201 series

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201 Series
Chūō Line 201 Series stock, May 2006
In service	1979 - Present
Operator	JR East, JR West
Specifications
Car body	Steel
Car length	20 m
Maximum speed	100 km/h
Acceleration	2.5 km/h/s
Deceleration	3.5 km/h/s (typical)
Gauge	1,067 mm
Voltage	1,500 V DC overhead
Braking system	Regenerative brake, Electro-pneumatic brake
Safety systems	ATS-S, ATS-SN, ATS-SW, ATS-B, ATS-P

The 201 series (201系, ni-maru-ichi kei / nihyaku-ichi kei^?) is a type of Electric Multiple Unit rolling stock used on some commuter lines by East Japan Railway Company and West Japan Railway Company (both formerly Japanese National Railways) since 1979.

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

[edit] Railway lines used

The 201 series stock has been used on a large number of lines by the two train companies that own them.

• JR East
  • Chūō Rapid Line (from 1979 to present) (As of April 2008 virtually completely replaced by new rolling stock)
  • Chūō-Sōbu Line (from 1982 to 2001)
  • Ōme Line (from 1999 to present) (As of April 2008 mostly completely replaced by new rolling stock)
  • Itsukaichi Line (from 1999 to present) (As of April 2008 mostly completely replaced by new rolling stock)
  • Hachikō Line (Hachiōji - Komagawa)
  • Keiyō Line, Sotobō Line, Tōgane Line (from 1998 to present)
• 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 day)
  • Sakurajima Line (JR Yumesaki Line) (from 2005 to present)
  • Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line), Sakurai Line, Wakayama Line (from 2006 to present)
  • Osaka Higashi Line (from 2008 to present)

[edit] External links

• JR 201 series (Japanese)

[edit] References

• 2006 JR Rolling Stock Handbook - Neko Publishing
• JR EMU Formations (Winter 2007) - JRR Publishing