0 Series Shinkansen

Japanese high-speed train type January 2026 0 series Shinkansen Series0 R67 JNRcolor.jpg 300px 0 series 6-car set R67 at Higashi-Hiroshima Station in April 2008 1 October 1964 – 14 December 2008 (1964 10 1 2008 12 14) Hitachi Kawasaki Sharyo Kinki Sharyo Kisha Seizo Nippon Sharyo Tokyu Car Corporation 100,Kinomura Akira Torii Akihiko 2002 鉄道車両の照明 Lighting for Rolling Stock https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jieij1980/86/12/86_12_900/_article/-char/ja/ Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Institute of Japan Japanese 86 12 904 10.2150/jieij1980.86.12_900 100系は、初代の0系の後継車として昭和60年より営業投入された。 free車両展示 [Vehicle Display] https://museum.jr-central.co.jp/rolling-stock/ 13 February 2025 SCMaglev and Railway Park JR Central Japanese 0系の後継者として、1985年から営業運転開始した100系 300, 500 and 700 series 1963–1986 1990–1998 1977–2008 3,216 vehicles (201 sets)June 2021 25 vehicles 2,989 vehicles 4, 6, 12 or 16 cars per trainset 368–1,340成山堂書店 1999 978-4-425-92321-2 日本機械学会 34 ja:高速鉄道物語 -その技術を追う- JNR (1964–1987)JR Central (1987–1999)JR West (1987–2008) Tokyo, Shin-Osaka, Hakata Tōkaidō Shinkansen (1964–1999) San'yō Shinkansen (1972–2008) Hakataminami Line (1990–2008) Steel End cars: 25.15 m ftin Intermediate cars: 25 m 3.383 m ftin 0 4.49 m ftin 2 per side 1964–1986: 210 km/h 1986–2008: 220 km/h 1964–1992: 1.0 km/h/s 1992–2008: 1.2 km/h/s 2.84 km/h/s on 185 kW on brushed DC 11840 kW on a 16-car set Secondary-side tap changer drive overhead PS 200 pantograph ATC-1 sg on 1965 8th 300px The 0 series 0系 yes was a Shinkansen high-speed train type introduced by Japanese National Railways (JNR) in October 1964 for use on the newly opened Tōkaidō Shinkansen line, the first Shinkansen route.Semmens Peter High Speed in Japan: Shinkansen – The World's Busiest High-speed Railway Platform 5 Publishing 1997 1-872524-88-5 Sheffield, UK 12, 55 They were later used on the San'yō Shinkansen after it opened in 1972 and the Hakataminami Line after it opened in 1990. A total of 3,216 vehicles, arranged into 201 sets, were built between 1963 and 1986 by Hitachi, Kawasaki Sharyo, Kinki Sharyo, Kisha Seizo, Nippon Sharyo, and the Tokyu Car Corporation. Following JNR's privatization in 1987, the trains were transferred to the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) and West Japan Railway Company (JR West), and many sets were refurbished during their service lives before being withdrawn in 2008 after 44 years of service. History The 0 series trains (which were not originally classified, as there was no need to distinguish classes of trainset until later) entered service with the start of Tōkaidō Shinkansen operations in October 1964. These units were white with a blue stripe along the windows and another at the bottom of the car body, including the front pilot. Unlike previous Japanese trains on the national network, the Tōkaidō Shinkansen and all subsequent Shinkansen lines are 1435mm on between the rails. The trains were powered by 25 kV AC electricity at 60 Hz with all axles of all cars powered by 185 kW traction motors, giving a 220 km/h mph 0 on operation top speed. The original trains were introduced as 12-car sets, with some sets later lengthened to 16 cars. Later, shorter trains of six and even four cars were assembled for lesser duties. Shinkansen sets are generally retired after fifteen to twenty years. Due to declining fiscal performances of JNR, and labor unwillingness to develop new types, more 0 Series units were produced to replace earlier batches from 1976-77 onwards. Production continued until 1986.ja:0系新幹線電車の変遷 http://railcartips.taka84a.jp/kaisetu/tec/jnr0/0kei3.