E5 and H5 Series Shinkansen

Japanese high speed train type

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E5 & H5 series

E5 series set U15 on a Yamabiko service, May 2022

H5 series set H1 on a Hayabusa service, June 2022

In service|

* E5: 2011–present
* H5: 2016–present

Manufacturer| Hitachi Rail, Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Replaced| 200 series, E1 series, E2 series, E4 series
Constructed|

* E5: 2009–present
* H5: 2014–2015

Entered service|

* E5: 5 March 2011; 13 years ago (2011-03-05)
* H5: 26 March 2016; 8 years ago (2016-03-26)

Number under construction| E5: 80 vehicles (8 sets)
Number built|

* E5: 510 vehicles (51 sets)
* H5: 40 vehicles (4 sets)

Number in service|

* E5: 510 vehicles (51 sets)
* H5: 30 vehicles (3 sets)

Number preserved| 6 vehicles[1]
Number scrapped|

* H5: 10 vehicles (1 set; set H2; earthquake damage)[2]

Formation| 10 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers|

* E5: U1–
* H5: H1–H4

Capacity| 731 (658 Standard, 55 Green, 18 Gran Class)[3]
Operators|

* E5:

JR East
NHSRCL (2026)

* H5: JR Hokkaido

Depots| Sendai, Hokkaido (H5 only)
Lines served|

Japan:

* Tōhoku Shinkansen
* Hokkaido Shinkansen India:
* Mumbai–Ahmedabad HSRC (2026)

Specifications
Car body construction| Aluminium alloy
Train length| 253 m (830 ft 1 in)
Car length|

* 26,500 mm (86 ft 11 in) (end cars)
* 25,000 mm (82 ft 0 in) (intermediate cars)[4]

Width| 3,350 mm (11 ft 0 in)
Height| 3,650 mm (12 ft 0 in)
Doors|

* E514/H514: one per side plus one cab access door per side
* E515/H515: one per side
* E523/H523: two per side plus one cab access door per side
* Other cars: two per side

Maximum speed| 320 km/h (200 mph)
Weight| 453.5 t (446.3 long tons; 499.9 short tons)
Traction system| 3-level IGBT-VVVF (Mitsubishi Electric, Toshiba or Hitachi)
Traction motors| 32 × MT207 300 kW (402 hp) 3-phase AC induction motor[5]
Power output| 9.6 MW (12,874 hp)
Acceleration| 1.71 km/(h⋅s) (1.06 mph/s)
Electric system(s)| 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary
Current collector(s)| Pantograph
Bogies| DT209 (motored), TR7008 (trailer)
Braking system(s)| Electro-pneumatic regenerative
Safety system(s)| DS-ATC
Multiple working| E3 series, E6 series, E8 series
Track gauge| 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Notes/references

This train won the 55th Blue Ribbon Award in 2012.

※ Awarded for E5 series

The E5 series (Japanese: E5系, Hepburn: E5-kei) and the related H5 series (Japanese: H5系, Hepburn: H5-kei) are Japanese Shinkansen high-speed train types built by Hitachi Rail and Kawasaki Heavy Industries.

The E5 series is operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East); it was introduced on Tohoku Shinkansen services on 5 March 2011[6] 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.[7]

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.[8][9] 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 (US$169.9 million).[9] The first two sets were delivered in October 2014.

## Design

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Technology incorporated in these trains is derived from the experimental Fastech 360S train tested by JR East. The initial maximum speed in service was 300 km/h (186 mph), but this was raised to 320 km/h (199 mph) between Utsunomiya and Morioka from the start of the revised timetable on 16 March 2013.[10] The trains feature an electric active suspension.[11]

### H5

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The H5 series is directly based on the E5 series and has an identical maximum operating speed of 320 km/h (199 mph), although this is limited to 260 km/h (162 mph) on the Hokkaido Shinkansen, and to 160 km/h (99 mph) on the dual gauge track extending through the undersea Seikan Tunnel connecting Hokkaido with mainland Honshu.[12] All cars feature active suspension, and tilt by up to 1.5 degrees through curves, allowing the maximum speed of 320 km/h to be maintained even on curves with a radius of 4,000 m (13,000 ft).[12] The units feature a number of cold-weather improvements, including an upgraded snowplow on the lead units, durable rubber to protect the various connections between cars and a stainless-steel underframe to protect the electronics (upgraded from the usual aluminium underframe protection for added durability).[13] They also incorporate minor interior design differences compared with the E5 series.[9][14]

