JR East: Next-generation Shinkansen test vehicle: Star of hope "ALFA-X"

JR East: Next-generation Shinkansen test vehicle: Star of hope “ALFA-X”

JR East: “ALFA-X”

Introducing the next-generation Shinkansen test vehicle “ALFA-X”!

This test vehicle was developed by JR East for approximately 10 billion yen with the aim of completing it by 2030.

The reporter went to Yamaguchi Prefecture, where the factory is located, to see the vehicle.

Long nose: why

That’s noise control in the tunnel!

The spokesperson for JR East answered my questions.

According to JR East, the maximum speed of Shinkansen running within JR East is currently limited to 320 km / h.

With the introduction of “ALFA-X”, it will be further increased by 40 kilograms to 360 kilograms.

Want to be faster: why

Most people travel by air between Tokyo and Sapporo. There are approximately 9.05 million users, the largest on domestic flights.

However, the section currently running at 320 km is only between Utsunomiya and Morioka on the Tohoku Shinkansen.

JR East is discussing with the government on “Raising the maximum speed to 360 km”.

If it is realized, it is surprising that it is not a dream for four and a half hours between Tokyo and Sapporo.

NHK News