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1 High Speed Lines Operation in Japan Takumi ISHII Deputy director, JR East Paris Office Senior Advisor High Speed Passengers and High Speed Department, UIC PALACIO EUSKALDUNA BILBAO /02 /2015 Nazioarteko Jardunaldiak Teknologia berriak trenbide arloan GOI MAILAKO PRESTAZIOKO TRENBIDE LINEEN USTIAPENA Jornadas Internacionales Nuevas tecnologiasen el sector ferroviario LA EXPLOTACIÓN DE LÍNEAS DE FERROCARRIL DE ALTAS PRESTACIONES International Conference New railway sector technologies THE OPERATION OF HIGH PERFORMANCE RAILWAY LINES T. ISHII III INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON NEW RAILWAY TECHNOLOGIES in Bilbao 24th February /27
2 Agenda 1. General overview 2. Characteristics of Shinkansen operation (Example of Tohoku Shinkansen) T. ISHII III INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON NEW RAILWAY TECHNOLOGIES in Bilbao 24th February /27
3 1. General Overview T. ISHII III INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON NEW RAILWAY TECHNOLOGIES in Bilbao 24th February /27
4 Shinkansen = New trunk line Shinkansen First high speed rail system in the world (51 years history) TokaidoShinkansenopened in 1 st October on 1964 (maximum line speed was 210km/h) to increase the capacity of the most congested Tokaido line System of high speed with concepts: Dedicated high speed track with 1435mm standard track gauge -closed system independent from the conventional line, no level crossing Distributed power rolling stock (EMU) ATC signaling system Centralized traffic control system etc -> high speed operation with high safety Maximum line speed: 240km/h 320km/h Exceptional: Mini-Shinkansen upgraded lines from narrow gauge to standard gauge operable through high speed line to conventional lines Series 0 ( ) T. ISHII III INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON NEW RAILWAY TECHNOLOGIES in Bilbao 24th February /27
5 Shinkansen Network Line Section Length (km) Max. Speed (Km/h) Tokaido Sanyo Tohoku Joetsu Nagano Kyushu Sub Total Akita Yamagata Sub Total Total *Length: kilometers in revenue service Hakata Kyushu Shinkansen (2004,11) Sanyo Shinkansen (1972, 75) Shin-Yatsushiro Okayama Kagoshima-Chuo Mini-Shinkansen Yamagata Shinkansen (1992, 99) Nagano Shinkansen (1997) Shin-Osaka Akita Shinkansen (1997) Niigata Nagano Akita Shinjo Yamagata Omiya Takasaki Tokaido Shinkansen (1964) Tokyo Shin-Aomori Morioka Sendai Fukushima Tohoku Shinkansen (1982, 85, 91, 02, 10) Joetsu Shinkansen (1982) T. ISHII III INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON NEW RAILWAY TECHNOLOGIES in Bilbao 24th February /27
6 Variety of Shinkansen rolling stock >Market and operational demand for each operator E2 E E3 E3-700,-1000,-2000 E4 E5 E6 E7 Shin-Aomori , N , N Niigata Nagano Akita Shinjo Morioka Sendai Okayama Tokyo Hakata Shin-Yatsushiro Shin- Osaka 700 N700 N700A(N ) N Kagoshima-Chuo Total: 416 train sets (January 2014) T. ISHII III INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON NEW RAILWAY TECHNOLOGIES in Bilbao 24th February /27
7 2. Characteristics of Shinkansen operation (Example of Tohoku Shinkansen) T. ISHII III INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON NEW RAILWAY TECHNOLOGIES in Bilbao 24th February /27
8 Characteristics of Shinkansen train timetable Madrid Córdoba Sevilla and Málaga (Spain) European Rail Timetable, February 2015 Barcelona Madrid Córdoba Sevilia Málaga To Cádiz To Algeciras T. ISHII III INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON NEW RAILWAY TECHNOLOGIES in Bilbao 24th February /27
9 Characteristics of Shinkansen train timetable Tokyo Sendai Morioka Shin-Aomori and Akita (Japan) Tokyo N257 Fukushima Sendai Railway Time Table in Japan Hb+K29 Y N265 Y153 H115 Y151 N263 Y149 Y147 Morioka Shin-Aomori Akita T. ISHII III INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON NEW RAILWAY TECHNOLOGIES in Bilbao 24th February /27
10 Madrid Characteristics of Shinkansen train timetable Madrid Córdoba Sevilla and Málaga (Spain) Barcelona Córdoba Sevilia Málaga To Cádiz To Algeciras Tokyo Sendai Morioka Shin-Aomori and Akita (Japan) Tokyo N257 Fukushima Sendai Hb+K29 Y N265 Y153 H115 Y151 N263 Y149 Y147 Morioka Shin-Aomori Akita T. ISHII III INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON NEW RAILWAY TECHNOLOGIES in Bilbao 24th February /27
