Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nippon Sharyo, Hitachi Rail
Constructed
2011–
Entered service
2011 2020 (improved) 2027 (passenger service)
Number built
14 vehicles
Number in service
12 vehicles (1 set)
Formation
Test: 5–12 cars Operation: 16 cars
Capacity
End cars: 24 Intermediate cars: 68
Operators
JR Central
Lines served
Current: Yamanashi test track Future: Chūō Shinkansen
Specifications
Train length
299 m (981 ft 0 in) (12-car formation)
Car length
28 m (91 ft 10 in) (end cars) 24.3 m (79 ft 9 in) (intermediate cars)
Width
2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)[1]
Height
3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)[1]
Doors
2 × 1 per car
Maximum speed
Design: 550 km/h (342 mph) Record: 603 km/h (375 mph) Operational: 500 km/h (311 mph)
Power supply
L0 series: gas turbine-electric[2] Improved L0 series: unknown
Electric system(s)
33 kV AC
Current collector(s)
L0 series: none Improved L0 series: induction (wireless power transfer)
Track gauge
SCMaglev guideway
The L0 Series (Japanese: L0系, Hepburn: Eru-zero-kei, "L zero series")[3] is a high-speed maglev train that the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) is developing and testing. JR Central plans to use the L0 series on the Chūō Shinkansen railway line between Tokyo and Osaka, which is under construction.
The L0 series uses the Japanese-designed SCMaglev system. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Nippon Sharyo, a subsidiary of JR Central, are building fourteen pre-production vehicles.[4]
A seven-car train set a land speed record for rail vehicles of 603 km/h (375 mph) on 21 April 2015.[5] The trains are planned to run at a maximum speed of 500 km/h (311 mph),[6] offering journey times of 40 minutes between Tokyo (Shinagawa Station) and Nagoya, and 1 hour 7 minutes between Tokyo and Osaka.[7]
^ ab"L0 design changes" (PDF). jr-central.co.jp. JR Central. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
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^リニア試乗１１月再開 ＪＲ東海 有料２５００円程度で [JR Central to resume maglev rides – costing around 2,500 yen]. The Yamanashi Nichinichi Shimbun – Web Edition (in Japanese). Japan: The Yamanashi Nichinichi Shimbun. 20 March 2014. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
^リニア新車両は三菱重工と日本車輌製造に内定 ＪＲ東海社長 [Maglev vehicles to be built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Nippon Sharyo – JR Central President] (in Japanese). Japan: Sankei Shimbun. 21 December 2010. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
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^ＪＲ東海：リニア時速500キロ、試験再開－通勤圏拡大で激変も [JR Central: Maglev testing at 500 km/h resumes – Expanded commuter area to create major upheavals]. Bloomberg (in Japanese). Japan: Bloomberg LP. 29 August 2013. Archived from the original on 30 August 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
^"JR Tokai unveils a model for the new high-speed maglev train 'L0'". Daily Onigiri. DailyOnigiri.com. 4 November 2010. Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
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