215 series

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215 series
Series215-NL1.jpg
215 series in February 2021
In service1992 – 2021
ManufacturerHitachi, Nippon Sharyo
Family nameDouble Decker Liner
Constructed1992–1993
Entered service4 April 1992
Number built40 vehicles (4 sets)
Number in serviceNone
Formation10 cars per trainset
Fleet numbersNL1–4
Operator(s)JR East
Depot(s)Kōzu
Specifications
Car body constructionStainless steel
Car length20,000 mm (65 ft 7 in)
Width2,900 mm (9 ft 6 in)
Doors2 per side
Maximum speed120 km/h (75 mph)
Traction systemResistor control + field system superimposed field excitation control
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Current collection methodPS24 pantograph
Safety system(s)ATS-SN, ATS-P
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The 215 series (215系) was a bilevel suburban electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) in the Kantō region of Japan from 1992 to 2021.[1]

Design[]

The trains were built jointly by Hitachi and Nippon Sharyo.[2]

Formation[]

All sets consist of 10 cars with only the first two cars at each end powered. Cars 4 and 5 are "Green" (first class) cars.[3]

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Designation Mc M'D TD TSD TSD TD TD TD M'D Mc
Numbering KuMoHa 215 MoHa 214 SaHa 215-200[* 1] SaRo 214 SaRo 215 SaHa 214 SaHa 214 SaHa 215-100[* 2] MoHa 214-100 KuMoHa 215-100
  1. ^ Car 3 of Set NL1 is numbered SaHa 215-2.
  2. ^ Car 8 of Set NL1 is numbered SaHa 215-1.

Interior[]

  • Lower level Green car seating

  • Lower level ordinary class seating

  • Priority seat in lower level ordinary class saloon

History[]

The first trainset was delivered in March 1992, and entered service from 4 April 1992[3] on Tōkaidō Main Line daytime Acty rapid services and evening Shōnan Liner services. Three more sets were delivered in October 1993.[3]

From December 2001, the 215 series fleet was removed from Tōkaidō Line Acty services, and reassigned to new Shōnan-Shinjuku Line services between Shinjuku and Yokosuka. Their use on Shōnan-Shinjuku Line services continued until 16 October 2004,[3] from which date all Shōnan-Shinjuku Line services were standardized with E231 series rolling stock.

From October 2004 onward, scheduled services using 215 series stock were limited to a small number of weekday Home Liner services, with only occasional holiday weekend workings, such as the Holiday Rapid View Yamanashi.[3]

With the abolition of the Shōnan Liner service with the 2021 timetable revision, the 215 series sets were withdrawn from service on 12 March 2021, a day before the timetable revision. No special events were held to mark their withdrawal, with all sets slated to be scrapped.

References[]

  1. ^ JR全車輌ハンドブック2009 [JR Rolling Stock Handbook 2009]. Japan: Neko Publishing. 2009. pp. 267–268. ISBN 978-4-7770-0836-0.
  2. ^ Saka, Masahiro (March 2014). "JR第1世代の車両・現況と概要" [JR 1st-generation rolling stock: Current situation and overview]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). 43 (359): 23.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e JR電車編成表 2011夏 [JR EMU Formations - Summer 2011]. Japan: JRR. May 2010. p. 80. ISBN 978-4-330-21211-1.

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