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100 Series Shinkansen
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 100 Series Kodama trainset at Hiroshima Station, July 2003 |
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| In service | 1985 - Present |
| Manufacturer | Nippon Sharyo, Kawasaki, Hitachi, Kinki Sharyo, Tokyu Sharyo |
| Cars built | 1,056 vehicles (66 sets) |
| Formation | 4 or 6 cars per trainset (16 cars in past) |
| Operator | JR West |
| Depots | Hakata |
| Lines served | Sanyō Shinkansen, Hakata Minami Line |
| Car body | Steel |
| Car length | 25,000 mm (intermediate cars), 26,050 mm (end cars) |
| Width | 3,383 mm |
| Height | 4,488 mm |
| Maximum speed | 220 km/h (230 km/h for the V Sets now withdrawn) |
| Top Acceleration | 1.6 km/h/s |
| Gauge | 1,435 mm |
| Voltage | 25 kV AC, 60 Hz overhead |
The 100 Series Shinkansen were the second generation Shinkansen design, produced between 1984 and 1991 for the Tōkaidō Shinkansen and Sanyō Shinkansen lines; the earliest units have now been withdrawn from service, and the series has been retired from the Tōkaidō Shinkansen line in September 2003. A common misconception is that they were designed before the 200 series trains; their numbering is such because in the days of JNR shinkansen types running east of Tokyo were to be given even numbers and those west of Tokyo odd numbers, hence they were given the next odd number in line after 0, 100.
They differ visibly from the earlier 0 Series in that the nose profile is more pointed. Another, not so visible difference for the 16-car sets was that not all cars were powered; the driving cars on each end were unpowered, as were the two bilevel center cars. Some later production sets had powered driving cars and four unpowered bilevel trailers in the middle instead. The bilevel trailer cars contained a combination of restaurant cars, and first class compartments, or open-plan first class seating and first class compartments, or open-plan first class seating and refreshment cars.
Now removed from front-line service, 100 series sets have been reformed into smaller 4 and 6 car sets for the slower Kodama services on the Sanyō Shinkansen line. These 4 and 6 car trains do not have bilevel cars.
- "100 Series", Dave Fossett, byunbyun Shinkansen.
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Lines: Tōkaidō • Sanyō • Tōhoku • Jōetsu • Hokuriku • Kyushu Mini-Shinkansen: Yamagata • Akita • Future lines: Chūō • Hokkaidō • Cancelled lines: Narita Trainsets: 0 Series • 100 Series • 200 Series • 300 Series • 400 Series • 500 Series • 700 Series • N700 Series • 800 Series • E1 Series • E2 Series • E3 Series • E4 Series • Export trainsets: 700T Series • CRH2 • Experimental trainsets: Fastech 360 Maglev trainsets: MLX-01 |
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