500 Series Shinkansen
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The 500 series is a Shinkansen high-speed train type operated by West Japan Railway Company in Japan on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen line from 1997 until 2010, and the San'yō Shinkansen line since 2008. Wikipedia
Acceleration: 1.6 km/(h⋅s) (0.99 mph/s); 1.92 km/(h⋅s) (1.19 mph/s) (High acceleration mode)
Capacity: 16-car W set: 1,324 (200 Green + 1,124 Standard); 8-car V set: 608
Car body construction: Aluminium alloy, Honeycomb structure
Car length: 25 m (82 ft 0 in) (intermediate cars); 27 m (88 ft 7 in) (end cars)
Current collector(s): W set: "T"-style current collector; V set: Pantograph
Designer: Alexander Neumeister
Doors: Two plug doors per side (intermediate cars); One plug door per side (end cars)