For the JR Hokkaido diesel multiple unit, see KiHa 201 series.
201 series
A 201 series train in April 2019
In service
1979–present
Manufacturer
Hitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kinki Sharyo, Nippon Sharyo, Tokyu Car Corporation
Replaced
101 series 103 series
Constructed
1979 (201-900 series prototype) 1981–1985
Entered service
20 August 1979
Refurbished
2003–2007 (JR-West)
Number built
1,018 vehicles
Number in service
132 vehicles
Number preserved
1 vehicle
Number scrapped
885 vehicles
Successor
E231 series, E233 series, 321 series, 323 series
Operators
JNR (1979–1987)
JR East (1987–2011)
JR-West (1987–present)
Depots
Morinomiya Nara
Lines served
Yamatoji Line, Sakurai Line, Wakayama Line, Osaka Higashi Line
Specifications
Car body construction
Steel
Car length
20 m (65 ft 7 in)
Maximum speed
100 km/h (62 mph) (service) 110 km/h (68 mph) (design speed)
Traction system
Thyristor chopper
Traction motors
MT60 (150kW)
Acceleration
2.5 km/(h⋅s) (1.6 mph/s)
Deceleration
3.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.2 mph/s)
Electric system(s)
1,500 V DC overhead
Current collector(s)
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
Track gauge
1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
The 201 series (201系, 201-kei) is a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type introduced in 1979 by Japanese National Railways (JNR). It has been operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) since 1987, and was formerly operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) from 1987 until 20 June 2011.
It was the first JNR train to use electronic chopper control.[1]
The prototype unit on public display at Harajuku Station in Tokyo, 13 May 1979. Next to it, a 103 series train can be seen passing through
^"201系四半世紀の歩み". Japan Railfan Magazine. 45 (526). February 2005.
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