* PS208 pantograph

## Operations

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E5 series set U6 on a Hayate service, November 2011

As of 26 March 2016[update], E5 series and H5 trainsets work with each other,[15] and are used on the following services on the Tohoku and Hokkaido Shinkansen lines:[16]

* Hayabusa
* Hayate
* Yamabiko
* Nasuno

E5 series trainsets were first introduced on the new Hayabusa services between Tokyo and Shin-Aomori from 5 March 2011, initially operating at a maximum speed of 300 km/h (186 mph). 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 275 km/h (171 mph).[17] From the start of the revised timetable on 17 March 2012, E5 series sets were also introduced used on some Nasuno all-stations services.[18]

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

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The exterior design of the trains is broadly based on the experimental Fastech 360S train, with a colour scheme of "Tokiwa" (常盤) green for the upper body and "Hiun" (飛雲) white for the lower body, separated by a "Hayate" pink stripe.[19][20] For the H5 series, the "Hayate" pink stripe is replaced by a "Saika" (彩香) purple stripe intended to evoke images of lilac, lupin, and lavender flowers for which Hokkaido is famous.[21][22]

* Bodyside "Hayabusa" logo (E5)

* Bodyside logo (H5)

* "Gran Class" logo on car 10, December 2010

* LED destination indicators

## Interior

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The trains have three classes of accommodation: premium Gran Class (car 10), Green class (car 9), and Ordinary class (cars 1 to 8).[12]

### Gran Class

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Car 10 is designated "Gran Class", featuring 18 power-reclining "shell" seats with leather seat covers arranged in 2+1 abreast configuration.[23] Originally given the provisional name "Super Green Car", seat pitch in the Gran Class car is 1,300 mm (51.2 in).[22][24] Seats are 520 mm (20.5 in) wide and recline to a maximum angle of 45 degrees.[23] The pre-series set, S11, did not initially include Gran Class accommodation.[3] 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.[25] All seats in the H5 series feature AC power outlets.[22]

### Green car

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Car 9 is designated as "Green car" (first class) accommodation with 55 seats arranged in 2+2 abreast configuration. Seat pitch is 1,160 mm (45.7 in).[22] Seats are 475 mm (18.7 in) wide and recline to an angle of 31 degrees.[23] The carpet in the H5 series's Green car is dark grey with a pattern depicting the ocean with fragments of drift ice.[25] All seats in the H5 series feature AC power outlets.[22]

### Ordinary class

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Ordinary-class cars (cars 1 to 8) have a seat pitch of 1,040 mm (40.9 in), which is 60 mm (2.4 in) larger than on the E2 series trains.[4] 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,[26] and all seats for the H5 series.[22] The interior of the H5 series's ordinary-class cars is intended to evoke images of snow and the night view of Hakodate.[25]

### Gallery

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#### E5

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* Interior of Gran Class car E514-21 in November 2014

* Interior of a Green car in March 2016

* Interior of an ordinary-class car (car 3) in December 2015

* An AC power outlet in an ordinary-class car

#### H5

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* The interior of Gran Class car H514-3 in March 2016

* The interior of Green car H515-3 in April 2016

* The interior of ordinary-class car No. 7 in April 2016

## Formation

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### E5

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The production E5 series sets are formed as follows, with car 1 at the Tokyo end and car 10 at the Aomori end.[27]

Car No.  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

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Designation  | T1c | M2 | M1 | M2 | M1k | M2 | M1 | M2 | M1s | Tsc
Numbering  | E523 | E526-100 | E525 | E526-200 | E525-400 | E526-300 | E525-100 | E526-400 | E515 | E514
Weight (t)  | 41.9 | 45.9 | 46.0 | 46.3 | 46.1 | 46.8 | 46.8 | 46.0 | 45.8 | 42.7
Capacity  | 29 | 100 | 85 | 100 | 59 | 100 | 85 | 100 | 55 | 18
Facilities  | Toilet |  | Toilet, cardphone |  | Toilet, AED, cardphone, wheelchair space |  | Toilet |  | Toilet, wheelchair space, conductor's compartment |

