N700S Series Shinkansen

N700S series
JR Central N700S series set J30 on the San'yō Shinkansen in September 2022
In service	1 July 2020 (2020-07-01) – present
Manufacturer	Hitachi, Nippon Sharyo
Designer	Eiji Mitooka (N700S-8000 series)
Family name	Shinkansen
Replaced	700 series, N700 series
Constructed	2017–present
Number under construction	JR Central: 19 sets (304 vehicles)
Number in service	696 vehicles (46 sets) (as of 1 April 2022)
Formation	Tōkaidō, San'yō: 16 cars per trainset Nishi Kyushu: 6 cars per trainset
Capacity	Tōkaidō/San'yō 16-car sets (J, H): 1,323 (200 Green + 1,123 ordinary)
Operators	Japan: JR Central JR West JR Kyushu Overseas: Taiwan High Speed Rail Texas Central Railway (planned)
Depots	Tokyo, Hakata, Osaka, Omura
Lines served	Tōkaidō Shinkansen San'yō Shinkansen Hakata-Minami Line Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen
Specifications
Car body construction	Aluminium
Car length	End cars: 27.35 m (89 ft 9 in) Intermediate cars: 25.0 m (82 ft 0 in)
Width	3.36 m (11 ft 0 in)
Height	End cars: 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in) (front part) 3.6 m (11 ft 10 in) (rear part) Intermediate cars: 3.6 m (11 ft 10 in) (without rooftop equipment)
Maximum speed	Service: 285 km/h (177 mph) (Tōkaidō) 300 km/h (186 mph) (San'yō, Taiwan High Speed Rail) 260 km/h (162 mph) (Nishi Kyushu) 205 mph (330 km/h) (Texas Central) (planned) Record: 363 km/h (226 mph)
Electric system(s)	25 kV 60 Hz AC (nominal) from overhead catenary
Current collector(s)	Pantograph
Braking system(s)	Pneumatic, regenerative
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

The N700S series (N700S系, Enu nana-hyaku esu-kei) is a Japanese Shinkansen high-speed train with tilting capability operated by JR Central and JR West on the Tokaido and San'yō Shinkansen lines since 2020, and JR Kyushu on the Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen line since 2022.