11 Characteristics of Shinkansen operation Express through trains and multiple-stop services Over passing Shinkansen trains N H Y Station A Station B Station C Station D Population : huge Population : a few Population : middle Population : large N Y H : All stations stopping for all passengers : All stations stopping for all passengers except Station B : Express for only passengers using Station D For personal demands T. ISHII III INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON NEW RAILWAY TECHNOLOGIES in Bilbao 24th February /27
12 3 types of JR East ShinkansenTrains For longer trips Standard Series E2 275km/h Series E5 320km/h Double Decker Large capacity for commuting Series E4 240km/h For through-service with coupling/uncoupling functions Series E3 275km/h Series E6 320km/h T. ISHII III INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON NEW RAILWAY TECHNOLOGIES in Bilbao 24th February /27
13 Diverse Duties of JR East s Shinkansen Lines (1)High-speed network connecting the Tokyo Metropolitan Area to local areas (2) Work and school commuter transport centering on the Tokyo Metropolitan Area T. ISHII III INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON NEW RAILWAY TECHNOLOGIES in Bilbao 24th February /27 13
14 (1) High speed Express operation of Shinkansen H passengers : High Speed Express, Max. 320km/h The number of passengers on each stations of Shinkansen, average of a day Stations as Tohoku Shinkansen As of 2013 Necessity of express service for passenger T. ISHII III INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON NEW RAILWAY TECHNOLOGIES in Bilbao 24th February /27
15 Tohoku JR East Shinkansen (Tohoku) increase Tokyo 8,967 (1)Population along Shinkansen route Population of main cities taken from 2013 survey distance (km) SaitamaKoriyama 1,246 Sendai 1,039 Hachinohe 325 Morioka 239 Aomori Utsunomiya Fukushima Yamagata Shinjo Size of circle shows population 2) As getting far from Tokyo, transport volumes decrease 321 (Largely uneven transport Akita 321 1) JR East s railway network extends to 5 directions and its transportation volume is concentrated within the Tokyo metropolitan area. demands) (Unit: thousands) The area population around Tohoku Shinkansen in Japan from 1995 to = 1995 decrease 6,0 4,0 2,0 0,0-2,0-4,0-6,0 4,6 2,0-0,4 Tokyo Saitama Utsunomiya Fukushima Yamagata -0,5 Sendai Morioka Akita Aomori -3,0-3,9-4,0-5,2-4,4 T. ISHII III INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON NEW RAILWAY TECHNOLOGIES in Bilbao 24th February /27
16 (1)The Shinkansen Share versus other transport modes Source: The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism, Research of the No. of passengers by distance and by transport mode 100% 80% 60% Airplane Ship Bus 40% Automobile JR 40 20% 0% T. ISHII III INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON NEW RAILWAY TECHNOLOGIES in Bilbao 24th February /27
17 100 (%) (1)High speed increases ridership Comparison of JR East and airline shares between Tokyo and major cities in Japan ( :FY 2010 : FY 2006 : FY 1996) 80 Nagano 222.4km NiigataMorioka 333.9km 535.3km Yamagata 359.9km Airline has advantage JR East share 50 JR has advantage Shin-Aomori 713.7km Competitive zone Akita 662.6km 20 1hr 2hr 3hr 4hr 5hr 6hr Average trip time (from Tokyo) Km : Distance fromtokyo T. ISHII III INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON NEW RAILWAY TECHNOLOGIES in Bilbao 24th February /27
18 (1)JR East Shinkansen Network and Target of High Speed Operation Advantage of Shinkansen in Japan Distance : < 750 km Trip Time : < 3 5 hours Shin-Aomori Akita km 2 h 59 min. by Max. 320km/h operation km 3 h 37 min. by Max. 320km/h operation* Morioka km 2 h 10 min. by Max. 320km/h operation Sendai km 1 h 31 min. by Max. 320km/h operation Tokyo * BetweenMorioka and Akita is130km/h operation. T. ISHII III INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON NEW RAILWAY TECHNOLOGIES in Bilbao 24th February /27
19 (1)Line layout of Tohoku Shinkansen route To Nagano Tokyo Omiya Oyama Utsunomiya Nasushiobara To depo. To depo. To Yamagata Shin-Shirakawa Koriyama Fukushima Shiroishizao Sendai To depo. Hurukawa Ichinoseki Kitakami Morioka To Akita Kurikoma kogen Mizusawa esashi Shin-Hanamaki Iwate numakunai Ninohe Hachinohe Shichinohe towada Shin-Aomori To depo. T. ISHII III INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON NEW RAILWAY TECHNOLOGIES in Bilbao 24th February /27
