |website=BusinessLine |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=IR-DRDO Bio-Toilet System in Indian Railways |url=https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/eff_res/camtech/mechanical/YearWise/Flex%20Banner%20-%20Bio-Toilet.pdf |access-date=21 May 2024 |website=Indian Railways |publisher=Ministry of Railways}}</ref>
A thorough technical study was commissioned by National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited with HKC Consortium in Japan. The goal was to determine the adjustments needed for the rolling stock to run efficiently under Indian climatic conditions. The existing HVAC systems are usually sufficient, but a few minor layout adjustments are needed to maximize performance. To control dust levels, filter cleaning frequency must increase. The heavier weight of the cooling equipment was a hurdle throughout the redesign phase since it could affect energy efficiency. The power needed to maintain high speeds rises with weight, which may have an impact on the train's overall performance. To make matters more complicated, Indian passengers' average weight, including their luggage, is greater than that of Japanese passengers. A weight calculation analysis showed that simply by providing fewer seats, the Shinkansen in India could keep its weight similar to that of Japan's.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-30 |title=Based on Japan's Shinkasen technology, will the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train adapt to India's hot and humid climate? |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/business/railways-based-on-japans-shinkasen-technology-will-the-mumbai-ahmedabad-bullet-train-adapt-to-indias-hot-and-humid-climate-3625823/ |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=Financialexpress |language=en}}</ref>
However, due to increasing costs and postponements in delivery, India moved to consider indigenously built trains.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jha |first=Srinand |date=2025-03-14 |title=The increasing woes of India’s first high-speed line |url=https://www.railjournal.com/analysis/the-increasing-woes-of-indias-first-high-speed-line/ |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=International Railway Journal |language=en-GB}}</ref> In April 2025, it was reported that Japan will provide India with two Shinkansen train sets, the E5 series and the E3 series, to support the testing and interim operation.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Mukherjee |first=Vasudha |date=16 April 2025 |title=Japan to gift Shinkansen E5, E3 series for India's bullet train project |url=https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/japan-gifts-shinkansen-e5-e3-series-india-mumbai-ahmedabad-bullet-train-125041600145_1.html |access-date=18 April 2025 |website=Business Standard}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2025-04-15 |title=Japan to give India E5 and E3 shinkansen for free |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/15/companies/india-high-speed-railway-shinkansen/ |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=The Japan Times |language=en}}</ref> These would operate in parallel with 280 km/h sets developed by India's Integral Coach Factory in collaboration with BEML.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shukla |first=Prateek |date=2025-01-21 |title=E10 bullet train to debut in India and Japan simultaneously in 2030 |url=https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/india-japan-e10-shinkansen-e5-bullet-train-project-mumbai-ahmedabad-125012100263_1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250127120548/https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/india-japan-e10-shinkansen-e5-bullet-train-project-mumbai-ahmedabad-125012100263_1.html |archive-date=27 January 2025 |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=www.business-standard.com |language=en-US |url-status=live }}</ref> Following this, E10 series Shinkansen trains will be delivered in 2030.<ref name=":1" />
== In media == The E5 series is featured in the anime ''Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion'' as the "Shinkalion E5 Hayabusa". The H5 series also is featured, referred to as the "Shinkalion H5 Hayabusa". Both trainset types have been featured in all current installments of the franchise.
The H5 series is featured in the film ''Bullet Train Explosion''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/bullet-train-explosion-cast-teaser-netflix-1236327115/ |title=''Shin Godzilla'' Co-Director’s Next Film, ''Bullet Train Explosion'',’Reveals High-Stakes Teaser and Full Cast |first=Naman |last=Ramachandran |magazine=Variety |date=4 March 2025 |access-date=5 March 2025}}</ref>
==See also== * List of high-speed trains
==References== {{reflist}}
==Further reading== * {{cite web |url= http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/development/tech/pdf_16/Tec-16-11-12eng.pdf|title=Development of Series E5 Shinkansen Rolling Stock|first= Shinichiro |last= Tajima|work= JR East Technical Review No. 16|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|pages= 11–12 |access-date= 26 April 2011}}
==External links== {{commons category multi|Shinkansen E5|Shinkansen H5}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20170512061151/http://www.jreast-shinkansen.com/e5.index.html JR East E5 series] {{in lang|ja}} (archived) * [http://www.jreast.co.jp/train/shinkan/e5.html JR East E5 series ''Hayabusa/Hayate/Yamabiko/Nasuno'' information] {{in lang|ja}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20140416081225/https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/press/2014/140416-1.pdf JR Hokkaido press release (16 April 2014)] {{in lang|ja}} (archived; PDF)
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