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20160623054824/http://railcartips.taka84a.jp/kaisetu/tec/jnr0/0kei3.htm 2016-06-23 2014-06-22 ja 鉄道車両Tips ja dead The final 0 Series sets were six-car trains used on JR West Kodama services on the San'yō Shinkansen between Shin-Ōsaka x and Hakata x, and on the Hakataminami Line until final retirement on 30 November 2008. Following withdrawal from regular service, JR West ran a number of special commemorative Hikari runs in December 2008.Thank you Shinkansen Series 0- Special Website http://www.jr-odekake.net/navi/shinkansen/0kei/senko_yoyaku/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081003233829/http://www.jr-odekake.net/navi/shinkansen/0kei/senko_yoyaku/ 3 October 2008 18 October 2008 ja Hikari 347, powered by set R61,ja:"初代の「0系新幹線」が44年間の歴史に終止符" (news video confirming that the train used was set R61) http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/ann/news/web/soci_news14.html?now=20081215211232_300k https://web.archive.org/web/20081216140018/http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/ann/news/web/soci_news14.html?now=20081215211232_300k 16 December 2008 15 December 2008 tv-asahi.co.jp arrived at Hakata Station at 6:01 pm on 14 December 2008, end their service after 44 years. Set formations Original 12-car H/K/N/R/S sets thumb|A 0 series set in Tokyo in May 1967 The initial shinkansen fleet delivered for use on Hikari and Kodama services on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen from 1 October 1964 consisted of 30 12-car sets formed of 1st- and 2nd-batch cars. Six sets, H1 to H6, were built by Hitachi between April and August 1964; six sets, K1 to K6, were built by Kisha between July and September 1964; six sets, N1 to N6, were built by Nippon Sharyo between March and September 1964; six sets, R1 to R6, were built by Kawasaki Sharyo between July and September 1964; and six sets, S1 to S6, were built by Kinki Sharyo between April and August 1964.Electric Trains for the New Tokaido Line Railway Gazette 5 February 1965 pages100-104 These sets were allocated to Tokyo and Osaka depots.March 2011 JRR 978-4-330-19811-8 Japan 18–53 ja: 新幹線電車データブック2011 Shinkansen Databook 2011 A further ten 12-car sets (H7/8, K7/8, N7/8, R7/8, S7/8) were delivered between April and July 1965, formed of 120 3rd-batch cars; five 4th-batch sets were delivered between June and July 1966, and five 5th-batch sets were delivered between October and November 1966. The original 12-car sets were formed as follows, with two first-class cars (type 15 and 16) and two buffet cars (type 35): Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Designation Mc M' M M' MB M' MS M'S MB M' M M'c Numbering 21 26 25 26-200 35 26-200 15 16 35 26 25 22 12-car H/K/N/R/S/T Kodama sets A further 21 6th- to 9th-batch 12-car sets were delivered between 1967 and 1969 with only one first-class car (type 16) for use on Kodama services. The "T" sets were built by Tokyu Car Corporation. These sets were formed as follows: Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Designation Mc M' M M' MB M' M M'S MB M' M M'c Numbering 21 26-100 25-100 26-300 35-100 26-300 25-300 16 35-100 26-100 25-100 22 16-car H/K/N/R/S Hikari sets The original 30 12-car sets were lengthened to 16 cars between December 1969 and February 1970 with the inclusion of new 10th-batch cars for Hikari services to handle the increased number of passengers travelling to and from Expo '70 in Osaka in 1970. From the opening of the San'yō Shinkansen in 1972, these sets were renumbered H1 to H30. The sets were formed as follows: Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Designation Mc M' M M' MB M' M M' MS M'S MB M' M M' M M'c Numbering 21 26 25 26-200 35 26-200 25-700 26-700 15 16 35 26 25-500 26-700 25 22 16-car K Kodama sets During 1972 and 1973, the earlier 12-car Kodama sets were lengthened to 16 cars with the inclusion of new 13th- and 15th-batch cars, and were renumbered K1 to K47. K sets were disbanded in 1985 when JNR reduced Kodama sets to 12 cars and renamed them S series sets.ja:3-3 S編成（1）・K編成「こだま」 http://skp.my.coocan.jp/tec0rep/3-3.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20170112000828/http://skp.my.coocan.jp/tec0rep/3-3.htm 2017-01-12 2014-06-22 ja 新幹線0系研究Web ja live The sets were formed as follows: Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Designation Mc M' M M' MK M' M M' M M' M M'S MB M' M M'c Numbering 21 26 25 26-300 25-400 26-200 25-200 26-800 25-500 26-800 25-700 16 35 26 25 22 16-car H Hikari restaurant car sets With the opening of the Sanyo Shinkansen extension to Hakata, the fleet of 16-car H Hikari sets was reformed and increased during 1973 and 1974 with the inclusion of new 16th- and 17th-batch cars, including new restaurant cars (type 36) in addition to the buffet car (type 35). The fleet, as of 10 