KATO – 10-1221 SHINKANSEN E7 – HOKURIKO (BRAND NEW)

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The E7 series (E7系, E-nana-kei) and W7 series (W7系, Daburu-nana-kei) Shinkansen are Japanese high-speed train types operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and West Japan Railway Company (JR West), respectively. They were jointly developed.

The E7 series has operated since 15 March 2014. It also operates on the Jōetsu Shinkansen following the March 2019 timetable revision.

The W7 series has operated on the Hokuriku Shinkansen since it was extended from Nagano to Kanazawa in March 2015. A total of eleven 12-car W7 series sets (132 vehicles) have been built. The first W7 series train was delivered in April 2014.