- 201 series
Infobox EMU
name = 201 Series
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caption = Chūō Line 201 Series stock, May 2006
InService = 1979 - Present
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Operator = JR East, JR West
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CarBody = Steel
CarLength = 20 m
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MaxSpeed = 100 km/h
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Capacity =
Acceleration = 2.5 km/h/s
Deceleration = 3.5 km/h/s (typical)
Traction =
Power =
Gauge = 1,067 mm
Voltage = 1,500 V DC overhead
Brakes =Regenerative brake ,Electro-pneumatic brake
SafetySystem = ATS-S, ATS-SN, ATS-SW, ATS-B, ATS-PThe nihongo|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 byEast Japan Railway Company andWest Japan Railway Company (both formerlyJapanese National Railways ) since 1979.It was the first JNR train to use electronic chopper control.cite journal|journal=Japan Railfan Magazine|issue=526|title=201系四半世紀の歩み|year=2005|month=February|volume=45]
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)External links
* [http://www.jreast.co.jp/train/local/201.html JR 201 series (Japanese)]
References
* 2006 JR Rolling Stock Handbook - Neko Publishing
* JR EMU Formations (Winter 2007) - JRR Publishing
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