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{{short description|Japanese high speed train type}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2010}}
{{Infobox train
| name             = N700 series
| image            = JRC N700 series Z28.jpg
| imagesize        = 300px
| caption          = JR Central N700 series set Z28 on the Sanyo Shinkansen in April 2009
| service          = 
| manufacturer     = [[Hitachi]], [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries]], [[Kinki Sharyo]], [[Nippon Sharyo]]
| factory          = 
| replaced         = [[300 Series Shinkansen|300 series]], [[500 Series Shinkansen|500 series]],<ref name="asahi13062018">{{cite web |last=Nakajima |first=Yoshikatsu |url=http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201806130001.html |title=Epic journey of 500 Series, bullet train with a nose for adventure |date=13 June 2018 |website=asahi.com |publisher=The Asahi Shimbun |access-date=4 January 2019 |quote=}}</ref> [[700 Series Shinkansen|700 series]]
| yearconstruction = 2005&ndash;
| yearservice      = 1 July 2007
| refurbishment    =
| yearscrapped     =
| numberconstruction = 
| numberbuilt      = 
| numberservice    = 2,784 vehicles (189 sets) ({{as of|2019|04|01|lc=y}})
| numberpreserved  =
| numberscrapped   = 1 vehicle (fire damage)
| formation        = 16 cars per trainset (8 cars per trainset for N700-7000/8000)
| fleetnumbers     =
| capacity         = Tokaido/Sanyo 16-car sets (F, G, K/N, X/Z): <br />1,323 (200 Green + 1,123 ordinary)<br />Sanyo/Kyushu 8-car sets (R, S):<br />546 (24 Green + 522 ordinary)
| operator         = {{Plainlist|
* {{Colorbull|DarkOrange}} [[JR Central]]
* {{Colorbull|Red}} [[JR Kyushu]]
* {{Colorbull|DodgerBlue}} [[JR-West]]
}}
| depots           = Tokyo, Hakata, Osaka, Kumamoto
| lines            = [[Kyushu Shinkansen]], [[Tōkaidō Shinkansen]], [[San'yō Shinkansen]], [[Hakata-Minami Line]]
| carbody          = Aluminium
| carlength        = {{Convert|25000|mm|ftin|abbr=on}} (intermediate cars)<br /> {{Convert|27350|mm|ftin|abbr=on}} (end cars)
| width            = {{Convert|3360|mm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| height           = {{Convert|3600|mm|ftin|abbr=on}}, (middle cars and connectors of end cars) (without rooftop equipment)
{{Convert|3500|mm|ftin|abbr=on}} (end cars excluding connector with middle cars)
| floorheight      =
| doors            =
| maxspeed         = {{Convert|285|km/h|0|abbr=on}} (Tokaido)<br /> {{Convert|300|km/h|0|abbr=on}} (Sanyo)<br /> {{Convert|260|km/h|0|abbr=on}} (Kyushu)
| weight           = 715 t (16-car set)<ref name="railfan556">{{cite magazine| last = | first = | title = N700系量産車|trans-title=N700 series production trains|magazine=[[Japan Railfan Magazine]] | volume = | issue = 556| pages =13–20| publisher = Koyusha Co., Ltd.| location = Japan |language= Japanese| date = August 2007}}</ref>
| acceleration     = 2.6 km/h/s
| deceleration     =
| traction         = 56 x {{Convert|305|kW|abbr=on}}
| poweroutput      = {{Convert|17.08|MW|abbr=on}}
| transmission     =
| aux              =
| powersupply      =
| hvac             =
| electricsystem   = 25 kV AC, 60 Hz [[overhead catenary]]
| collectionmethod = [[Pantograph (rail)|Pantograph]]
| uicclass         = 2'2'+14*Bo'Bo'+2'2' (N, Z and G sets)<br />8*Bo'Bo' (R and S sets)
| bogies           =
| brakes           = Pneumatic, regenerative
| safety           = [[ATC-NS]], [[KS-ATC]] (R and S sets only)
| coupling         =
| multipleworking  =
| gauge            = {{RailGauge|1435 mm|allk=on}}
}}
The {{Nihongo|'''N700 series'''|N700系|Enu nanahyaku-kei}} is a Japanese [[Shinkansen]] high-speed train with [[Tilting train|tilting capability]] developed jointly by [[JR Central]] and [[JR-West]] for use on the [[Tōkaidō Shinkansen|Tokaido]] and [[San'yō Shinkansen]] lines since 2007, and also operated by [[JR Kyushu]] on the [[Kyushu Shinkansen]] line.

N700 series trains have a maximum speed of {{Convert|300|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}}, and tilting of up to one degree allows the trains to maintain {{Convert|270|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}} even on {{Convert|2500|m|abbr=on}} radius curves that previously had a maximum speed of {{Convert|255|km/h|abbr=on}}. Another feature of the N700 is that it accelerates quicker than the older [[700 Series Shinkansen|700 series]] Shinkansen trains, with a maximum acceleration rate of 2.6&nbsp;km/h/s. This enables it to reach {{Convert|270|km/h|abbr=on}} in only three minutes. Further advancements led to the development of the N700A, an incremental evolution of the N700. N700A trains can reach 285 km/h on 3,000 m curves, allowing the maximum operating speed on the [[Tōkaidō Shinkansen]] to be raised to 285 km/h. All N700 series sets have been retrofitted with most of the improvements added to the N700A series, and are now classified as "N700<small>A</small>".

Because of these improvements, trains can travel between [[Tokyo]] and [[Osaka]] on a ''[[Nozomi (train)|Nozomi]]'' run in as little as 2 hours and 22 minutes on the fastest service (8 minutes faster than before).

Currently, a second revision to the N700 series, the N700S, is undergoing testing and evaluation, with plans to begin replacing all other models from 2020.

==Operations==
N700 series trains gradually replaced 300, 500 and 700 series sets on ''Nozomi'' services, and by the end of February 2009, the N700 series were responsible for 74 ''Nozomi'' services per day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jr-central.co.jp/news/release/_pdf/000003300.pdf |title=Winter 2008/2009 Train Schedule Update (JR Central) |accessdate=2008-10-20 |date=17 October 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220150023/http://jr-central.co.jp/news/release/_pdf/000003300.pdf |archivedate=20 December 2008 }}</ref> All ''Nozomi'' through runs (over the full route between Tokyo and Hakata) were scheduled to use the N700 series exclusively by 2009. By 2011, all regularly scheduled ''Nozomi'' services, including runs limited only to the Tokaido Shinkansen, were operated by the N700 series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jr-central.co.jp/news.nsf/news/2007926-11326/$FILE/n700.pdf |title=N700 Series Delivery Schedule|accessdate=2007-10-01 |date=26 September 2007}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

In 2018, the N700 is also used on regularly scheduled ''[[Hikari (train)|Hikari]]'' services during the day, as well as almost all ''[[Kodama (train)|Kodama]]'' trains on the Tokaido Shinkansen.
Since March 2009, the N700 series trains have been equipped with wireless internet available for use between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/03/09/shinkansen-bullet-trains-get-wireless-lan-with-2mbps/|title=Shinkansen bullet trains get wireless LAN with 2Mbps|author=Serkan Toto|date=9 March 2009|accessdate=13 April 2010}}</ref>

N700 series trainsets are also planned to run on the proposed [[Texas Central Railway]] high-speed line connecting Dallas and Houston.<ref name="rg14082017">{{cite web |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/high-speed-rail-promoter-texas-central-selects-planning-and-construction-contractors.html |author=<!--Not stated--> |title=High speed rail promoter Texas Central selects planning and construction contractors |date=14 August 2017 |website=railwaygazette.com |publisher=Railway Gazette |access-date=3 August 2018 |quote=}}</ref>

