Refurbished 200 series trainset, July 2008
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| Name | 200 series | | In service | 1982 - Present | | Manufacturer | Hitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kinki Sharyo, Nippon Sharyo, Tokyu Car Corporation | | Constructed | 1980 - 1986 | | Refurbishment | 1999 - 2002 | | Number built | 700 vehicles (66 sets) | | Number in service | 110 vehicles (11 sets) (as of 1 April 2010) | | Number preserved | 6 vehicles | | Formation | 10 cars per trainset (8, 12, 13, 16 cars in past) | | Operator | JNR (1982 - 1987) JR East (1987 - present) | | Depots | Niigata | | Lines served | Tōhoku Shinkansen, Jōetsu Shinkansen, Gala-Yuzawa Line | | Car body construction | Aluminium | | Car length | 25000 mm | | Width | 3385 mm | | Height | 4410 mm | | Doors | Two per side | | Maximum speed | 240 km/h (149.1 mph) (275 km/h (170.9 mph) in past) | | Electric system | 25 kV AC, 50 Hz, overhead catenary | | Current collection method | Pantograph | | Safety system | ATC-2, DS-ATC | | Gauge | 1435 |
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|} is a Shinkansen high-speed train type introduced by Japan National Railways (JNR) for the Tōhoku Shinkansen and Jōetsu Shinkansen high-speed rail lines in Japan, and currently operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). They actually predate the 100 series trains, having been built between 1980 and 1986.
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