400 Series Shinkansen - Formation

Formation

The production 400 series sets were configured as shown below following the addition of a trailer car (car 15) in late 1995.

Car No. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Designation Msc M' M M' T M M'c
Numbering 411 426-200 425 426 429 425 422
Seating capacity 20 67 60 68 64 64 56
Facilities WC, wheelchair space Cardphone WC, cardphone Luggage space WC, luggage space WC, cardphone Luggage space

Cars 1 and 2 were built by Tokyu Car Corporation, cars 3 to 4 were built by Hitachi, and cars 5 to 6 were built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries. Cars 12 and 14 were equipped with pantographs.

  • 411-3 (car 11)

  • 426-203 (car 12)

  • 425-3 (car 13)

  • 426-3 (car 14)

  • 429-3 (car 15)

  • 425-203 (car 16)

  • 422-3 (car 17)

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