==Variants==
* '''N700 series''': 81 x 16-car "Z" sets owned by JR Central, introduced from 1 July 2007 and all converted to N700-2000 series "N700<small>A</small>" by August 2015
* '''N700-1000 series "N700<small>A</small>"''': 16-car "G" sets owned by JR Central, introduced from 8 February 2013
* '''N700-2000 series "N700<small>A</small>"''': 81 x 16-car "X" sets owned by JR Central, modified from original "Z" sets between 2013 and 2015
* '''N700-3000 series''': 16 x 16-car "N" sets owned by JR-West, introduced from 1 July 2007
* '''N700-4000 series "N700<small>A</small>"''': 16-car "F" sets owned by JR-West, introduced from December 2013
* '''N700-5000 series "N700<small>A</small>"''': 16-car "K" sets owned by JR-West, modified from original "N" sets from October 2013
* '''N700-7000 series''': 19 x 8-car "S" sets owned by JR-West, introduced from 12 March 2011
* '''N700-8000 series''': 11 x 8-car "R" sets owned by JR Kyushu, introduced from 12 March 2011
* '''N700-9000 series''': Prototype 16-car set Z0 owned by JR Central, later renumbered X0
* '''N700S''': Prototype next-generation 16-car set J0 introduced by JR Central from March 2018 ahead of full production in 2020

==16-car G sets (N700-1000 series "N700<small>A</small>")==
[[File:N700-1000 G15 20151212.jpg|thumb|Set G15 in December 2015]]
The N700-1000 series, or "N700A" (with "A" standing for "Advanced"), is a new version of the N700 series design delivered from August 2012, and entering revenue service from 8 February 2013.<ref name="jrr2015_summer"/>

The new version is externally identical to the existing N700 series sets, with the addition of new "N700A" logos on each odd-numbered car.<ref name="jrcentral20120725">{{cite web |url= http://jr-central.co.jp/news/release/_pdf/000015533.pdf|script-title=ja:Ｎ７００Ａのデザインについて|trans-title=Details of N700A design|date= 25 July 2012|work= News release|publisher= Central Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|format= pdf|accessdate= 25 July 2012}}</ref> The new trains include modified brake discs, bogie vibration detection, and ATC improvements.<ref name="jrcentral20110530">{{cite web |url= http://jr-central.co.jp/news/release/_pdf/000011465.pdf|script-title=ja:東海道・山陽新幹線車両 Ｎ７００Ａの概要及び投入計画について|trans-title=Outline of N700A Tokaido/Sanyo Shinkansen trains|date= 30 May 2011|work= News release|publisher= Central Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|format= pdf|accessdate= 30 May 2011}}</ref>

Six "G" sets were scheduled to be introduced during fiscal 2012, replacing older [[700 Series Shinkansen|700 series]] sets, with seven more sets introduced during fiscal 2013.<ref name="railfan619"/> A further 18 sets are on order by JR Central, to be delivered six sets per year between fiscal 2014 and 2016 at a cost of 88 billion yen.<ref name="hobidas20130221">{{cite web |url= http://rail.hobidas.com/news/info/article/135538.html|title= JR東海　N700Aを追加投入|trans-title=JR Central to introduce additional N700As|date= 21 February 2013|work= Tetsudo Hobidas|publisher= Neko Publishing|location= Japan|language=Japanese|accessdate= 21 February 2013}}</ref> In October 2015, JR Central announced that it had ordered a further 20 N700A series sets to be delivered between fiscal 2016 and 2019, replacing all of the remaining 700 series trains sets on Tokaido Shinkansen services.<ref name="jrcentral20151022">{{cite web |url= http://jr-central.co.jp/news/release/_pdf/000028233.pdf|script-title=ja: Ｎ７００Ａの追加投入について 全ての東海道新幹線が「Ｎ７００Ａタイプ」になります |trans-title=Details of additional N700A introductions - All Tokaido Shinkansen services to become N700A type|date= 22 October 2015|work= News release|publisher= Central Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|format= pdf|accessdate= 22 October 2015}}</ref>

The first set, G1, was delivered to Hamamatsu in August 2012, with test running commencing on the Tokaido Shinkansen the following month.<ref name="railfan20120916">{{cite web |url= http://railf.jp/news/2012/09/16/060500.html|title= N700Aが試運転で東京へ|trans-title=N700A test run to Tokyo|date= 16 September 2012|work= Japan Railfan Magazine Online|publisher= Koyusha Co., Ltd.|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 16 September 2012}}</ref>

<gallery>
File:N700-1000 G4 776-1004 Kyoto 20130211.jpg|Logo on the side of car 9 in February 2013
</gallery>

===Formation===
The 16-car G sets are formed as follows, with car 1 at the Shin-Osaka (western) end and car 16 at the Tokyo (eastern) end.<ref name="jrr2016_summer"/>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Car No. 
! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! style="background: #E6FFE6"| 8 !! style="background: #E6FFE6"| 9 !! style="background: #E6FFE6"| 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! 15 !! 16
|-
! Designation
| Tc || M2 || M'w || M1 || M1w || M' || M2k || style="background: #F5FFF5"| M1s || style="background: #F5FFF5"| M1sw || style="background: #F5FFF5"| M2s || M'h || M1 || M1w || M' || M2w || T'c
|-
! Numbering
| 783-1000 || 787-1000 || 786-1500 || 785-1000 || 785-1300 || 786-1000 || 787-1400 || style="background: #F5FFF5"| 775-1000 || style="background: #F5FFF5"| 776-1000 || style="background: #F5FFF5"| 777-1000 || 786-1700 || 785-1600 || 785-1500 || 786-1200 || 787-1500 || 784-1000
|-
! Seating capacity
| 65 || 100 || 85 || 100 || 90 || 100 || 75 || style="background: #F5FFF5"| 68 || style="background: #F5FFF5"| 64 || style="background: #F5FFF5"| 68 || 63 || 100 || 90 || 100 || 80 || 75
|-
! Facilities
| Toilets || &nbsp; || Toilets / smoking room || Telephone || Toilets || &nbsp; || Toilets / smoking room || style="background: #F5FFF5"| Conductor's compartment / [[Automated external defibrillator|AED]] || style="background: #F5FFF5"| Toilets / telephone|| style="background: #F5FFF5"| Smoking room || Toilets / multi-purpose compartment|| Telephone || Toilets || &nbsp; || Toilets / smoking room / telephone|| &nbsp;
|}

Cars 5 and 12 each have one single-arm pantograph.<ref name="jrr2015_summer"/>

<div style="overflow-x:scroll; white-space:nowrap">
[[File:Line scan photo of Shinkansen N700A Series Set G13 in 2017, car 01.png|frameless|99999x120px]][[File:Line scan photo of Shinkansen N700A Series Set G13 in 2017, car 02.png|frameless|99999x120px]][[File:Line scan photo of Shinkansen N700A Series Set G13 in 2017, car 03.png|frameless|99999x120px]][[File:Line scan photo of Shinkansen N700A Series Set G13 in 2017, car 04.png|frameless|99999x120px]][[File:Line scan photo of Shinkansen N700A Series Set G13 in 2017, car 05.png|frameless|99999x120px]][[File:Line scan photo of Shinkansen N700A Series Set G13 in 2017, car 06.png|frameless|99999x120px]][[File:Line scan photo of Shinkansen N700A Series Set G13 in 2017, car 07.png|frameless|99999x120px]][[File:Line scan photo of Shinkansen N700A Series Set G13 in 2017, car 08.png|frameless|99999x120px]][[File:Line scan photo of Shinkansen N700A Series Set G13 in 2017, car 09.png|frameless|99999x120px]][[File:Line scan photo of Shinkansen N700A Series Set G13 in 2017, car 10.png|frameless|99999x120px]][[File:Line scan photo of Shinkansen N700A Series Set G13 in 2017, car 11.png|frameless|99999x120px]][[File:Line scan photo of Shinkansen N700A Series Set G13 in 2017, car 12.png|frameless|99999x120px]][[File:Line scan photo of Shinkansen N700A Series Set G13 in 2017, car 13.png|frameless|99999x120px]][[File:Line scan photo of Shinkansen N700A Series Set G13 in 2017, car 14.png|frameless|99999x120px]][[File:Line scan photo of Shinkansen N700A Series Set G13 in 2017, car 15.png|frameless|99999x120px]][[File:Line scan photo of Shinkansen N700A Series Set G13 in 2017, car 16.png|frameless|99999x120px]]
</div>

===Interior===
Internally, seats have new [[moquette]] seat covers, and LED lighting is used in toilets and washing areas.<ref name="railfan619">{{cite magazine| title = 新形新幹線「N700A」|trans-title=New "N700A" Shinkansen|magazine=[[Japan Railfan Magazine]] | volume = 52| issue = 619| pages =42–46| publisher = Koyusha Co., Ltd.| location = Japan | date = November 2012}}</ref>