Cars 3 and 7 each have one single-arm pantograph, although only one is normally raised in service.[28]

### H5

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The 10-car sets, numbered "H1" onward, are formed with eight motored ("M") cars and two non-powered trailer ("T") cars.[12] Car 1 is at the southern end.[12] Cars 3 and 7 each have one N-PS208 single-arm pantograph.[12]

Car No.  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

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Designation  | T1c | M2 | M1 | M2 | M1k | M2 | M1 | M2 | M1s | Tsc
Numbering  | H523 | H526-100 | H525 | H526-200 | H525-400 | H526-300 | H525-100 | H526-400 | H515 | H514
Capacity  | 29 | 98 | 85 | 98 | 59 | 98 | 85 | 98 | 55 | 18
Facilities  | Toilet |  | Toilet, cardphone |  | Toilet, AED, cardphone, wheelchair space |  | Toilet |  | Toilet, wheelchair space, conductor's compartment |

* H523-1 (car No. 1) in March 2016

* H526-101 (car No. 2) in March 2016

* H525-2 (car No. 3) in April 2016

* H526-202 (car No. 4) in April 2016

* H525-402 (car No. 5) in April 2016

* H526-301 (car No. 6) in March 2016

* H525-101 (car No. 7) in March 2016

* H526-401 (car No. 8) in March 2016

* H515-1 (car No. 9) in March 2016

* H514-1 (car No. 10) in March 2016

## History

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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 Tohoku Shinkansen.[29] 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.[30] Set S11 made its first appearance at Tokyo Station on 9 December 2009.[31]

The first full-production set, U2, was delivered to Sendai Depot in December 2010.[28]

In May 2012, the E5 series was awarded the 2012 Blue Ribbon Award, presented annually by the Japan Railfan Club.[32] A formal presentation ceremony was held at Tokyo Station on 20 November 2012.[33]

The pre-series set, S11, was upgraded to full-production standard in February 2013 and renumbered U1.[34] It retains the flush plug doors for the passenger doors immediately behind the driving cabs, whereas the full-production sets have recessed sliding doors.[34]

From the start of the revised timetable on 16 March 2013, the maximum speed in service was raised from 300 km/h (186 mph) to 320 km/h (199 mph) between Utsunomiya and Morioka.[10]

### H5 series

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H5 series set H1 on test in November 2015

Details of the new H5 series trains on order were announced by JR Hokkaido in April 2014.[8] The first set, H1, was shipped from Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Kobe to Hakodate Depot in October 2014.[35] The second set was also delivered in October 2014.[36]

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.[21]

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.[37] Test-running on the Tohoku Shinkansen south of Shin-Aomori commenced in November 2015.[38]

## Fleet list

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### E5

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As of 6 August 2023[update], the fleet is as follows.[39][additional citation(s) needed]