March 1975, consisted of 64 sets, numbered H1 to H64. The earlier sets, being composed of the initial Shinkansen vehicles, were withdrawn and scrapped beginning 1976, earlier than expected due to maintenance issues, replaced with new NH sets. The sets were formed as follows: Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Designation Mc M' M M' M M' M M'D MB M' MS M'S M M' M M'c Numbering 21 26 25 26-200 25-700 26-700 27 36 35 26-200 15 16 25-500 26 25 22 16-car NH Hikari sets thumb|A 16-car NH Hikari set in May 1989 Between 1977 and 1980, 35 new 16-car NH sets were formed of −1000 subseries cars (batches 22 to 29) for Hikari services on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen and San'yō Shinkansen lines. The introduction of 100 series and later 300 series trains reduced the number of 0 series trains used on Hikari services, with 0 series Hikari services operated by JR Central ending in 1995. A small fleet was subsequently maintained by JR West for use on additional holiday period Hikari services, with the last remaining unit, NH32, being disbanded in December 1999. The NH sets had two Green (first class) cars and a restaurant car in addition to a buffet car, although use of the restaurant cars was discontinued in 1995. Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Designation Mc M' M M' M M' MA M'D MB M' MS M'S M M' M M'c Numbering 21-1000 26-1000 25-1000 26-1200 25-700 26-700 27 36 35-1000 26-1200 15-1000 16-1000 25-500 26-1000 25-1000 22-1000 16-car YK sets thumb|right|16-car set YK8 on Tokaido Shinkansen Kodama service with "Arigatō 0 Series" sticker on final day of services, 19 September 1999 The 16-car YK sets were operated by JR Central on the all-stations Kodama services. These sets had upgraded reserved seat cars with 2+2 seating employing 100 series style seats, but only one Green car per 16-car set. Standard seating was 3+2 in standard class and 2+2 in Green cars. The fleet was operated by JR Central on the Tokaido Shinkansen until the last units were withdrawn on 18 September 1999. In the last two months of service, they ran with "Arigatō 0 Series" stickers on the front ends. Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Designation Mc M' M M' MB M' M M'S M M' M M' M M' M M'c Numbering 21 26 25 26 37 26 25 16 25 26 25 26 25 26 25 22 Interior 12-car SK sets thumb|Set SK5 on a West Hikari service in March 1997 thumb|left|"West" logo on an SK set in March 1997 These 12-car SK sets based at Hakata Depot were operated by JR West on Sanyo Shinkansen West Hikari services between Shin-Osaka and Hakata. Sets were formed of upgraded 5000 and 7000 subseries vehicles with improved seating and buffet cars were refurbished with a special seating area. All standard class cars had upgraded 2+2 seating. The sets were recognisable externally by the addition of an extra thin blue line below the windows (similar to 100 series) and by the large "West" decals near the doors. Some sets originally included specially converted cinema cars, but these were withdrawn in 1996. Following the end of the West Hikari services on 21 April 2000, the remaining SK units were reformed into new 6-car R60 sets to replace unrefurbished sets on Sanyo Shinkansen Kodama services. One refurbished car was converted into a theater car that showed movies in each set on Sanyo Shinkansen services. Initially, 600 yen was charged, lowering to 500 and then subsequently free. This service was discontinued by 1994, allegedly because passengers frequently forgot to alight from trains. July 2026 Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Designation Mc M' M M' MB M' M M'S M M' M M'c Numbering 21 26 25 26 37 26 25 16 25 26 25 22 4-car Q sets thumb|right|Set Q4 at Hakata on a Sanyo Shinkansen Kodama service in July 1998 4-car Q sets were formed from March 1997 for use on Kodama shuttle services running between Hakata and Kokura x/Hiroshima x, and on the Hakata-Minami Line. These sets had no Green car and are not newly built; instead, they are reformed from original sets. These sets were quickly reaching the end of useful lives, so the 100 series 4-car P sets replaced them from 2000 onwards. The last remaining unit was withdrawn in September 2001. Set Q3 remained as a static training set