Why the body is so round
The compact rounded cross-section and long nose were developed together to control tunnel pressure waves while preserving cab and equipment space. The 5.6 t figure describes the structural shell, not a complete powered car.
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A rounded tube tapers into a long, pointed nose.
500 series · original 16-car Nozomi configuration
| 编组 | 16 cars 1 |
|---|---|
| 车体结构 | Aluminium honeycomb / single skin 2 |
| 牵引控制 | VVVF inverter 2 |
| 电源 | 25 kV AC · 60 Hz 1 |
| 车头长度 | 15 m 3 |
Original sixteen-car 500 series body design · 1997
| Honeycomb bodyshell mass | 5.6 t in the manufacturer’s structural comparison |
|---|---|
| Airtight structural strength | 11.0 kPa in the bodyshell comparison |
| Nose area progression | Profile developed around an ellipsoid-of-revolution model |
The compact rounded cross-section and long nose were developed together to control tunnel pressure waves while preserving cab and equipment space. The 5.6 t figure describes the structural shell, not a complete powered car.
On the eight-car Kodama, cars 4–6 have pairs on both sides of the aisle. These are ordinary-class cars. When boarding an end car, the Hakata end of car 1 and Shin-Osaka end of car 8 have no passenger door.
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