Set number  | Manufacturer  | Date delivered  | Remarks

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U1  | Hitachi/Kawasaki HI | 15 June 2009  | Pre-series set, originally numbered S11, modified February 2013
U2  | Kawasaki HI  | 13 December 2010  | Full-production sets
U3  | Hitachi  | 31 January 2011
U4  | 18 February 2011
U5  | 19 August 2011
U6  | Kawasaki HI  | 27 September 2011
U7  | Hitachi  | 13 October 2011
U8  | Kawasaki HI  | 14 November 2011
U9  | 5 December 2011
U10  | Hitachi  | 30 January 2012
U11  | Kawasaki HI  | 17 February 2012
U12  | 2 April 2012
U13  | Hitachi  | 26 April 2012
U14  | Kawasaki HI  | 31 May 2012
U15  | Hitachi  | 11 June 2012
U16  | 26 July 2012
U17  | Kawasaki HI  | 24 August 2012
U18  | 14 September 2012
U19  | 12 October 2012
U20  | Hitachi  | 22 November 2012
U21  | Kawasaki HI  | 25 December 2012
U22  | Hitachi  | 31 January 2013
U23  | Kawasaki HI  | 22 February 2013
U24  | Hitachi  | 28 March 2013
U25  | Kawasaki HI  | 10 April 2013
U26  | Hitachi  | 30 May 2013
U27  | Kawasaki HI  | 7 June 2013
U28  | Hitachi  | 26 July 2013
U29  | Kawasaki HI  | 7 December 2015
U30  | Hitachi  | 15 January 2016
U31  | Kawasaki HI  | 1 February 2016
U32  | Hitachi  | 3 February 2017
U33  | Kawasaki HI  | 16 January 2017
U34  | Hitachi  | 13 October 2017[40]
U35  | Kawasaki HI  | 19 July 2017
U36  | 25 August 2017
U37  | 21 September 2017
U38  | 9 February 2018
U39  | Hitachi  | 24 August 2018
U40  | 11 January 2019
U41  | Kawasaki HI  | 23 March 2018
U42  | Hitachi  | 4 February 2019
U43  | Kawasaki HI  | 4 March 2019
U44  | Hitachi  | 29 May 2019
U45  | 25 February 2020
U46  | Kawasaki HI  | 21 September 2021
U47  | Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing  | 10 April 2023
U48  | Kawasaki HI  | 12 June 2023
U49  | Hitachi  | 23 June 2023
U50  | 5 August 2023
U51  | 3 October 2023
U52  |  |
U53  |  |
U54  |  |
U55  |  |
U56  |  |
U57  |  |
U58  |  |
U59  |  |

### H5

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As of 1 October 2021[update], the H5 series fleet is as follows.[10]

Set H2 was withdrawn in April 2022 following damage sustained from the 2022 Fukushima earthquake.[2] The set was dismantled as of December 2022. It was later moved to a Shinkansen depot in Nanae, Hokkaido where it will be used for staff training.[41]

Set number  | Manufacturer  | Official delivery date

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H1  | Kawasaki Heavy Industries | 1 November 2014
*H2 | Hitachi | 8 November 2014
H3  | Kawasaki Heavy Industries  | 23 May 2015
H4  | 3 August 2015

## Accidents and incidents

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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.[42][43]

## Export to India

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The E5 series trains with red and grey livery have been chosen for use on the under-construction ₹1.08 lakh crore (US$13 billion) Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor in India,[44] scheduled to open in June-July 2026. A total of 24 trains are planned to be purchased while the deal for the first six is intended to be signed by the end of March 2024.[45][46]

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 goal of Indian Railways is 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 must be Hindi and English.[47][48]

## In media

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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.

## See also

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* List of high-speed trains

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## Further reading

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* Tajima, Shinichiro. "Development of Series E5 Shinkansen Rolling Stock" (PDF). JR East Technical Review No. 16. Japan: East Japan Railway Company. pp. 11–12. Retrieved 26 April 2011.

## External links

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* JR East E5 series (in Japanese)
* JR East E5 series Hayabusa/Hayate/Yamabiko/Nasuno information (in Japanese)
* JR Hokkaido press release (16 April 2014) (in Japanese)

* v
* t
* e

Shinkansen

Lines|

| SCMaglev lines (505 km/h)|

* Chuo (2027)

|

Main lines (300–320 km/h)|

* Sanyō
* Tohoku

Main lines (260–285 km/h)|

* Tōkaidō
* Joetsu
* Hokuriku
* Kyushu
* Nishi Kyushu
* Hokkaido

Mini-shinkansen (130 km/h)|

* Yamagata
* Akita

Conventional lines|

* Hakata-Minami
* Gala-Yuzawa

Lines under construction|

* Chuo (2027)
* Hokkaido Sapporo Extension (2031)

Planned lines|

* Chuo Osaka Extension (2037)
* Nishi Kyushu Extension (date unknown)
* Hokuriku Osaka Extension (date unknown)