at Shin-Shimonoseki Station until 2009, when it was replaced by 100 Series set P2.July 2009 車両の動き2008-2009 Japan Railfan Magazine Japan Koyusha Co., Ltd. 49 579 74 Car No. 1 2 3 4 Designation Mc M' M M'c Numbering 21 26 25 22 6-car R sets thumb|right|Set R61 in new JR West "Kodama" livery at Higashi-Hiroshima Station on a Sanyo Shinkansen Kodama service in July 2003 thumb|left|"Children's Saloon" logo in March 1997 The 6-car R units with no Green car were first formed in June 1985 and were used on JR West Kodama services between Shin-Osaka and Hakata. They were also used to operate Kodama shuttle services on the short Hakata-Minami Line from Hakata station. The no. 3 cars of sets R2 and R24 were rebuilt as "Children's Saloons" with the former buffet counter area converted into a children's soft play area. These sets ran branded as "Family Hikari" during holiday periods. From March 1997 a refurbishment programme was commenced on the R sets, with new internal trim, rotating seats and new toilets/washing facilities. The refurbished units were recognisable externally by an extra thin blue line below the windows (as with West Hikari SK sets) and new "W" decals near the doors. From April 2000, 6-car "WR" sets were created from former SK unit cars and renumbered in the R60 series. These retained the larger buffet area (disused) and 2+2 seating of the former West Hikari trains, and gradually replaced the remaining unrefurbished R sets. These units initially retained their "West Hikari" branding, but were gradually repainted into the new JR West "Kodama" livery from May 2002. Initially scheduled to be withdrawn in 2006, the last three remaining sets (R61/R67/R68) remained in service until 30 November 2008. By June 2008, they had been repainted into their original ivory and blue livery with silver roofs. Since the R sets were only six cars long, there were cases where the emergency coupler in the leading car was used in commercial operation. Set R51 (first generation) of the "West Hikari" was not converted to 12 cars, but was instead left as a six-car train, and was only operated once a day. During peak times, in order to increase capacity, the leading car 22-3901 (16-133 converted to a leading car) on the Tokyo side was coupled to set R23 on the Hakata side, which had a strengthened coupler (the leading car 21-7001 on the Hakata side of set R51 was also modified in the same way). When operated as a 12-car train, set R23 had unreserved seats and set R51 had reserved seats. The organization chart in the large timetables of the time indicated that "6-car Kodama-type trains may be coupled on some days." Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Designation Mc M' MB M' M M'c Numbering 21 26 37 26 25 22 Interior Preserved examples thumb|An 0 Series head car on display at the National Railway Museum, in York, England Owing to its extensive usage and long service life, 25 vehicles have been preserved: 23 former vehicles are preserved or stored in museums and various other locations around Japan. The leading vehicle from car 4 of set Q2 is preserved at the National Railway Museum, in York, England. It was donated to the museum by JR West in 2001,17 December 2024 Shinkansen: High-speed revolution https://www.railwaymuseum.org.uk/whats-on/shinkansen-high-speed-revolution National Railway Museum and is the first Shinkansen unit (of any series) to be preserved at a museum outside Japan. The leading vehicle from car 4 of set R1 is preserved at Tainan HSR station in Tainan, Taiwan. It was formerly used as a structure gauging car from 2004, during construction of the Taiwan High Speed Rail, and was formally donated to Taiwan in 2012. Restoration work was completed from 2018 to 2019, before the car was put on display on 22 December 2023.陳政偉 22 September 2020 高鐵修復新幹線0系花魁車 110年第2季開放展示 https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202009220298.aspx 22 May 2021 中央通訊社 Vehicle number Date built Date withdrawn Location Remarks 16-1 March 1964 March 1977 Preserved at the Kyoto Railway Museum, which opened in April 2016. (Formerly displayed at the Modern Transportation Museum in Osaka.)June 2016 ja: 京都鉄道博物館 Kyoto Railway Museum Japan Railfan Magazine Koyusha Co., Ltd. Japan 60 ja 56 662Cars from pre-production "C" set H1.San-ei 2009 978-4-7796-0534-5 Japan ja: 鉄道のテクノロジー Vol. 1 新幹線 Railway Technology Vol. 1: Shinkansen 21-1 22-1 35-1 August 1964 Cars from first production set H2. 