E4 series Shinkansen

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The E4 series Shinkansen is a Japanese double-decker high-speed train type designed to carry large numbers of passengers on busy Shinkansen routes.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
E1 series Shinkansen 2
E4 series Shinkansen canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Shinkansen train type ⓘ
electric multiple unit ⓘ
high-speed train ⓘ
brakeType electro-pneumatic brakes ⓘ
regenerative braking ⓘ
capacity up to about 1634 passengers in 16-car formation ⓘ
carBodyMaterial aluminium alloy ⓘ
collectionMethod pantograph ⓘ
configuration double-deck ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
depot Niigata Shinkansen Depot ⓘ
Sendai Shinkansen Depot ⓘ
designedBy JR East ⓘ
designedFor high-capacity passenger transport ⓘ
designSpeed 275 km/h ⓘ
doorConfiguration two doors per side per car ⓘ
electrificationSystem 25 kV AC 50 Hz overhead catenary ⓘ
enteredService 1997-12 ⓘ
family Shinkansen E series ⓘ
formation 16-car trains when coupled ⓘ
8-car sets ⓘ
introduced 1997 ⓘ
livery white with yellow and purple bands ⓘ
manufacturer Hitachi ⓘ
Kawasaki Heavy Industries ⓘ
Niigata Transys ⓘ
maximumServiceSpeed 240 km/h ⓘ
nickName Max ⓘ
Max Tanigawa ⓘ
Max Toki ⓘ
Max Yamabiko ⓘ
notableFeature double-deck cars on all vehicles in the set ⓘ
very high seating capacity per train ⓘ
numberBuilt 26 sets ⓘ
operator East Japan Railway Company ⓘ
JR East ⓘ
precededBy E1 series Shinkansen ⓘ
purpose to carry large numbers of passengers on busy Shinkansen routes ⓘ
retiredFromRegularService 2021-10-01 ⓘ
safetySystem ATC ⓘ
DS-ATC ⓘ
linked to: ATC
serviceRoute Joetsu Shinkansen ⓘ
linked to: Jōetsu Shinkansen

Nagano Shinkansen ⓘ
linked to: Hokuriku Shinkansen

Tohoku Shinkansen ⓘ
linked to: Tōhoku Shinkansen

Tokyo–Echigo-Yuzawa ⓘ
linked to: Yuzawa

Ueno–Niigata ⓘ
successor E2 series Shinkansen ⓘ
E5 series Shinkansen ⓘ
E7 series Shinkansen ⓘ
trackGauge 1435 mm ⓘ
usedFor commuter-oriented Shinkansen services ⓘ
holiday and peak-season extra capacity ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jōetsu Shinkansen → usesRollingStock → E4 series Shinkansen ⓘ
Jōetsu Shinkansen → usesRollingStock → E1 series Shinkansen ⓘ
linked to: E4 series Shinkansen
E4 series Shinkansen → precededBy → E1 series Shinkansen ⓘ
linked to: E4 series Shinkansen
Asama → formerRollingStockUsed → E4 series Shinkansen ⓘ