<gallery>
File:N700A 01.JPG|Green car seating (car 10) in February 2012
</gallery>

===Fleet list===
{{As of|2016|04|01}}, the N700A series G set fleet is as follows.<ref name="jrr2016_summer"/>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Set No.
! Manufacturer
! Date delivered
! Remarks
|-
| G1
| [[Nippon Sharyo]]
| 25 August 2012
| rowspan=6|Fiscal 2012 batch
|-
| G2
| [[Hitachi]]
| 7 November 2012
|-
| G3
| Nippon Sharyo
| 16 November 2012
|-
| G4
| Nippon Sharyo
| 22 January 2013
|-
| G5
| Hitachi
| 30 January 2013
|-
| G6
| Nippon Sharyo
| 22 February 2013
|-
| G7
| Hitachi
| 17 April 2013
| rowspan=7|Fiscal 2013 batch
|-
| G8
| Nippon Sharyo
| 11 July 2013
|-
| G9
| Nippon Sharyo
| 20 September 2013
|-
| G10
| Nippon Sharyo
| 29 October 2013
|-
| G11
| Nippon Sharyo
| 11 December 2013
|-
| G12
| Nippon Sharyo
| 21 January 2014
|-
| G13
| Nippon Sharyo
| 21 February 2014
|-
| G14
| Nippon Sharyo
| 4 July 2014
| rowspan=6|Fiscal 2014 batch
|-
| G15
| Hitachi
| 31 July 2014
|-
| G16
| Nippon Sharyo
| 22 August 2014
|-
| G17
| Nippon Sharyo
| 21 October 2014
|-
| G18
| Hitachi
| 3 December 2014
|-
| G19
| Nippon Sharyo
| 17 February 2015
|-
| G20
| Nippon Sharyo
| 14 April 2015
| rowspan=6|Fiscal 2015 batch
|-
| G21
| Hitachi
| 11 June 2015
|-
| G22
| Nippon Sharyo
| 28 August 2015
|-
| G23
| Nippon Sharyo
| 20 October 2015
|-
| G24
| Hitachi
| 16 December 2015
|-
| G25
| Nippon Sharyo
| 16 February 2016
|}

==16-car X sets (N700-2000 series "N700<small>A</small>")==
[[File:N700-2000 series X50 Shin-Shimonoseki 20140901.jpg|thumb|JR Central N700-2000 series set X50 in September 2014]]
* 81 x 16-car sets, X0&ndash;X80 (converted from N700-0 series)
These are former N700 series Z sets modified between 2013 and August 2015 to incorporate some of the design improvements featured in the later N700A series sets. Cars are renumbered in the -2000 subseries, with the exception of set X0, which is still numbered in the -9000 subseries. The sets are also identified by the addition of a small "A" added to the right of the bodyside "N700" logos.<ref name="railfan632"/>
The prototype 16-car train (Z0) was delivered in March 2005 for extensive testing and endurance running. Cars 1 to 4 were built by [[Hitachi]], cars 5 to 14 were built by [[Nippon Sharyo]], and cars 15 and 16 were built by [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries]].<ref name="jrr2009">{{cite book |script-title=ja: JR電車編成表 2009夏 |trans-title=JR EMU Formations - Summer 2009 | publisher = JRR | date = June 2009 | location = Japan | isbn = 978-4-330-06909-8}}</ref> It was initially fitted with two auxiliary headlights located below the nose.<ref name="railfan668">{{cite magazine|last = Ikeguchi|first = Eiji|script-title=ja: 700系新幹線の軌跡|trans-title=The 700 series trajectory|magazine = [[Japan Railfan Magazine]] |volume = 56|issue = 668 |pages = 19, 26 |publisher = Koyusha Co., Ltd. |location = Japan |language = Japanese |date = December 2016}}</ref>

The first full-production Z set (Z1) was delivered to [[JR Central]] in April 2007, and trains entered revenue service on 1 July 2007, with eight daily ''[[Nozomi (train)|Nozomi]]'' service runs. The final Z set, Z80, was delivered from Kawasaki Heavy Industries in February 2012.<ref name="railfan20120209">{{cite web |url= http://railf.jp/news/2012/02/09/215600.html|script-title=ja: N700系Z80編成が搬入される|trans-title=N700 series set Z80 delivered|date= 9 February 2012|work= Japan Railfan Magazine Online|publisher= Koyusha Co., Ltd.|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 10 February 2012}}</ref>

From fiscal 2013, the fleet of Z sets underwent modifications to incorporate some of the improvements featured in the later N700A series sets. Modified sets were re-designated "X" sets, with cars renumbered in the -2000 subseries. The modified sets are also identified by the addition of a small "A" added to the right of the bodyside "N700" logos.<ref name="railfan632">{{cite magazine| script-title=ja:東海道・山陽新幹線のラインアップ|trans-title=Tokaido & Sanyo Shinkansen Lineup|magazine=[[Japan Railfan Magazine]] | volume = 53| issue = 632| pages =12–13| publisher = Koyusha Co., Ltd.| location = Japan |language= Japanese| date = December 2013}}</ref> The last original "Z" set, set Z4, was modified to become set X4 in August 2015.<ref name="jrr2016_summer">{{cite book |script-title=ja: JR電車編成表 2016夏 |trans-title=JR EMU Formations - Summer 2016 |publisher = Kotsu Shimbunsha |date = 20 May 2016 |location = Japan |language = Japanese |pages = 110–111, 128–129, 209|isbn = 978-4-330-68216-7}}</ref>

The prototype set Z0 is used as a JR Central test train with cars numbered in the -9000 series, and is not used in revenue service. It was renumbered set X0 in 2014, but the car numbers remain in the -9000 subseries.<ref name="jrr2015_summer">{{cite book |script-title=ja: JR電車編成表 2015夏 |trans-title=JR EMU Formations - Summer 2015 |publisher = Kotsu Shimbunsha |date = 20 May 2015 |location = Japan |language = Japanese |pages = 110–112, 128–129, 418–421|isbn = 978-4-330-56915-4}}</ref>

<gallery>
File:N700-2000 X6 785-2506 20130815.jpg|The modified logo on the side of set X6 in August 2013
</gallery>
===Former Z sets===
[[File:Shinkansen N700 z15.jpg|thumb|Set Z15 in June 2008]]
<gallery>
File:Shinkansen Series N700 Logotype.JPG|The original "N700" logo in February 2011
File:Z0 7880A Hamamatsu 20060128.JPG|N700 series prototype set Z0 on a test run at Hamamatsu in January 2006
File:JR central N700series Z0 gifu-hashima.jpg|Set Z0 in January 2011
</gallery>

