Is it okay in winter Hokkaido? Next-generation Shinkansen driving test February 12 13:07
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The next-generation Shinkansen test vehicle “ALFA-X”, which is being developed in anticipation of the Sapporo extension of the Hokkaido Shinkansen, will begin running tests on the road and depart and leave the platform.
The ALFA-X is a next-generation Shinkansen test vehicle aiming for commercial operation in line with the Hokkaido Shinkansen extension to Sapporo scheduled for FY2030, and can run at a maximum speed of 360 km / h.
A winter driving test was started between Sendai Station and Shin-Hakodate Hokuto Station on the 12th, and the appearance of a 10-car train arriving at the Shin-Hakodate Hokuto Station platform at around 1:30 am .
In the running test, it is said that it repeatedly checks whether the brakes work properly in winter in Hokkaido and whether the temperature and humidity that suddenly drops when passing through the Seikan Tunnel and leaving Hokkaido will not affect the equipment of the vehicle. That is.
The test will be conducted between Sendai Station and Shin-Hakodate Hokuto Station until the end of this month.
Koji Asano, Director of the JR East Research and Development Center, said, "I am looking forward to seeing performance in winter in Hokkaido. I would like to verify that it will meet the expectations of the local people."