500 Series Shinkansen

The 500 Series Shinkansen is a high-speed train in Japan. They run on the Shinkansen lines. They were retired from the primary Nozomi service in 2010. They now run the all-stations Kodama service between Shin-Osaka and Hakata.

500 series
8 car series 500 in "Hello Kitty" livery in July 2018
In service	1997–present
Manufacturer	Hitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company, Kinki Sharyo, Nippon Sharyo
Replaced	0 series
Constructed	1995–1998
Refurbishment	2008–2010
Number built	144 vehicles (9 sets)
Number in service	64 vehicles (8 sets)
Number scrapped	70 vehicles
Formation	8 (formerly 16) cars per trainset
Fleet numbers	V2–V9
Capacity	16-car W set: 1,324 (200 Green + 1,124 Standard) 8-car V set: 608
Operator(s)	JR West
Depot(s)	Hakata
Line(s) served	Sanyō Shinkansen, Hakata-Minami Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Aluminium alloy
Car length	25,000 mm (82 ft 0 in) (intermediate cars), 27,000 mm (88 ft 7 in) (end cars)
Width	3,380 mm (11 ft 1 in)
Height	3,690 mm (12 ft 1 in)
Maximum speed	W set: 300 km/h (186 mph) (Sanyō) V set: 285 km/h (177 mph) Design speed: 320 km/h (199 mph)
Traction system	(AC) WMT204 64 x 285 kW (382 hp) (set W1)/275 kW (369 hp) (set W2 onward)
Power output	18.24 MW (24,460 hp) (set W1), 17.60 MW (23,600 hp) (set W2 onward)
Acceleration	1.6 km/h/s 1.92 km/h/s (High acceleration mode)
Deceleration	2.7 km/h/s
Electric system(s)	25 kV AC, 60 Hz overhead catenary
Current collection method	W set: "T"-style current collector V set: Pantograph
Safety system(s)	ATC-1, ATC-NS
Track gauge	1435

All 500 Series have 16 cars. Each train cost about 5 billion yen. Only nine were built.