201 series

201 Series
Chūō Line 201 Series stock, May 2006
In service	1979 - Present
Refurbishment	2003–2007 (JR West)
Operator	JNR (1979-1987) JR East (1987-2011) JR West (1987-Present)
Depot(s)	Morinomiya Nara
Line(s) served	Osaka Loop Line, Yamatoji Line, Sakurai Line, Wakayama Line, Osaka Higashi Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Steel
Car length	20 m
Maximum speed	100 km/h (60 mph)
Acceleration	2.5 km/h/s
Deceleration	3.5 km/h/s
Traction system	Thyristor Chopper
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC overhead
Current collection method	PS21 diamond shaped pantograph
Braking system(s)	Regenerative brake, Electro-pneumatic brake
Safety system(s)	ATS-S, ATS-SN, ATS-SW, ATS-B, ATS-P
Gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The 201 series (201系^?) is a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type introduced in 1979 by Japanese National Railways (JNR), and currently operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West), and formerly also operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

It was the first JNR train to use electronic chopper control.^[1]

Operations

The 201 series stock has been used on a large number of lines.

JR West

• Tōkaidō Main Line, Sanyō Main Line (Biwako Line, JR Kyoto Line, JR Kobe Line) (Kusatsu - Kakogawa) (from 1983 to 2007)
• Kosei Line (from 1997 to 2007)
• Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line) (from 1997 to 2007)
• Osaka Loop Line (from 2005 to present)
• Sakurajima Line (JR Yumesaki Line) (from 2005 to present)
• Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line), Sakurai Line (Man-yō Mahoroba Line), Wakayama Line (from 2006 to present)
• Osaka Higashi Line (from 2008 to present)

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  201 series on JR Kyoto Line service, August 2004

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  Osaka Loop Line 201 series refurbished train, May 2007

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  Yamatoji Line 201 series refurbished train, December 2007

JR East

• Chūō Rapid Line (from 1979 to October 2010)^[2]
• Chūō-Sōbu Line (from 1982 to 2001)
• Ōme Line (from 1999 to 2008)
• Itsukaichi Line (from 1999 to 2008)
• Hachikō Line (Hachiōji - Komagawa, until March 2008)
• Keiyō Line, Sotobō Line, Tōgane Line (from 2000 to 20 June 2011)^[3]

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  201 series on Ōme Line/Itsukaichi Line service, May 2006

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  Keiyō Line 201 series, February 2007

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  Chūō-Sōbu Line 201 series, December 1998

Shikisai train

A 4-car 201 series set (W1) was modified in 2001 by JR East to become the special Shikisai (四季彩^?) tourist train, entering service on the Ōme Line from 4 August 2001. This train featured panorama windows and transverse seating bays on one side of the train only. It was repainted into a new livery in June 2005.^[4] The train was withdrawn from regular service at the end of June 2009, with a number of special finale runs scheduled for July.^[5]

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  Shikisai train in original livery, May 2004

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  Shikisai train in revised livery, June 2007

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: 201 series

• JR East 201 series at the Wayback Machine (Japanese)

v t e Electric Multiple Units of East Japan Railway Company DC commuter/suburban 12 101 103 105 107 113 115 123 E127 201 203 205 207 209 211 215 E217 E231 E233 301 E331 DC express/limited express 157 165 167 169 183 185 189 251 253 255 E257 E259 E351 AC/DC commuter/suburban 401 403 415 417 E501 E531 AC/DC express/limited express 451 453 455 457 483 485 489 583 651 E653 E655 E657 AC commuter/suburban 701 715 717 719 E721 AC limited express E751 Non-revenue/experimental 143 145 193 E491 743 901 E991 E993 E995 This list shows all JR East EMUs, both active and withdrawn, including those inherited from JNR. Shinkansen types are omitted.

v t e Electric Multiple Units of West Japan Railway Company DC commuter/suburban 42 84 101 103 105 113 115 117 123 125 201 205 207 211 213 221 223 225 321 DC express/limited express 165 167 183 281 283 285 287 381 AC/DC commuter/suburban 413 415 419 521 AC/DC express/limited express 471 475 485 489 583 681 683 Non-revenue/experimental 145 443 This list shows all JR West EMUs, both active and withdrawn, including those inherited from JNR. Shinkansen types are omitted.