N700S Series Shinkansen

N700S series
JR Central N700S series set J30 on the San'yō Shinkansen in September 2022
In service	1 July 2020; 4 years ago (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[update])
Formation	16 cars per trainset (6 cars per trainset for Nagasaki Shinkansen)
Capacity	Tokaido/Sanyo 16-car sets (J, H): 1,323 (200 Green + 1,123 ordinary)
Operators	JR Central JR West JR Kyushu 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	25.00 m (82 ft 0 in) (intermediate cars) 27.35 m (89 ft 9 in) (end cars)
Width	3.36 m (11 ft 0 in)
Height	3.60 m (11 ft 10 in), (middle cars and connectors of end cars) (without rooftop equipment) 3.50 m (11 ft 6 in) (end cars excluding connector with middle cars)
Maximum speed	285 km/h (177 mph) (Tokaido) 300 km/h (186 mph) (Sanyo, Taiwan High Speed Rail) 260 km/h (162 mph) (Nishi Kyushu) 205 mph (330 km/h) (Texas Central) (planned)
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 nanahyakuesu-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.