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What is the longest Shinkansen?
The Tohoku Shinkansen
The Tohoku Shinkansen is the longest Shinkansen line in Japan, stretching 674 kilometers. The Tohoku Shinkansen connects cities in the island of Honshu from Tokyo in the south to Aomori in the north.
Is Shinkansen a maglev?
The shinkansen train uses superconducting maglev (short for magnetic levitation) to achieve these incredible speeds. As the train leaves the station, it’s rolling on wheels. But as it speeds up, the wheels retract, and the power of magnets allows the vehicle to hover four inches above the ground.
Who builds Shinkansen trains?
Cars 1 to 4 were built by Hitachi, cars 5 to 14 were built by Nippon Sharyo, and cars 15 and 16 were built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries.
Does the Shinkansen have a conductor?
The shinkansen conductor is constantly mentally calculating the speed the train needs to run at in order to get to the next station precisely as planned.
What is the E6 Series Shinkansen?
The E6 Series Shinkansen is a high-speed EMU in Japan. Built since 2010 for JR East, it is designed to work on the Akita line. The first set, (pre-production set S12, now numbered Z1), was delivered in June 2010.
What does E6 stand for?
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 Tōhoku Shinkansen and Akita Shinkansen from Tokyo to Akita since 16 March 2013.
When was the E5 Shinkansen introduced?
The E5 series is operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East); it was introduced on Tohoku Shinkansen services on 5 March 2011 and on Hokkaido Shinkansen services on 26 March 2016. A total of 59 10-car sets are on order, with three sets in service in time for the start of new Hayabusa services to Shin-Aomori in March 2011.
When was the H5 Shinkansen built?
The H5 series, a cold-weather derivative of the E5 series, is operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido); it has been in use on Tohoku and Hokkaido Shinkansen services since 26 March 2016. Ordered in February 2014, a total of four 10-car sets were built by Hitachi and Kawasaki Heavy Industries at a cost of approximately 18 billion yen.