Set S12 on a test run, July 2010
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| Name | E6 series | | In service | March 2013 - | | Manufacturer | Hitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries | | Replaced | E3 series | | Constructed | 2010 - | | Number built | 7 vehicles (1 set) | | Number in service | 0 | | Formation | 7 cars per trainset | | Fleet numbers | S12 | | Capacity | 338 (315 Standard + 23 Green) | | Operator | JR East | | Lines served | Tōhoku Shinkansen, Akita Shinkansen | | Car body construction | Aluminium alloy | | Car length | 23075 mm
(end cars),
20500 mm
(intermediate cars) | | Width | 2945 mm | | Doors | One per side | | Maximum speed | 320 km/h
(Tōhoku Shinkansen)
130 km/h
(Akita Shinkansen) | | Acceleration | 1.71 km/h/s (shinkansen)
2.0 km/h/s (conventional) | | Electric system | 25 kV AC, 50 Hz overhead catenary (Tōhoku Shinkansen)
20 kV AC, 50 Hz overhead catenary (Akita Shinkansen) | | Current collection method | Pantograph | | Bogies | DT210 (motored), TR7009 (trailer) | | Safety system | DS-ATC, RS-ATC, ATS-P | | Gauge | 1435 |
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The
|} is a Japanese Shinkansen high-speed train type on order by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) for use on Komachi 'mini-shinkansen' services on the Tōhoku Shinkansen and Akita Shinkansen from Tokyo to Akita commencing in March 2013. The new 7-car trains will operate in conjunction with newly introduced E5 series trains, initially on just two or three return services daily. They will replace all the existing E3 series trains on Komachi services by March 2014.
Technology incorporated in these trains is derived from the experimental Fastech 360Z train previously tested by JR East. The E6 series trains are formed of seven cars, to provide the same seating capacity as six-car E3 series trains, due to the reduced seating capacity in the end cars. All cars feature active suspension with tilting up to 1.5 degrees.
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