===Formation===
The 16-car X sets are formed as follows.<ref name="jrr2015_summer"/>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Car No. 
! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! style="background: #E6FFE6"| 8 !! style="background: #E6FFE6"| 9 !! style="background: #E6FFE6"| 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! 15 !! 16
|-
! Designation
| Tc || M2 || M'w || M1 || M1w || M' || M2k || style="background: #F5FFF5"| M1s || style="background: #F5FFF5"| M's || style="background: #F5FFF5"| M2s || M'h || M1 || M1w || M' || M2w || T'c
|-
! Numbering
| 783-2000 || 787-2000 || 786-2500 || 785-2000 || 785-2300 || 786-2000 || 787-2400 || style="background: #F5FFF5"| 775-2000 || style="background: #F5FFF5"| 776-2000 || style="background: #F5FFF5"| 777-2000 || 786-2700 || 785-2600 || 785-2500 || 786-2200 || 787-2500 || 784-2000
|-
! Seating capacity
| 65 || 100 || 85 || 100 || 90 || 100 || 75 || style="background: #F5FFF5"| 68 || style="background: #F5FFF5"| 64 || style="background: #F5FFF5"| 68 || 63 || 100 || 90 || 100 || 80 || 75
|-
! Facilities
| Toilets || &nbsp; || Toilets / smoking room || Telephone || Toilets || &nbsp; || Toilets / smoking room || style="background: #F5FFF5"| Conductor's compartment / [[Automated external defibrillator|AED]] || style="background: #F5FFF5"| Toilets / telephone|| style="background: #F5FFF5"| Smoking room || Toilets / multi-purpose compartment|| Telephone || Toilets || &nbsp; || Toilets / smoking room / telephone|| &nbsp;
|}
====Former Z set formation====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Car No. 
! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! style="background: #E6FFE6"| 8 !! style="background: #E6FFE6"| 9 !! style="background: #E6FFE6"| 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! 15 !! 16
|-
! Designation
| Tc || M2 || M'w || M1 || M1w || M' || M2k || style="background: #F5FFF5"| M1s || style="background: #F5FFF5"| M's || style="background: #F5FFF5"| M2s || M'h || M1 || M1w || M' || M2w || T'c
|-
! Numbering
| 783 || 787 || 786-500 || 785 || 785-300 || 786 || 787-400 || style="background: #F5FFF5"| 775 || style="background: #F5FFF5"| 776 || style="background: #F5FFF5"| 777 || 786-700 || 785-600 || 785-500 || 786-200 || 787-500 || 784
|-
! Seating capacity
| 65 || 100 || 85 || 100 || 90 || 100 || 75 || style="background: #F5FFF5"| 68 || style="background: #F5FFF5"| 64 || style="background: #F5FFF5"| 68 || 63 || 100 || 90 || 100 || 80 || 75
|-
! Facilities
| Toilets || &nbsp; || Toilets / smoking room || Telephone || Toilets || &nbsp; || Toilets / smoking room || style="background: #F5FFF5"| Conductor's compartment / [[Automated external defibrillator|AED]] || style="background: #F5FFF5"| Toilets / telephone|| style="background: #F5FFF5"| Smoking room || Toilets / multi-purpose compartment|| Telephone || Toilets || &nbsp; || Toilets / smoking room / telephone|| &nbsp;
|}

Cars 5 and 12 each have one single-arm pantograph.<ref name="jrr2015_summer"/>

===Interior===
<gallery>
File:Shinkansen N700 series Standard-sized car seat.JPG|Standard-class car seating
File:JR Central N700 002.JPG|Z set standard-class car interior
File:Green Car's Seat of JR Central N700.JPG|Z set Green car (first class) seating
File:N700 z smoking room 01.jpg|Interior of a smoking room
</gallery>

===Fleet list===
{{As of|2016|04|01}}, the JR Central N700<small>A</small> series fleet is as follows.<ref name="jrr2016_summer"/>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Set No.
! Manufacturer
! Date delivered
! Date converted to N700<small>A</small>
! Date withdrawn
! Remarks
|-
| X0
| [[Hitachi]]/[[Kawasaki Heavy Industries|Kawasaki HI]]/[[Nippon Sharyo]]
| 12 March 2005
| 12 May 2014
| 2019
| Pre-series set
|-
| X1
| Nippon Sharyo
| 17 April 2007
| 18 May 2015
| 
| rowspan=80| Full-production sets
|-
| X2
| Hitachi
| 9 May 2007
| 9 June 2015
|
|-
| X3
| Nippon Sharyo
| 21 May 2007
| 15 June 2015
|
|-
| X4
| Hitachi
| 16 June 2007
| 5 August 2015
|
|-
| X5
| Nippon Sharyo
| 23 June 2007
| 7 July 2015
|
|- 
| X6
| Hitachi
| 5 September 2007
| 16 July 2013
| rowspan=80| -
|-
| X7
| Nippon Sharyo
| 12 September 2007
| 12 August 2013
|-
| X8
| Hitachi
| 31 October 2007
| 28 August 2013
|-
| X9
| Nippon Sharyo
| 22 October 2007
| 21 October 2013
|-
| X10
| Hitachi
| 6 December 2007
| 25 October 2013
|-
| X11
| Nippon Sharyo
| 29 November 2007
| 11 December 2013
|-
| X12
| Kawasaki HI
| 9 January 2008
| 21 January 2014
|-
| X13
| Nippon Sharyo
| 16 January 2008
| 31 January 2014
|-
| X14
| Hitachi
| 6 February 2008
| 27 February 2014
|-
| X15
| Nippon Sharyo
| 21 February 2008
| 16 May 2014
|-
| X16
| Hitachi
| 5 March 2008
| 22 May 2014
|-
| X17
| Nippon Sharyo
| 8 May 2008
| 3 June 2014
|-
| X18
| Hitachi
| 15 May 2008
| 19 June 2014
|-
| X19
| Nippon Sharyo
| 12 June 2008
| 1 July 2014
|-
| X20
| Hitachi
| 2 July 2008
| 7 July 2014
|-
| X21
| Nippon Sharyo
| 17 July 2008
| 24 July 2014
|-
| X22
| Hitachi
| 6 August 2008
| 7 August 2014
|-
| X23
| Nippon Sharyo
| 27 August 2008
| 8 September 2014
|-
| X24
| Hitachi
| 17 September 2008
| 12 September 2014
|-
| X25
| Nippon Sharyo
| 3 October 2008
| 21 October 2014
|-
| X26
| Kawasaki HI
| 16 November 2008
| 29 November 2014
|-
| X27
| Nippon Sharyo
| 9 November 2008
| 27 October 2014
|-
| X28
| Hitachi
| 21 December 2008
| 4 December 2014
|-
| X29
| Nippon Sharyo
| 14 December 2008
| 28 January 2015
|-
| X30
| Kawasaki HI
| 11 February 2009
| 22 December 2014
|-
| X31
| Nippon Sharyo
| 24 January 2009
| 16 December 2014
|-
| X32
| Nippon Sharyo
| 1 March 2009
| 9 February 2015
|-
| X33
| Hitachi
| 15 April 2009
| 22 May 2015
|-
| X34
| Nippon Sharyo
| 3 April 2009
| 3 February 2015
|-
| X35
| Nippon Sharyo
| 13 May 2009
| 3 June 2015
|-
| X36
| Kawasaki HI
| 26 August 2009
| 22 July 2013
|-
| X37
| Nippon Sharyo
| 18 June 2009
| 19 June 2015
|-
| X38
| Nippon Sharyo
| 24 July 2009
| 9 July 2013
|-
| X39
| Nippon Sharyo
| 3 September 2009
| 27 July 2013
|-
| X40
| Hitachi
| 8 July 2009
| 19 June 2013
|-
| X41
| Nippon Sharyo
| 11 October 2009
| 27 September 2013
|-
| X42
| Nippon Sharyo
| 14 November 2009
| 13 November 2013
|-
| X43
| Hitachi
| 1 December 2009
| 21 December 2013
|-
| X44
| Nippon Sharyo
| 17 December 2009
| 27 January 2014
|-
| X45
| Hitachi
| 13 January 2010
| 5 March 2014
|-
| X46
| Nippon Sharyo
| 27 January 2010
| 15 March 2014
|-
| X47
| Hitachi
| 17 February 2010
| 20 March 2014
|-
| X48
| Nippon Sharyo
| 1 March 2010
| 9 April 2014
|-
| X49
| Nippon Sharyo
| 2 April 2010
| 28 May 2014
|-
| X50
| Nippon Sharyo
| 9 May 2010
| 25 June 2014
|-
| X51
| Nippon Sharyo
| 9 June 2010
| 18 July 2014
|-
| X52
| Nippon Sharyo
| 10 July 2010
| 31 July 2014
|-
| X53
| Hitachi
| 21 July 2010
| 22 August 2014
|-
| X54
| Nippon Sharyo
| 18 August 2010
| 27 September 2014
|-
| X55
| Nippon Sharyo
| 18 September 2010
| 19 September 2014
|-
| X56
| Hitachi
| 1 October 2010
| 15 October 2014
|-
| X57
| Nippon Sharyo
| 21 October 2010
| 31 October 2014
|-
| X58
| Hitachi
| 10 November 2010
| 18 November 2014
|-
| X59
| Nippon Sharyo
| 21 November 2010
| 12 December 2014
|-
| X60
| Nippon Sharyo
| 22 December 2010
| 25 November 2014
|-
| X61
| Hitachi
| 19 January 2011
| 22 January 2015
|-
| X62
| Nippon Sharyo
| 28 January 2011
| 19 March 2015
|-
| X63
| Hitachi
| 23 February 2011
| 25 March 2015
|-
| X64
| Nippon Sharyo
| 3 March 2011
| 25 April 2015
|-
| X65
| Nippon Sharyo
| 6 April 2011
| 7 May 2013
|-
| X66
| Hitachi
| 20 April 2011
| 14 July 2015
|-
| X67
| Nippon Sharyo
| 13 May 2011
| 1 July 2015
|-
| X68
| Nippon Sharyo
| 15 June 2011
| 27 June 2013
|-
| X69
| Nippon Sharyo
| 16 July 2011
| 23 August 2013
|-
| X70
| Hitachi
| 3 August 2011
| 12 September 2013
|-
| X71
| Nippon Sharyo
| 20 August 2011
| 19 September 2013<!--April 2014 source says 2014, which is obviously a typo-->
|-
| X72
| Hitachi
| 7 September 2011
| 15 October 2013
|-
| X73
| Nippon Sharyo
| 22 September 2011
| 29 November 2013
|-
| X74
| Nippon Sharyo
| 24 October 2011
| 5 December 2013
|-
| X75
| Hitachi
| 3 November 2011
| 17 December 2013
|-
| X76
| Nippon Sharyo
| 23 November 2011
| 27 December 2013
|-
| X77
| Nippon Sharyo
| 22 December 2011
| 21 February 2014
|-
| X78
| Nippon Sharyo
| 29 January 2012
| 11 March 2014
|-
| X79
| Hitachi
| 22 February 2012
| 15 April 2014
|-
| X80
| Nippon Sharyo
| 1 March 2012
| 21 April 2014
|}

