201 series

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201 Series
201 Series Ome Itsukaichi Line stock
Initial acceleration	2.5 km/h/s
Top speed (service)	100 km/h
Top speed (design)	110 km/h/s
Deceleration	3.5 km/h/s (typical)
Gauge	1067 mm
Voltage	1500 V DC
Braking systems	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 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.

• East Japan Railway Company
  • Chūō Main Line
  • Ome Line
  • Itsukaichi Line
  • Hachiko Line
  • Keiyo Line
  • Sotobo Line
  • Togane Line
• West Japan Railway Company
  • Tokaido Main Line
  • Sanyo Main Line
  • Kosei Line
  • Fukuchiyama Line
  • Osaka Loop Line
  • Sakurajima Line
  • Kansai Main Line

[edit] Notes and References

1. ^ (February 2005) "201系四半世紀の歩み". Japan Railfan Magazine 45 (526).