A pair of E259 series sets on a Narita Express service in June 2021
In service
October 2009–present
Manufacturer
Kinki Sharyo, Tokyu Car Corporation
Family name
N'EX
Replaced
253 series
Constructed
2009–2010
Number built
132 vehicles (22 sets)
Number in service
132 vehicles (22 sets)
Formation
6 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers
Ne001–Ne022
Capacity
290 (262 standard + 28 Green)
Operators
JR East
Depots
Kamakura[1]
Specifications
Car body construction
Aluminium alloy[2]
Car length
21 m (68 ft 11 in) (end cars) 20 m (65 ft 7 in) (intermediate cars)[3]
Width
2,946 mm (9 ft 8.0 in)
Height
3,655 mm (11 ft 11.9 in)
Doors
2 per side
Maximum speed
130 km/h (81 mph)[1]
Traction system
Hitachi SC90A 2-level IGBT–VVVF
Traction motors
4 × 140 kW (190 hp) MT75B 3-phase AC induction motor
Acceleration
0.56 m/s2 (1.3 mph/s)[3]
Deceleration
1.4 m/s2 (3.1 mph/s)[3]
Electric system(s)
1,500 V DC overhead lines
Current collector(s)
PS33D single-arm pantographs
UIC classification
2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′
Bogies
DT77 (motored), TR262 (trailer)
Safety system(s)
ATS-P, ATS-SN[3]
Track gauge
1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Notes/references
This train won the 53rd Blue Ribbon Award in 2010.
The E259 series (E259系) is a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in Japan since October 2009 on Narita Express limited express services to and from Narita International Airport.
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^"JR東日本「成田エクスプレス」用E259系" [JR East E259 series for "Narita Express"]. The Railway Pictorial. 59 (820): 116. July 2009.
^ abcd"JR東日本E259系特急型直流電車：主要諸元表" [JR East E259 series limited express DC EMU: Main specifications chart]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō. 38 (304): 82. August 2009.
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