==16-car F sets (N700-4000 series "N700A")==
These are N700A series sets owned by JR-West and classified N700-4000 series, with one set delivered in November 2013 and entering revenue service from 8 February 2014.<ref name="jrr2015_summer"/> A further four sets are scheduled to be delivered in fiscal 2016,<ref name="jrwest20141119">{{cite web |url= http://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2014/11/page_6438.html|title= 東海道・山陽新幹線車両 N700Aの追加投入|trans-title=Additional N700A series trains to be introduced on Tokaido & Sanyo Shinkansen|date= 19 November 2014|work= News release |publisher= West Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate= 19 November 2014 }}</ref> followed by three in fiscal 2017, six in fiscal 2018, and six in fiscal 2019.<ref name="railfan20161222">{{cite web |url= http://railf.jp/news/2016/12/22/143000.html |script-title=ja: JR西日本，N700Aを15編成導入へ |trans-title=JR West to introduce 15 more N700A sets |date= 22 December 2016|work= Japan Railfan Magazine Online|publisher= Koyusha Co., Ltd.|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20161223154519/http://railf.jp/news/2016/12/22/143000.html |archivedate= 23 December 2016 |dead-url=no |accessdate= 24 December 2016}}</ref>

===Fleet list===
{{As of|2016|04|01}}, the JR-West N700A series fleet is as follows.<ref name="jrr2016_summer"/>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Set No.
! Manufacturer
! Date delivered
! Remarks
|-
| F1
| [[Hitachi]]
| 27 November 2013
| Fiscal 2013 batch
|-
| F2
| [[Nippon Sharyo]]
| 1 August 2015
| rowspan=4 |Fiscal 2015 batch
|-
| F3
| Hitachi
| 3 September 2015
|-
| F4
| Hitachi
| 3 November 2015
|-
| F5
| Nippon Sharyo
| 17 February 2016
|-
| F6
| Nippon Sharyo
| 15 April 2016<ref name="dj389">{{cite magazine|script-title=ja:JR車両のうごき |trans-title=JR rolling stock changes|magazine = Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine |volume = 45|issue = 389 |page = 80 |publisher = Kōtsū Shimbun |location = Japan |language= Japanese |date = September 2016}}</ref>
| rowspan=4 |Fiscal 2016 batch
|-
| F7
| Hitachi
| 29 May 2016<ref name="dj389"/>
|-
| F8
| 
| 
|-
| F9
| 
| 
|-
| F10
| 
| 
| rowspan=3 |Fiscal 2017 batch
|-
| F11
| 
| 
|-
| F12
| 
| 
|-
| F13
| 
| 
| rowspan=6 |Fiscal 2018 batch
|-
| F14
| 
| 
|-
| F15
| 
| 
|-
| F16
| 
| 
|-
| F17
| 
| 
|-
| F18
| 
| 
|-
| F19
| 
| 
| rowspan=6 |Fiscal 2019 batch
|-
| F20
| 
| 
|-
| F21
| 
| 
|-
| F22
| 
| 
|-
| F23
| 
| 
|-
| F24
| 
| 
|}

==16-car K sets (N700-5000 series "N700<small>A</small>")==
*16 x 16-car sets, K1&ndash;K16 (Converted from N700-3000 series) 
[[File:N700-5000 K6 20160107.jpg|thumb|JR-West N700-5000 series set K6 in January 2016]]

These are JR-West trainsets modified from October 2013 from former N700 series N sets to incorporate some of the design improvements featured in the later N700A series sets.<ref name="railfan633"/>
===Former N sets===
The 16-car N sets were operated by [[JR-West]] on [[Tōkaidō Shinkansen|Tokaido]] and [[Sanyo Shinkansen]] services. The first set, N1, was delivered in June 2007, entering service on 1 July 2007.<ref name="jrr2015_summer"/> 16 sets were in service by April 2014.<ref name="jrr2015_summer"/>

The fleet of 16 "N" sets subsequently underwent modifications at Hakata Depot between fiscal 2013 and fiscal 2015 to add improved braking systems and other features incorporated in the later N700A series sets.<ref name="railfan633">{{cite magazine| script-title=ja:  N700系0・3000番台を「N700A」タイプに改造|trans-title=N700-0 and N700-3000 series to be modified as "N700A" type|magazine=[[Japan Railfan Magazine]] | volume = 54| issue = 633| pages =64–65| publisher = Koyusha Co., Ltd.| location = Japan |language= Japanese| date = January 2014}}</ref> Modified sets were re-designated "K" sets, with cars renumbered in the -5000 subseries.<ref name="railfan633"/>
[[File:JRW N700 series N3.jpg|thumb|JR-West N700 series set N3 (now K3) on the Sanyo Shinkansen in April 2009]]
<gallery>
File:Shinkansen and Himeji Station M9 39.jpg|The logo on the side of car 13 of an N700-3000 series set in May 2009
</gallery>
===Formation===
The 16-car K sets are formed as follows.<ref name="jrr2015_summer"/>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Car No. 
! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! style="background: #E6FFE6"| 8 !! style="background: #E6FFE6"| 9 !! style="background: #E6FFE6"| 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! 15 !! 16
|-
! Designation
| Tc || M2 || M'w || M1 || M1w || M' || M2k || style="background: #F5FFF5"| M1s || style="background: #F5FFF5"| M's || style="background: #F5FFF5"| M2s || M'h || M1 || M1w || M' || M2w || T'c
|-
! Numbering
| 783-5000 || 787-5000 || 786-5500 || 785-5000 || 785-5300 || 786-5000 || 787-5400 || style="background: #F5FFF5"| 775-5000 || style="background: #F5FFF5"| 776-5000 || style="background: #F5FFF5"| 777-5000 || 786-5700 || 785-5600 || 785-5500 || 786-5200 || 787-5500 || 784-5000
|-
! Seating capacity
| 65 || 100 || 85 || 100 || 90 || 100 || 75 || style="background: #F5FFF5"| 68 || style="background: #F5FFF5"| 64 || style="background: #F5FFF5"| 68 || 63 || 100 || 90 || 100 || 80 || 75
|-
! Facilities
| Toilets || &nbsp; || Toilets / smoking room || Telephone || Toilets || &nbsp; || Toilets / smoking room || style="background: #F5FFF5"| Conductor's compartment / [[Automated external defibrillator|AED]] || style="background: #F5FFF5"| Toilets / telephone|| style="background: #F5FFF5"| Smoking room || Toilets / multi-purpose compartment|| Telephone || Toilets || &nbsp; || Toilets / smoking room / telephone|| &nbsp;
|}
====Former N set formation====
The 16-car N sets were formed as follows.<ref name="jrr2015_summer"/>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Car No. 
! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! style="background: #E6FFE6"| 8 !! style="background: #E6FFE6"| 9 !! style="background: #E6FFE6"| 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! 13 !! 14 !! 15 !! 16
|-
! Designation
| Tc || M2 || M'w || M1 || M1w || M' || M2k || style="background: #F5FFF5"| M1s || style="background: #F5FFF5"| M's || style="background: #F5FFF5"| M2s || M'h || M1 || M1w || M' || M2w || T'c
|-
! Numbering
| 783-3000 || 787-3000 || 786-3500 || 785-3000 || 785-3300 || 786-3000 || 787-3400 || style="background: #F5FFF5"| 775-3000 || style="background: #F5FFF5"| 776-3000 || style="background: #F5FFF5"| 777-3000 || 786-3700 || 785-3600 || 785-3500 || 786-3200 || 787-3500 || 784-3000
|-
! Seating capacity
| 65 || 100 || 85 || 100 || 90 || 100 || 75 || style="background: #F5FFF5"| 68 || style="background: #F5FFF5"| 64 || style="background: #F5FFF5"| 68 || 63 || 100 || 90 || 100 || 80 || 75
|-
! Facilities
| Toilets || &nbsp; || Toilets / smoking room || Telephone || Toilets || &nbsp; || Toilets / smoking room || style="background: #F5FFF5"| Conductor's compartment / [[Automated external defibrillator|AED]] || style="background: #F5FFF5"| Toilets / telephone|| style="background: #F5FFF5"| Smoking room || Toilets / multi-purpose compartment|| Telephone || Toilets || &nbsp; || Toilets / smoking room / telephone|| &nbsp;
|}
Cars 5 and 12 each have one single-arm pantograph.<ref name="jrr2015_summer"/>

