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.
新幹線
500 · San’yō
細看特徵
A rounded tube tapers into a long, pointed nose.
車輛技術
500 series · original 16-car Nozomi configuration
| 編組 | 16 cars 1 |
|---|---|
| 車體結構 | Aluminium honeycomb / single skin 2 |
| 牽引控制 | VVVF inverter 2 |
| 電源 | 25 kV AC · 60 Hz 1 |
| 車頭長度 | 15 m 3 |
技術資料 · 2026-11-07
- 新型高速新幹線電車 · 日立製作所 · 1997-02 · 表1・冊子154頁
- 新幹線の変遷 · 日本車輌製造 · — · 車体材質・台車・制御装置
- JR西日本500系新幹線 · 日本車輌製造 · — · 先頭長15 m・アルミハニカム車体
解讀車輛設計
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 |
技術資料與頁碼
- 新型高速新幹線電車
日立評論 · 1997-02 · Printed pp. 153–156; §2.2 and Table 2
車廂與座位
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.
- Car 4–6
- 2 + 2
資料來源與更新
查核日期 2026-11-07