- 255 series
Infobox EMU
name = 255 series
Bōsō View Express
imagesize = 240px
caption = A 255 series train
InService = 1993 - Present
Manufacturer =
Family = Bōsō View Express
Built = 5 trainsets
Refurbishment =
Formation = 9 cars per trainset
Operator = JR East
Depots = Makuhari
LinesServed =Sōbu Main Line ,Sotobō Line ,Uchibō Line
CarBody = Steel
CarLength = 20,500 mm (intermediate cars) / 21,000 mm (end cars)
CarWidth = 2,946 mm
CarHeight = 3,785 mm
MaxSpeed = 130 km/h
Weight =
Capacity =
Acceleration =
Deceleration =
Traction =VVVF Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor
Power = 95 kW x 16 = 1,520 kW
Gauge = 1,067 mm
Voltage = 1,500 V DC overhead
Brakes =
SafetySystem = ATS-P, ATS-SNThe 255 Series, or Bōsō View Express, is a DC
electric multiple unit operated by JR East. It was introduced into commercial service on2 July 1993 , and was specifically designed to serve onLimited Express services from Tokyo to theBōsō Peninsula .It is the first Limited Express rolling stock to feature
VVVF Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor traction control system, based on the results of trials with the prototype209 series commuter EMUs.ervices operated
Sōbu Main Line * "
Shiosai ": Tokyo - Chōshi
* "Home Liner Chiba": Shinjuku/Tokyo - ChibaSotobō Line * "
Wakashio ": Tokyo - Awa-KamogawaUchibō Line * "
Sazanami ": Tokyo - TateyamaInterior
See also
*
253 series "Narita Express"
*E257 series External links
* [http://www.jreast.co.jp/train/express/255.html 255 series "Shiosai"/"Wakashio"/"Sazanami"] ja icon
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