===Fleet list===
{{As of|2016|04|01}}, the JR-West N700<small>A</small> series fleet is as follows.<ref name="jrr2016_summer"/>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Set No.
! Manufacturer
! Date delivered
! Date converted to N700<small>A</small>
|-
| K1
| [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries]]
| 1 June 2007
| 19 December 2014
|-
| K2
| Kawasaki Heavy Industries
| 10 July 2007
| 18 February 2015
|-
| K3
| [[Nippon Sharyo]]
| 6 August 2007
| 13 March 2015
|-
| K4
| Nippon Sharyo
| 9 October 2007
| 25 October 2013
|-
| K5
| Kawasaki Heavy Industries
| 10 November 2007
| 18 December 2013
|-
| K6
| Kawasaki Heavy Industries
| 13 September 2007
| 22 June 2015
|-
| K7
| Kawasaki Heavy Industries
| 12 September 2007
| 4 September 2015
|-
| K8
| [[Kinki Sharyo]]
| 31 January 2008
| 7 August 2014
|-
| K9
| Kawasaki Heavy Industries
| 20 May 2008
| 7 March 2016
|-
| K10
| Kawasaki Heavy Industries
| 17 November 2009
| 24 April 2014
|-
| K11
| Kawasaki Heavy Industries
| 18 December 2009
| 11 December 2015
|-
| K12
| Kinki Sharyo
| 28 January 2010
| 6 October 2014
|-
| K13
| Kawasaki Heavy Industries
| 15 October 2009
| 12 March 2014
|-
| K14
| Kawasaki Heavy Industries
| 28 February 2010
| 21 October 2014
|-
| K15
| [[Hitachi]]
| 23 May 2010
| 19 November 2014
|-
| K16
| Hitachi
| 14 December 2010
| 9 April 2015
|}

==8-car S sets (N700-7000 series)==
[[File:JRW N700-7000series S1.jpg|thumb|First N700-7000 series set, S1, on a test run on the Sanyo Shinkansen in April 2009]]
* 19 x 8-car sets, S1&ndash;S19
The N700-7000 series variant are 8-car sets operated by [[JR-West]] on through-running ''[[Sakura (train)|Sakura]]'' and ''[[Mizuho (train)|Mizuho]]'' services between {{STN|Shin-Osaka}} and {{STN|Kagoshima-Chūō}} on the [[Kyushu Shinkansen]] since 12 March 2011.<ref name="JRKyushu20090226">JR Kyushu: [http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/shinkansen-name/index_pc.html "新幹線の列車名決定!!"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090919045903/http://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/shinkansen-name/index_pc.html |date=19 September 2009 }} Retrieved on 26 February 2009. {{ja icon}}</ref> The pre-series set (S1) was delivered to Hakata Depot in October 2008. These trains do not feature the tilting mechanism of the earlier N700 trains, as they do not run on the Tokaido Shinkansen.<ref>[[Japan Railfan Magazine]], December 2008 issue: "山陽・九州新幹線直通用車両　量産先行車", p.64-67</ref>

External livery is {{Nihongo3||白藍|shiraai}} pale blue intended to evoke the colour of traditional porcelain with indigo and gold bodyside lining.<ref name="JRKyushu20090226"/>

Full-production JR-West sets were delivered to Hakata Depot from early April 2010.<ref>JR-West press release: [http://www.westjr.co.jp/news/newslist/article/1174761_799.html "山陽・九州新幹線直通用車両の量産車について" (23 March 2010)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324163642/http://www.westjr.co.jp/news/newslist/article/1174761_799.html |date=24 March 2010 }}. Retrieved 24 March 2010. {{ja icon}}</ref> The final S set, S19, was delivered to Hakata Depot in February 2012.<ref name="railfan20120209"/>

===Formation===
The 8-car S sets, S1&ndash;S19, are formed as follows.<ref name="jrr2015_summer"/>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Car No. !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8
|-
! Designation
| Mc || M1 || M' || M2 || M2w || M's || M1h || M'c
|-
! Numbering
| 781-7000 || 788-7000 || 786-7000 || 787-7000 || 787-7500 || 766-7000 || 788-7700 || 782-7000
|-
! Seating capacity
| 60 || 100 || 80 || 80 || 72 || 36+24 || 38 || 56
|}

Cars 2 and 7 each have one single-arm pantograph.<ref name="jrr2015_summer"/>

<gallery mode="nolines">
File:JRW Shinkansen Series N700 781-7000.jpg|781-7000 (Car 1)
File:JRW Shinkansen Series N700 788-7000.jpg|788-7000 (Car 2)
File:JRW Shinkansen Series N700 786-7000.jpg|786-7000 (Car 3)
File:JRW Shinkansen Series N700 787-7000.jpg|787-7000 (Car 4)
File:JRW Shinkansen Series N700 787-7500.jpg|787-7500 (Car 5)
File:JRW Shinkansen Series N700 766-7000.jpg|766-7000 (Car 6)
File:JRW Shinkansen Series N700 788-7700.jpg|788-7700 (Car 7)
File:JRW Shinkansen Series N700 782-7000.jpg|782-7000 (Car 8)
</gallery>

===Interior===
These sets feature a [[First class travel|Green car]] saloon in half of one car (car 6) consisting of 24 seats (6 rows) arranged in 2+2 abreast configuration with {{Convert|480|mm|in|abbr=on}} wide seats and a [[seat pitch]] of {{Convert|1160|mm|in|abbr=on}}. Cars 4 to 8 (including half of car 6) are designated as "reserved seating" cars with 2+2 abreast configuration, 465&nbsp;mm wide seats and a seat pitch of 1,040&nbsp;mm. Cars 1 to 3 are "non-reserved seating" cars with 2+3 abreast configuration, 440&nbsp;mm wide seats (460&nbsp;mm in middle of 3-seat row) and a seat pitch of 1,040&nbsp;mm.<ref name="JRKyushu20090226"/>

<gallery>
File:Shinkansen N700-series-788-7000-inside.jpg|N700-7000 series standard-class non-reserved car seating in April 2011
File:N700-7000 S4 reserved interior Shin-Osaka 20110818.jpg|N700-7000 series standard-class reserved car seating in August 2011
File:N700 s smoking room 01.jpg|A smoking room
</gallery>