Cancelled lines|

* Narita

Narrow-gauge line (200+ km/h)|

* Super Tokkyū

Service names|

| Fast|

* Nozomi
* Hayabusa
* Mizuho
* Kagayaki

|

Limited-stop|

* Hikari
* Hikari Rail Star
* Sakura
* Hakutaka
* Toki
* Yamabiko

Stopping|

* Kodama
* Hayate
* Nasuno
* Tsubame
* Tanigawa
* Asama
* Tsurugi
* Kamome

Mini-shinkansen|

* Tsubasa
* Komachi

Discontinued|

* Aoba
* Asahi
* Genbi Shinkansen
* Toreiyu

Train types|

| In service|

* 500
* 700
* N700/ N700A
* N700S
* 800
* E2
* E3
* E5/H5
* E6
* E7/W7
* E8

|

On order|

* L0

Retired|

* 0
* 100
* 200
* 300
* 400
* E1
* E4

Export|

* THSR
* 700T
* N700S
* CRH
* CRH2
* CRH380A
* Texas Central
* N700S
* NHSRCL
* E5

Non-revenue|

* Class 1000
* Class 951
* Class 961
* Class 962
* Doctor Yellow
* Class E926 "East i"
* WIN350
* STAR21
* 300X
* Fastech 360
* Gauge Change Train
* MLX-01
* ALFA-X

Operators|

| Current|

* JR Hokkaido
* JR East
* JR Central
* JR West
* JR Kyushu

|

Former|

* Japanese National Railways (1964–87)

Builders and owners|

| Current|

* Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency (JRTT)
* JR East
* JR Central
* JR West

|

Former|

* Japanese National Railways
* Japan Railway Construction Public Corporation (JRCC)

People|

* Hideo Shima
* Shinji Sogō

* Japan transit: Tokyo
* Keihanshin
* Nagoya
* Fukuoka
* Hakone Fuji Izu
* Hokkaido
* Aomori
* Sendai
* Akita
* Niigata
* Toyama
* Nagano
* Okayama
* Hiroshima
* Shikoku
* Metro systems
* Shinkansen
* trams (list)
* aerial lifts (list)

* v
* t
* e

High-speed rail

Part of rail transport

Technologies|

* Conventional
* Hovertrain
* Hyperloop/Vactrain
* Maglev

High-speed trains|

| 350 km/h
(217 mph)
or more|

* China Railway CR400AF, CR400BF
* Transrapid
* Shinkansen Series L0
* Whoosh HSR

|

300–349 km/h
(186–217 mph)|

* Renfe Class 100, 101, 102, 103
* Alstom AGV
* China Railway Hexie CRH2C, 3C, 380A / MTR CRH380A, 380B, 380C, 380D
* ETR 500
* ETR 400
* Eurostar e300; e320
* ICE 3
* KTX-I, II (Sancheon), KTX-Cheongryong
* Oaris
* Shinkansen Series 500, N700, N700S, E5/H5, E6, E8
* AVRIL
* TGV Sud-Est (refurbished), Atlantique, Réseau, Duplex, POS, 2N2, M (Avelia Horizon)
* TCDD HT80000
* Thalys PBA, PBKA
* THSR 700T
* Siemens Velaro

250–299 km/h
(155–186 mph)|

* Avelia Liberty
* China Star, DJF2, China Railway Hexie CRH1A, 1B, 1E, 2A, 2B, 2E, 2G, 3A, 5A, 5E, 5G, China Railway Fuxing CR300AF, CR300BF
* ICE 1, 2, 4 (ICx)
* KTX-Eum
* New Pendolino
* Renfe Class 120, 121, 130
* Sapsan
* SBB RABe 501, RABe 503
* Shinkansen Series 200, 300, 700, 800, E2, E3, E7/W7
* TCDD HT65000
* TGV Sud-Est (original), La Poste
* V250

200–249 km/h
(124–155 mph)|

* Acela
* ACS-64
* Adelante
* APT
* China Railway DJJ1, China Railway Hexie CRH6, China Railway Fuxing CR200J
* ER200
* HHP-8
* IC4
* ICNG
* InterCity 125, 225
* ICE T, TD, ICE L
* Javelin
* NSB Class 71 (Flytoget)
* NSB Class 73
* NSB Class 74
* Pendolino
* Railjet
* Regina
* Shinkansen series 0, 100, 400, E1, E4
* SBB RABDe 500
* Re 460
* SC-44
* SCB-40
* X 2000, SJ X40
* Z-TER (Z 21500)
* Sokol
* British Rail Classes 800, 801, 802, 803, 805, 807, 810
* Talgo XXI
* Voyager/Meridian
* X3