20 (2)High speed for commuter transport service of Shinkansen N passengers : High Speed for commuter transport service, Max. 240km/h The number of passengers on each stations of Shinkansen, average of a day Stations as Tohoku Shinkansen As of 2013 Necessity of commuter transport service for passenger T. ISHII III INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON NEW RAILWAY TECHNOLOGIES in Bilbao 24th February /27
21 (2)Commuter Transportation by Shinkansen Shinkansen Utsunomiya Takasaki Tokyo Changes in commuter transport volume during morning hours per FY (Daily average) (Passengers) ( Growth %: FY87 = 100 ) Tohoku Joetsu/Nagano Tohoku % Joetsu/Nagano % km zone Tokyo metropolitan area '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 0 Compared to FY1987, currently Tohoku Shinkansen increases 4 times, Joetsu/Nagano Shinkansen increases about 4.6 times in No. of passengers. T. ISHII III INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON NEW RAILWAY TECHNOLOGIES in Bilbao 24th February /27
22 (2)Changes in the No. of Operating Shinkansen Trains (100 million passenger km) <103> <103> <97> <101> <101> <100> <103> <102> 16 <104> <102> <98> <103> <94> <97> <100> 16 <99> <100> <101> <102> <109> <110> <110> <102> Commuter passes FY Other than commuter passes '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 < >: year-on year growth T. ISHII III INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON NEW RAILWAY TECHNOLOGIES in Bilbao 24th February /27
23 (2)Transport Capacity during Commuting Time Slot Number of Shinkansentrains during the morning commute has reached a maximum (12trains arriving at Tokyo Station between 8:00 and 9:00 a.m.) Increased transport capacity for each train Introduction of double-decker Shinkansen Series E4 - All double-decker 16-car configuration (8 cars + 8 cars): Seating capacity, 1,634 (the largest capacity worldwide for high speed trains) - Operates in 8-car configuration during the daytime recently Unification of flat Shinkansen Why? Series E5 + Series E6 - All flat 17-car configuration (10 cars + 7 cars): Seating capacity, 1,069 T. ISHII III INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON NEW RAILWAY TECHNOLOGIES in Bilbao 24th February /27
24 (2)DS-ATC DS: Digital communication & control for Shinkansen ATC: Automatic Train Control (one of the train signaling system in Japan) Speed increase Time reduction Previous ATC Smooth brake pattern More comfortable ride DS-ATC Braking is applied Signal if the train speed exceeds the speed signal. Speed Actual speed Multi-step control Speed Control without the steps (Digitally controlled and smooth) JR E2-MATSUKI Braking is applied by comparing the train speed with the brake pattern stored in the on-board device, to stop the train by the end of the stop track circuit. Actual speed Signal JR E2-MATSUKI Possibility of reduction for headway time per an hour T. ISHII III INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON NEW RAILWAY TECHNOLOGIES in Bilbao 24th February /27
25 (2)Population in Japan thousand persons The number of population in Japan As a result years >Development of operation (each train passing time) >Decrease in population No need to use Double decker Shinkansen T. ISHII III INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON NEW RAILWAY TECHNOLOGIES in Bilbao 24th February /27
26 TGV (2)Capacity of Shinkansen Shinkansen loading gauge (3,400 mm) 3,360 mm European loading gauge (3,150 mm) 2,904 mm (TGV- Duplex) 1,435 mm 1,435 mm TGV Duplex 2 Series E5 + Series E6 - All flat 20-car configuration (10 cars 2sets): Seating capacity, 1,026(512 2) - All flat 17-car configuration (10 cars + 7 cars): Seating capacity, 1,069 Almost all same T. ISHII III INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON NEW RAILWAY TECHNOLOGIES in Bilbao 24th February /27
27 Thank you very much for your kind attention Takumi ISHII Deputy director, JR East Paris Office Senior Advisor High Speed Passengers and High Speed Department, UIC T. ISHII III INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON NEW RAILWAY TECHNOLOGIES in Bilbao 24th February /27
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