===Fleet list===
{{As of|2016|04|01}}, the fleet consists of 19 sets, all based at Hakata Shinkansen Depot.<ref name="jrr2016_summer"/>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Set No.
! Manufacturer
! Date delivered
|-
| S1
| [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries|Kawasaki]]/[[Kinki Sharyo]]/[[Nippon Sharyo]]
| 24 October 2008
|-
| S2
| Kawasaki Heavy Industries
| 20 April 2010
|-
| S3
| Nippon Sharyo
| 12 July 2010
|-
| S4
| Kawasaki Heavy Industries
| 22 June 2010
|-
| S5
| Kawasaki Heavy Industries
| 4 August 2010
|-
| S6
| Kawasaki Heavy Industries
| 14 September 2010
|-
| S7
| Kinki Sharyo
| 17 November 2010
|-
| S8
| Kinki Sharyo
| 14 January 2011
|-
| S9
| Nippon Sharyo
| 16 February 2011
|-
| S10
| Nippon Sharyo
| 12 April 2011
|-
| S11
| Kawasaki Heavy Industries
| 30 May 2011
|-
| S12
| Kawasaki Heavy Industries
| 24 June 2011
|-
| S13
| Kawasaki Heavy Industries
| 11 July 2011
|-
| S14
| Kawasaki Heavy Industries
| 1 August 2011
|-
| S15
| Kawasaki Heavy Industries
| 3 October 2011
|-
| S16
| Kawasaki Heavy Industries
| 23 October 2011
|-
| S17
| Nippon Sharyo
| 15 November 2011
|-
| S18
| Kawasaki Heavy Industries
| 23 January 2012
|-
| S19
| [[Hitachi]]
| 27 February 2012
|}

==8-car R sets (N700-8000 series)==
[[File:N700-8000 R2 20151026.jpg|thumb|JR Kyushu N700-8000 series set R2 in October 2015]]
* 11 x 8-car sets, R1&ndash;R10
The N700-8000 series variant consists of ten 8-car sets operated by [[JR Kyushu]] alongside JR-West N700-7000 series "S" sets on through-running ''[[Sakura (train)|Sakura]]'' and ''[[Mizuho (train)|Mizuho]]'' services between Shin-Osaka and Kagoshima-Chūō on the Kyushu Shinkansen since 12 March 2011.<ref name="jrr2015_summer"/> External livery is identical to the N700-7000 series "S" sets.

The first set, R1, was delivered to Kumamoto Depot in July 2010.<ref name="railfan20100705">{{Cite web | title = N700系8000番台が熊本総合車両基地に搬入される |trans-title=N700-8000 series set delivered to Kumamoto Depot | work = [[Japan Railfan Magazine]] Online | publisher = Koyusha Co., Ltd. | date = 5 July 2010 | url = http://railf.jp/news/2010/07/05/111000.html | language = Japanese | accessdate = 14 July 2010}}</ref> Test running on the unopened section of the Kyushu Shinkansen began on 31 August 2010.<ref name="railfan20100901">{{Cite web | script-title=ja:九州新幹線，熊本—筑後船小屋間で試運転 |trans-title=Test-running on Kyushu Shinkansen Between Kumamoto and Chikugo-Funagoya | work = [[Japan Railfan Magazine]] Online | publisher = Koyusha Co., Ltd. | date = 1 September 2010 | url = http://railf.jp/news/2010/09/01/091000.html | language = Japanese | accessdate = 1 September 2010}}</ref>

===Formation===
The 8-car R sets are formed as follows.<ref name="jrr2015_summer"/>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Car No. !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8
|-
! Designation
| Mc || M1 || M' || M2 || M2w || M's || M1h || M'c
|-
! Numbering
| 781-8000 || 788-8000 || 786-8000 || 787-8000 || 787-8500 || 766-8000 || 788-8700 || 782-8000
|-
! Seating capacity
| 60 || 100 || 80 || 80 || 72 || 36+24 || 38 || 56
|}

Cars 2 and 7 each have one single-arm pantograph.<ref name="jrr2015_summer"/>

===Interior===
As with the JR-West N700-7000 series sets, the R sets feature a Green car saloon in half of one car (car 6) consisting of 24 seats (6 rows) arranged in 2+2 abreast configuration. Cars 4 to 8 (including half of car 6) are designated as "reserved seating" cars with 2+2 abreast configuration. Cars 1 to 3 are "non-reserved seating" cars with 2+3 abreast configuration.<ref name="railfan595">{{cite magazine| last = | first = | title = N700系8000番台 |trans-title=N700-8000 series|magazine=[[Japan Railfan Magazine]] | volume = 50| issue = 595| pages =58–59| publisher = Koyusha Co., Ltd.| location = Japan | date = November 2010}}</ref>

<gallery>
File:Shinkansen N700-series-766-8000 Green-Car.jpg|Green class seating saloon, September 2011
File:Shinkansen N700-series-787-8000-inside.jpg|Reserved car with 2+2 abreast seating, September 2011
File:N700 r smoking room 01.JPG|Interior of a smoking room
</gallery>

===Fleet list===
{{As of|2016|04|01}}, the fleet consists of 11 sets, all based at Kumamoto Shinkansen Depot.<ref name="jrr2016_summer"/>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Set No.
! Manufacturer
! Date delivered
|-
| R1
| [[Hitachi]]
| 11 December 2010
|-
| R2
| Hitachi
| 23 November 2010
|-
| R3
| Hitachi
| 6 December 2010
|-
| R4
| [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries]]
| 27 November 2010
|-
| R5
| Kawasaki Heavy Industries
| 18 December 2010
|-
| R6
| Hitachi
| 31 January 2011
|-
| R7
| Kawasaki Heavy Industries
| 12 January 2011
|-
| R8
| Kawasaki Heavy Industries
| 4 February 2011
|-
| R9
| Kawasaki Heavy Industries
| 18 February 2011
|-
| R10
| [[Kinki Sharyo]]
| 11 February 2011
|-
| R11
| Kinki Sharyo
| 6 July 2012
|}

==J sets "N700S"==
In June 2016, JR Central announced plans to build a new prototype "N700S" 16-car trainset for evaluating new technology and features on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen lines from March 2018.<ref name="tetsudo20160624">{{cite web |url= https://www.tetsudo.com/news/1579/|script-title=ja: 次期新幹線車両「N700S」を新造、JR東海|trans-title=JR Central to build "N700S" next-generation shinkansen train|date= 24 June 2016|work= Tetsudo.com|publisher= Asahi Interactive Inc.|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160625015105/https://www.tetsudo.com/news/1579/|archivedate= 25 June 2016 |dead-url=no |accessdate= 25 June 2016}}</ref> Developed from the earlier N700 series design, the new train will incorporate a number of new features. Refinements to the ATC and braking systems will enable shorter braking distances in emergencies such as earthquakes.<ref name="tetsudo20160624"/> Optimized underfloor equipment layout will allow the same standard design to be used to produce 12-car and 8-car trainsets in the future in addition to the Tokaido Shinkansen 16-car trainsets.<ref name="tetsudo20160624"/> The optimization is intended to make the train more flexible for possible export.<ref name="railwaygazette2018">{{cite web |url= http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/high-speed/single-view/view/jr-central-unveils-supreme-n700s.html|title= JR Central unveils ‘Supreme’ N700S|author=<!--Not stated--> |date= 13 March 2018|website= railwaygazette.com|publisher= |access-date= 13 March 2018|quote=}}</ref><ref name="Asahi2018">{{cite web |url=http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201803120056.html |title= ‘Supreme’ Shinkansen unveiled prior to 2020 debut|last= Yoshino|first= Keisuke|date= 12 March 2018|website= asahi.com|publisher= The Asahi Shimbun|access-date= 13 March 2018|quote=}}</ref> Green cars will use active suspension to further improve ride quality, and ordinary-class cars will have AC power outlets for each seat.<ref name="tetsudo20160624"/>

A 16-car prototype set (J0), assembled at the Nippon Sharyo Toyokawa plant, was unveiled at Hamamatsu depot on 10 March 2018.<ref name="railwaygazette2018"/> Beginning from 20 March, this set has been used for testing and evaluation,<ref name="railwaygazette2018"/> with full-production trains expected to enter service on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen lines from fiscal 2020.<ref name="tetsudo20160624"/>

