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East i is the name given to a six-car Class E926 Shinkansen measurement train operated by the East Japan Railway Company to monitor track and wire conditions across the Tōhoku, Jōetsu, Yamagata, Akita, and Hokuriku Shinkansen lines.

Design
East i is a modified E3 Series Shinkansen built by the Tokyu Car Corporation in 2001

The E956 train evaluates two different end car nose profiles, just like the earlier Fastech 360. The nose of car 1 is 16 m long, and is a brand

History
JR East ordered the construction of the Class E926 in (year) to replace their existing shinkansen measurement train, the Class 925.

JR East officially announced its plans to build a ten-car ALFA-X test train on 4 July 2017, to be delivered in spring 2019 for extensive testing and evaluation.{{cite web |url= http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/jr-east-to-build-alfa-x-360-kmh-shinkansen-testbed.html |title= JR East to build ALFA-X 360 km/h Shinkansen testbed |date= 7

The train reached a speed of {{Convert|320|km/h|mph|abbr=on|round=10}} in May 2019, matching the top operating speed of the fastest services on the line. {{Cite news|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/05/16/business/corporate-business/jr-east-