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80 series

Japanese electric multiple unit train type

Japanese electric multiple unit train type

FieldValue
name80 series
imagekuha86065.jpg
imagesize300px
captionA JNR 80-0 series train at Nakatsugawa Station on the Chūō Main Line in 1979
service1950–1983
numberbuilt652 vehicles
numberpreserved2 vehicles
carbodySteel
carlength20 m
electricsystem1,500 V DC
collectionmethodOverhead catenary
gauge

The 80 series was an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR) from 1950 until 1983. A total of 652 vehicles were built.

Variants

  • 80-0 series
  • 80-100/200 series: Trains introduced from 1956 with increased seat pitch and improvements for use in cold regions
  • 80-300 series: Trains with all-steel bodies

File:kuha86329.jpg|An all-steel-bodied 80-300 series unit in 1983 File:80series85309.JPG|An all-steel-bodied 80-300 series unit in 1979

Interior

File:Jnr-Moha80001-3 inside.jpg|The Interior of preserved car MoHa 80001

Preserved examples

Two first-batch 80 series cars, driving car KuHa 86001 and intermediate car MoHa 80001, are preserved on display at the Kyoto Railway Museum in Kyoto.

File:Kyoto railway museum Kuha86001 20160508.jpg|KuHa 86001 on display at the Kyoto Railway Museum in May 2016

References

References

  1. Neko Publishing Ltd.. (29 November 2013)
  2. Sasada, Masahiro. (25 November 2014). "国鉄&jr 保存車大全 2015-2016". Ikaros Publications Ltd..
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