E3 series Komachi at Omagari station, September 2005
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| Name | E3 series | | In service | 1997 - Present | | Manufacturer | Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Tokyu Car Corporation | | Family name | Mini-shinkansen | | Constructed | 1995 - 2009 | | Number built | 261 vehicles (41 sets) | | Number in service | 261 vehicles (41 sets) | | Formation | 6 or 7 cars per trainset | | Fleet numbers | R1 - R26, L51 - L53, L61 - L72 | | Capacity | 6-car R sets: 338 (23 Green + 315 Standard)
7-car L50 sets (E3-1000): 402 (23 Green + 379 Standard)
7-car L60 sets (E3-2000): 394 (23 Green + 371 Standard) | | Operator | JR East | | Depots | Akita, Yamagata | | Lines served | Tōhoku Shinkansen, Akita Shinkansen, Yamagata Shinkansen | | Car body construction | Aluminium | | Car length | 20050 to 23070 mm | | Width | 2945 mm | | Doors | 1 per side | | Maximum speed | 275 km/h (170.9 mph) (Tōhoku Shinkansen), 130 km/h (80.8 mph) (Akita/Yamagata Shinkansen) | | Acceleration | 1.6 km/h/s | | Traction system | 6-car sets: 16 x 300 kW,
7-car sets: 20 x 300 kW | | Power output | 6-car sets: 4.8 MW (3 hp),
7-car sets: 6 MW (3.7 hp) | | Electric system | 20/25 kV AC, 50 Hz overhead catenary | | Current collection method | Pantograph | | Safety system | ATC-2, DS-ATC, ATS-P | | Multiple working | E2 series
E4 series
E5 series (from November 2011) | | Gauge | 1435 |
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|} is a Japanese Shinkansen high-speed train type built for Komachi services which commenced on 3 June 1997, coinciding with opening of the new Akita Shinkansen 'mini-shinkansen' line, a regular narrow-gauge line between Morioka and Akita upgraded to sgal=on. Later versions of the E3 series were also introduced for use on Yamagata Shinkansen Tsubasa services. Both 'mini-shinkansen' lines join the Tōhoku Shinkansen, providing services south to Tokyo.
Like the 400 Series Shinkansen, these trains are built to a smaller loading gauge than mainline Shinkansen trains-the width and length of each car is reduced to fit on the narrower clearances of the 'mini-shinkansen'.
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