21-2July 1964 The Railway Museum, Saitama From original set H2. Moved from Osaka in August 2008. Exhibited from October 2009.JR East press release: "鉄道博物館における0系新幹線車両の公開について" (8 June 2009). Retrieved on 8 June 2009. ja. Archived 10 June 2009. 22-2 JR West Staff Training Centre, Suita, Osaka From original set H2. 21-25 April 1964 March 1978 The Railway Museum, Saitama Cab section only.Originally displayed outside Tokyo Transport Museum. 21-59 March 1968 February 1982 Shintorimachi Park, Fuji, Shizuoka   21-73 July 1969 October 1984 Shinkansen Park, Settsu, Osaka 22-75 August 1969 March 1985 Ome Railway Park, Ome, Tokyo Repainted for short period into Tohoku ivory/green livery in late 1980s. 22-77 September 1969 March 1990 Satsuki Kindergarten, Fukuoka Used as a staff room and library. 36-84 1975   SCMaglev and Railway Park, NagoyaApril 2011 ja: 「リニア・鉄道館」ファーストガイド "SCMaglev and Railway Park" First Guide Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine Japan Kōtsū Shimbun 40 324 20–33 21-86 December 1971 November 1991 21-100 September 1973 October 1991 Akishima City Library, Akishima, Tokyo Used as library reading room. 21-141 June 1976 October 2000 The Railway History Park in Saijo, Ehime PrefectureSasada Masahiro 25 November 2014 Ikaros Publications Ltd. 978-4863209282 Tokyo, Japan 124 ja ja: 国鉄&JR保存車大全2015-2016 JNR & JR Preserved Rolling Stock Complete Guide 2015–2016 Former set H94, later R52. Front half only. 22-141 National Railway Museum, York, England A gift from JR West that was presented to the NRM in 2001. 22-1003 November 1976 November 1994 Namikawa Railway Heritage Park, Kameoka, Kyoto Cab section only. 21-2023 January 1985 June 1998 J-TREC factory, Yokohama Cab section only. Preserved at Sakuma Rail Park until November 2009. Moved to Tokyu Car from July 2010.23 August 2010 Tokyu Car http://www.tokyu-car.co.jp/news/news_10/nr_100823_2.pdf ja 24 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101011110204/http://www.tokyu-car.co.jp/news/news_10/nr_100823_2.pdf 11 October 2010 0 Series Shinkansen Front Section Preserved ja: 0系新幹線電車前頭部を保存します 22-2029 March 1986 September 1999 Nippon Sharyo Factory, Toyokawa, Aichi 16-2034 1986   SCMaglev and Railway Park, Nagoya 37-2523 1983   21-5035 (formerly 21-1032) June 1978 10 March 2004 Tainan HSR station, Tainan, Taiwan Cab from former set R1. Used as structure gauging car during the construction of the Taiwan High Speed Rail until 2008. On display at Tainan HSR station from June 2021. 22-7007 – December 2008 Suita Yard, Osaka Prefecture Cab from former set R68. On display inside Suita City Kento Library since 11 November 2020.17 October 2020 駅ホームに新幹線、実は図書館です...大阪・吹田で初代「0系」公開 https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/20201017-OYT1T50161/ 22 May 2021 Yomiuri Shimbun 17 August 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220817090909/https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/20201017-OYT1T50161/ dead 21-7008 (formerly 21-2026) 1983 December 2008 Kawasaki Heavy Industries factory, Hyogo Prefecture Car of last operational set, R61June 2009 ja: 0系21-7008, 川重へ向けて輸送される 0 series 21-7008 shipped to Kawasaki HI Japan Railfan Magazine Japan Koyusha Co., Ltd. 49 578 171 21-7038 – – Kawasaki Good Times World, within Kobe Maritime Museum West Hikari livery. Front third section. See also List of high-speed trains References Citations K B Sources Neko Publishing 2006 Japan ja: JR全車両ハンドブック2006 JR Rolling Stock Handbook 2006 December 2006 JRR 978-4-88283-046-7 Japan ja: JR電車編成表 '07冬号 JR EMU Formations – Winter 2007 Category:Central Japan Railway Company Category:West Japan Railway Company Category:Hitachi multiple units Category:Shinkansen train series Category:Nippon Sharyo multiple units Category:Kawasaki multiple units Category:Kinki Sharyo multiple units Category:Tokyu Car multiple units Category:25 kV AC multiple units Category:Train-related introductions in 1964 Category:Passenger trains running at least at 200 km/h in commercial operations Category:Rolling stock innovations Category:Kisha Seizo multiple units