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| 500 series | |
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16-car 500 series on Nozomi service, May 2008
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| In service | 1997–present |
| Manufacturer | Hitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company, Kinki Sharyo, Nippon Sharyo |
| Replaced | 0 series |
| Constructed | 1995–1998 |
| Refurbishment | 2008-2010 |
| Number built | 144 vehicles (9 sets) |
| Number in service | 64 vehicles (8 sets) |
| Number scrapped | 70 vehicles |
| Formation | 8 (formerly 16) cars per trainset |
| Fleet numbers | V2–V9 |
| Capacity | 16-car W set: 1,324 (200 Green + 1,124 Standard) 8-car V set: 608 |
| Operator(s) | JR West |
| Depot(s) | Hakata |
| Line(s) served | Sanyō Shinkansen, Hakata-Minami Line |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Aluminium alloy |
| Car length | 25,000 mm (82 ft 0 in) (intermediate cars), 27,000 mm (88 ft 7 in) (end cars) |
| Width | 3,380 mm (11 ft 1 in) |
| Height | 3,690 mm (12 ft 1 in) |
| Maximum speed | W set: 300 km/h (186 mph) (Sanyō) V set: 285 km/h (177 mph) Design speed: 320 km/h (199 mph) |
| Traction system | (AC) WMT204 64 x 285 kW (382 hp) (set W1)/275 kW (369 hp) (set W2 onward) |
| Power output | 18.24 MW (24,460 hp) (set W1), 17.60 MW (23,600 hp) (set W2 onward) |
| Acceleration |
1.6 km/h/s 1.92 km/h/s (High acceleration mode) |
| Deceleration | 2.7 km/h/s |
| Electric system(s) | 25 kV AC, 60 Hz overhead catenary |
| Current collection method | W set: "T"-style current collector V set: Pantograph |
| Safety system(s) | ATC-1, ATC-NS |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 81⁄2 in) |
The 500 Series Shinkansen is a high-speed train in Japan. They run on the Shinkansen lines. They were retired from the primary Nozomi service in 2010. They now run the all-stations Kodama service between Shin-Osaka and Hakata.
All 500 Series have 16 cars. Each train cost about 5 billion yen. Only nine were built.