Experimental and prototype high-speed trains (category)

High-speed railway line|

* List of high-speed railway lines

By countries and territories

planned networks in italics|

| Africa|

* Morocco
* Egypt

|

Americas|

* Argentina
* Brazil
* Canada
* Mexico
* United States

Asia|

* China
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Japan
* Kazakhstan
* South Korea
* Saudi Arabia
* Taiwan
* Thailand
* Turkey
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam

Europe|

* Austria
* Belgium
* Croatia
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Italy
* Latvia
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Russia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* United Kingdom

Oceania|

* Australia

* Proposed high-speed rail by country

* v
* t
* e

Multiple-units of East Japan Railway Company

Current /
active|

| Shinkansen|

|  AC EMUs|

* E2
* E3
* E5
* E6
* E7
* E8

|

Conventional
lines
(Narrow-
gauge)|

| DC EMUs|

| Commuter|

* E127
* E129
* E131
* 205
* 209
* 211
* E217
* E231
* E233
* E235

|

Limited express|

* 253
* 255
* E257
* E259
* E261
* E353

AC/DC EMUs|

| Commuter|

* E501
* E531

|

Limited express|

* E653
* E655
* E657

AC EMUs|

| Commuter|

* 701
* 719
* E721

|

Limited express|

* E751

BEMUs|

| DC|

* EV-E301

|

AC|

* EV-E801

DMUs|

| Diesel|

* KiHa 40
* KiHa 100/110
* KiHa E120
* KiHa E130
* KiHa 141

|

Diesel-electric|

* GV-E400

Hybrid MUs|

| Commuter|

* KiHa E200
* HB-E210

|

Resort/deluxe trains|

* E001
* HB-E300

Non-revenue|

| AC EMU|

* E926
* E956

|

DC EMUs|

* 143
* 145

AC/DC EMU|

* E491
* E493

DMUs|

| Diesel|

* KiYa E193
* KiYa E195

|

Diesel-electric|

* GV-E197

Future|

| Conventional
lines|

|  Fuel cell
EMUs|

FV-E991

|

Retired /
withdrawn|

| Shinkansen|

|  AC EMUs|

* 200
* 400
* E1
* E4

|

Conventional
lines|

| DC EMUs|

| Commuter|

* KuMoHa 12
* KuMoHa 40
* 101
* 103
* 105
* 107
* 113
* 115
* 123
* 201
* 203
* 207
* 301

|

Limited express|

* 157
* 165
* 167
* 169
* 183
* 185
* 189
* 215
* 251
* E351

AC/DC EMUs|

| Commuter|

* 403
* 415
* 417
* 453
* 455
* 457

|

Limited express|

* 483
* 485
* 489
* 583
* 651

AC EMUs|

* 715
* 717

DMUs|

* KiHa 20
* KiHa 30
* KiHa 35
* KiHa 37
* KiHa 38
* KiHa 45
* KiHa 52
* KiHa 58
* KiHa 59

Non-revenue|

| AC EMUs|

* 925
* STAR21
* KuMoYa 740
* KuMoYa 743

|

DC EMUs|

* KuMoYa 90
* 193
* 901
* E993

AC/DC EMUs|

* KuMoYa 441
* 443
* KuYa 497
* E991

DMU|

* KiYa 191

Hybrid MU|

* KiYa E991

DC BEMU|

* E995

Experimental|

* Fastech 360
* E331

* v
* t
* e

Multiple units of Hokkaido Railway Company

Current /
active|

| Shinkansen|

| AC EMU|

* H5

|

Conventional
lines|

| AC EMUs|

* 721
* 731
* 733
* 735
* 737
* 785
* 789

DMUs|

* KiHa 40
* KiHa 54
* KiHa 141
* KiHa 150
* KiHa 201
* KiHa 261
* KiHa 283

DEMUs|

* H100

Retired /
withdrawn|

| Conventional
lines|

| AC/DC EMUs|

* 485
* 583

AC EMUs|

* 711
* 781

DMUs|

* KiHa 22
* KiHa 45
* KiHa 56
* KiHa 80
* KiHa 130
* KiHa 183
* KiHa 281
* KiHa 285

Non-revenue|

|  DMUs|

* KiHa 160
* DMV

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