High-speed trials at up to 360 km/h are planned to be conducted during 2019 on the [[Tōkaidō Shinkansen|Tokaido Shinkansen]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://trafficnews.jp/post/84688|title=360km/h試験、次世代新幹線「N700S」の確認試験車で実施へ JR東海|website=乗りものニュース|language=ja|access-date=2019-03-27}}</ref> This is 28 km/h faster than the fastest speed ever achieved by the N700A, and may indicate plans to raise the maximum operating speed on the line.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

==N700-I Bullet==
This was a proposed export version of the N700 series design announced by JR Central Chairman Yoshiyuki Kasai at an international high-speed railway symposium held in Nagoya on 16 November 2009.<ref>{{Citation | last = Kobayashi | first = Seiichi | author-link = | title = Bullet train export a JR Tokai priority | newspaper = [[Asahi Shimbun]] | date = 8 December 2009 | url = http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200912080097.html | accessdate = 15 December 2009 }}{{dead link|date=October 2011}}</ref> Nominally specified as an 8-car set with a maximum operating speed of 330&nbsp;km/h (205&nbsp;mph), the train can be configured in lengths from 6 to 16 cars to suit customer requirements.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usjhsr.com/usjhsr/N700-I_Bullet.html|title=N700-I Bullet|website=www.usjhsr.com}}</ref><ref>http://www.jterc.or.jp/koku/koku_semina/pdf/120113_morimura_pres.pdf</ref>

The same model is currently being considered in the developing Houston-Dallas [[Texas Central Railway]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.texascentral.com/project/|title=The Project - Texas Central|publisher=}}</ref>

==High-speed trials==
On 16 November 2009, JR Central conducted a late-night high-speed demonstration run using N700 series trainset Z0, recording a maximum speed of 332&nbsp;km/h (206&nbsp;mph) on the Tokaido Shinkansen between {{STN|Maibara}} and {{STN|Kyoto}}. The high-speed run was conducted as a demonstration for approximately 160 international guests attending a high-speed railway symposium in Nagoya.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|script-title=ja:東海道新幹線、３３２キロで試験運転　各国関係者にＰＲ |newspaper=[[Asahi Shimbun]] |location=Japan |language=Japanese |date=17 November 2009 |url=http://www.asahi.com/national/update/1117/NGY200911160010.html |accessdate=18 November 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091119052615/http://www.asahi.com/national/update/1117/NGY200911160010.html |archivedate=19 November 2009 }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news | title = Foreign rail interests given high-speed run| newspaper = [[The Japan Times]]| location = Japan| date = 18 November 2009 | url = http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20091118a4.html| accessdate = 18 November 2009}}</ref>

==Incidents==
===Fire damage and replacement===
Car 783-2059 (car 1) of JR Central set X59 was scrapped due to fire damage sustained in an arson attack occurring on 30 June 2015. A replacement car with the same running number was built by Nippon Sharyo in 2016.<ref name="RMNews20160726">{{cite web |url= http://rail.hobidas.com/rmn/archives/2016/07/jr_2172.html|script-title=ja: N700系X59編成 試運転|trans-title=N700 series set X59 test run|date= 26 July 2016|work= |publisher= |location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919234620/http://rail.hobidas.com/rmn/archives/2016/07/jr_2172.html |archivedate= 19 September 2016 |dead-url=no |accessdate= 19 September 2016}}</ref>

===Discovery of cracked bogie===
On 11 December 2017, Car 785-5505 (carriage 13) of JR West set K5 (a 16-car N700A built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries) was taken out of service at Nagoya Station after engineers confirmed an unusual burning smell.<ref name="japan-times">{{cite news|title=Shinkansen halted in Nagoya after oil leak and cracked frame found|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/12/13/national/shinkansen-halted-nagoya-serious-incident-oil-leak-frame-crack-found/|accessdate=30 December 2017|work=Japan Times|date=13 December 2017}}</ref> The smell was detected at [[Kokura Station]], but was ordered by the operational centre to continue service until Nagoya which JR West later admitted was a "big danger".<ref name="ft">{{cite news|title=Japan bullet train safety scare embroils manufacturers|url=https://www.ft.com/content/9f447628-e4a0-11e7-8b99-0191e45377ec|accessdate=30 December 2017|work=20 December 2017|author=Peter Wells and Leo Lewis}}</ref><ref name="asahi-crack">{{cite news|title=Outer frame under running bullet train was close to breaking|url=http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201712200040.html|accessdate=30 December 2017|work=[[Asahi Shimbun]]|date=20 December 2017}}</ref> An on-site inspection revealed that the outer frame of the carriage had cracked and its underfloor carriage was leaking oil.<ref name="asahi-crack" /> It was the first "serious incident" involving any Shinkansen, and [[Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism]] reported that the train could have [[derailment|derailed]] had it continued on service and the carriage frame broke.<ref name="japan-times" /> An investigation by JR West implicated companies involved in the construction of the trainset, which included Kawasaki Heavy Industries, [[Nippon Steel]] and [[Mitsubishi Electric]].<ref name="ft" /> The investigation revealed that at least 100 out of the 303 Kawasaki-made bogies were substandard due to improper welding preparations, which caused the base material of the bogies to become 4.7mm in thickness, instead of the required 7mm or more. Following the events JR West is planning to gradually replace all the bogies that were provided by Kawasaki.<ref>{{cite news|script-title=ja: 品質不良で台車亀裂＝鋼材削り、厚さ足りず－川重製、１００台で基準未満・ＪＲ西 |url=https://www.jiji.com/sp/article?k=2018022800882&g=eco|accessdate=28 February 2018|work=[[Jiji Press]]|language = Japanese | date=28 February 2018}}</ref>

==Overall fleet history==
The annual totals for the fleet sizes (number of vehicles as of 1 April each year) owned by JR Central, JR West, and JR Kyushu are as follows.<ref name="railfan668"/>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! {{Colorbull|Orange}} JR Central !! {{Colorbull|DodgerBlue}} JR West !! {{Colorbull|Red}} JR Kyushu !! Total
|-
| 2005 || align = right | 16 || align = right | 0 || align = right | 0 || align = right | 16
|-
| 2006 || align = right | 16 || align = right | 0 || align = right | 0 || align = right | 16
|-
| 2007 || align = right | 16 || align = right | 0 || align = right | 0 || align = right | 16
|-
| 2008 || align = right | 272 || align = right | 128 || align = right | 0 || align = right | 400
|-
| 2009 || align = right | 528 || align = right | 152 || align = right | 0 || align = right | 680
|-
| 2010 || align = right | 1,040 || align = right | 232 || align = right | 0 || align = right | 1,272
|-
| 2011 || align = right | 1,040 || align = right | 328 || align = right | 80 || align = right | 1,448
|-
| 2012 || align = right | 1,296 || align = right | 368 || align = right | 80 || align = right | 1,744
|-
| 2013 || align = right | 1,392 || align = right | 408 || align = right | 88 || align = right | 1,888
|-
| 2014 || align = right | 1,504 || align = right | 424 || align = right | 88 || align = right | 2,016
|-
| 2015 || align = right | 1,600 || align = right | 424 || align = right | 88 || align = right | 2,112
|-
| 2016 || align = right | 1,696 || align = right | 488 || align = right | 88 || align = right | 2,272
|-
| 2017 || align = right | 1,808 || align = right | 552 || align = right | 88 || align = right | 2,448
|-
| 2018 || align = right | 1,920 || align = right | 616 || align = right | 88 || align = right | 2,624
|-
| 2019 || align = right | 2,016 || align = right | 680 || align = right | 88 || align = right | 2,784
|}

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| group 2 = 0: 0: 0: 128: 152: 232: 328: 368: 408: 424: 424: 488: 552: 616: 680
| group 3 = 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 80: 80: 88: 88: 88: 88: 88: 88: 88
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| x legends = 2005: 2006: 2007: 2008: 2009: 2010: 2011: 2012: 2013: 2014: 
2015: 2016: 2017: 2018: 2019
}}

==See also==
* [[List of high-speed trains]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Shinkansen N700|N700 series}}
* [http://railway.jr-central.co.jp/train/shinkansen/detail_01_01/index.html JR Central N700 series] {{ja icon}}
* [http://www.jr-odekake.net/train/nozomi_n700/index.html JR-West N700 series ''Nozomi''] {{ja icon}}

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